The ascetic, fully knowledgeable in the sciences of Sharia and reality, combined knowledge and religion, and followed the path of the ancient masters. He was the most complete of the later ones. The nation agreed on his virtue and piety, and that he was the best of his time. He is one of the two pillars of jurisprudence and Sufism. A fragrant flower from his stories is in praise of the Gnostics for him, and in his stories. His mother was Fatima, mother of Hussein, daughter of Al-Haj Salama Al-Dababi. He was born in Dabbab and memorized the Quran from his father, Sheikh Abu Idris. He followed the path and was guided by Sheikh Idris Al-Aryab. He was also guided by him. His affair began when he was occupied with jurisprudence. He read Mukhtasar Al-Khalil from Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Faradi. Sheikh Ibrahim said to his students, "Enter my circle." He emerged from them in the evening and visited Sheikh Idris. Sheikh Idris ordered him to read from Sheikh Saghirun. Sheikh Idris sent to Sheikh Saghirun and said to him, "May God grant you success, a Sheikh has come to you with knowledge, and he has left his parents in his place." So he attended the Khatma with Sheikh Saghirun. May God grant him success with knowledge and bless all the students who attended that Khatma with him. When Sheikh Abdul Razzaq came to Sheikh Saghirun, Sheikh Abdul Qadir said to him, "Do not fear, Sheikh Daf' Allah, does he mean to teach knowledge in his parents' home?" Then Sheikh Saghirun adorned his head with a turban and tied it tightly, and gave him four pieces of advice, saying, "Go to your family and live near the sea, and do not live in the desert, and occupy yourself with teaching knowledge." As for the praise of the Gnostics for him, Sheikh Idris Al-Aryab said, "Daf' Allah, the three of us have inherited from our parents: we inherited generosity from Sheikh Abu Idris and asceticism, and knowledge from Abdullah Al-Arki." Sheikh Idris said, "The ranks of the saints are divided into three categories: the highest, the middle, and the lowest. The lowest are those who fly in the air, walk on water, and speak of the unseen. The middle are those whom God enters into the cosmic degree, so when He says to a thing, 'Be,' it is. This is the station of Daf' Allah, my son and my heart. The highest is the degree of Qutbaniya." Sheikh Bahlahib, son of Al-Talib, said, "The name of my father, Daf' Allah, is the Greatest Name of God." When he wrote amulets, he wrote in them the entirety of "Daf' Allah, Daf' Allah." It was found in the handwriting of Al-Khatib Ammar in the margin of a book, "I swear by God that Daf' Allah is a saint of God," and it was written until it filled all three margins. And Haj Khawjal was asked, "Did you see Sheikh Daf' Allah?" He said, "I saw him, and there was a great light upon him, like the ray of the sun." Sheikh Muhammad bin Al-Tarifi said, "People say that Daf' Allah, son of Idris, is the best of people and the best of creation." A man came from the Maghreb, passed through the lands of Egypt, and entered the land of Sudan. He saw Sheikh Daf' Allah and said, "From the farthest part of the Maghreb to Egypt, I have not seen his like. But go to the two holy cities. If you find someone better than him, I will follow his path. Otherwise, I will return." When he arrived at the two holy cities, he did not see his like, so he returned as a seeker of the Sheikh.