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A solitary man, separated from people, lamented, "What good is it to have neither a community nor wealth? Should I weep for my life?" He was afflicted with a persistent ailment that gave him no respite, and wealth is fleeting. He who does not remember God dies in sorrow. The narrator's soul was moved, and he went to a man with ten camels. The man asked, "How can the poor benefit from this, and what is left for you?" May God have mercy on him. He was buried in Al-Ghaiba with his Sheikh Al-Ghazal, and his grandfather was named Al-Musami. His grave is visited among other graves. Abu Al-Qasim Al-Wadi, from Bani Al-Musaymi, resided in Al-Maskud, and the signs appeared on his journey. He was among those who combined knowledge and action. He studied under Sheikh Saghirun and followed the path of the Sufis under Sheikh Idris. Sheikh Idris said, "Whoever seeks knowledge, let him seek it from Daf' Allah and Abu Al-Qasim, for they are accepted by their Lord." It is narrated that Sheikh Daf' Allah came to visit Sheikh Idris. They lodged him in the courtyard of Hamad. Then Abu Al-Qasim came and refused to lodge with him, saying, "Hamad has wealth and status." He lodged with a poor man. When Sheikh Daf' Allah wanted to return, Abu Al-Qasim asked him to accompany him to his home, but Sheikh Daf' Allah refused and traveled. Then a light appeared from the direction of Sheikh Abu Al-Qasim, and Sheikh Daf' Allah was blinded. Sheikh Daf' Allah said, "This is the thought of our brother Sheikh Abu Al-Qasim." Then Sheikh Daf' Allah returned with his companions, lodged with him in his dwelling, and honored him. His grave is in the wilderness, visible and visited. Al-Ajami Ibn Hassuna, his name was Muhammad, and his mother was Fatima bint Wahshiyya, and her mother was Saradiya Khamisiya. His father was Musami Qaisi. His father, Hassuna, was a merchant for Al-Rif. Sheikh Hassan followed the path of the Sufis and engaged in remembrance and worship. His father said to him, "Hassan, you are distracting me from my trade." Then he reached the stations of the righteous. Sheikh Hassan said to him, "Show me what grazes the cattle." He traveled to the Hijaz, resided near Mecca, and lived in the Ribat of Al-Ayas, dedicating himself to God through remembrance and worship. He did not marry until he died. When Sheikh Hassan entered Mecca, he did not greet him. He was asked, "Why do you not greet your brother and your Sheikh?" He replied, "The gaze of love upon love is a greeting, and silence among the knowing is speech." Among his asceticism, a Sultan of Isfahan, who believed in him, offered him his daughter as a gift. He did not accept her, saying, "If he hears my words, he will give her to this poor beggar." Al-Haj Ibrahim Ibn Buri said, "We were four who traveled for Hajj. Sheikh Hassan wrote us a small letter to him and said, 'If poverty comes to you, do not be troubled.' When he read it, he said, 'The work is done. Every day, four loaves will appear in the window, according to our number.'" Among his miracles, heavy rain fell upon the people in Mecca, destroying houses. The floodwaters swept away the houses, and the people cried out to him for help. He struck his staff in the water, and it reached all the waters. One day he wrote on the ground to his companion, saying, "I am traveling."

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