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He found, according to the narration of Kirjila, that they sent a woman from the daughters of Al-Khattab in the country and ordered her to commit adultery with him while he was in the diwan. She called him and spoke to him, and he gave her fifty amlah as a trust, which he had placed upon her, and they placed it for her. When the news of this spread, may God have mercy on her, it was a trick intended to expose him. He was pleased with this and shed tears for her, and this did not anger him. He called for the oath of allegiance from the Amir Muhammad Beli, intending to take revenge on him. He died on the 2nd of Jumada in the year fifteen and one hundred. Among the scholars of the country was Sheikh Omar Al-Salam bin Othman. He grew up in Tajura and studied under Sheikh Muhammad bin Fil and other scholars of the country. We do not know of his journey from there. He was a scholar of jurisprudence and was called Al-Tandhil, claiming it was a commentary on Al-Mu'ir. He returned with a collection of jurisprudence and hadith. He did not precede anyone in this. And the book of names, compiled by Al-Alim, on the virtues of Sheikh Omar Al-Salam bin Salim, in which he dealt with the scholars of the country, their companions, their beliefs, their virtues, and their characteristics, based on the reports of the narrators of the traditions. He spoke of the dealings of the people of Jila' and the prohibition of imitation. He was inclined to support the Sufi sect, which was considered an innovation, and he mediated between them. He was a scholar of religion, and his knowledge was less than his intellect. The innovators relied on him, to the extent that when a hadith or narration contradicted them, he would oppose it with the aforementioned Sheikh. He also wrote a commentary on Al-Mukhtasar, claiming it was an abridged explanation of Omar Al-Baa'. He died, may God be pleased with him, on the night of Tuesday, the 20th of Shawwal in the year thirty-nine and one hundred. He also supported the Sufis of his time. His student, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Nassir, was severe in his adherence to that method and encouraged the common people and the ignorant to follow it, and he made for them incentives and deterrents. The Sufis rejoiced in their destruction and the destruction of their opponents. It was reported that the king was aware of their actions and had presented himself before the Commander of the Faithful. He was angry and ordered the guards to bring him. He informed him of the invitation of Sheikh Mu'ad and ordered him to visit him if he came to his people. He said, "After bidding farewell to the Commander of the Faithful, the attendees gathered at Sheikh Mu'ad's house with their camels and ordered them to prepare and visit the Sheikh." He said, "I will be with you." When they returned, they joined him. They went to his house and stayed there. Some of them stayed and some weakened. I stayed in the city to bid farewell to some of the brothers. I wanted to go to the sunset, about fifteen days. I went with my brother, the messenger Abdullah, to the house of Al-Sayyid. He invited us to eat at his house. We ate and prayed Maghrib. We went to the Tajura school where the students were studying. We found him behind the library with his companion Muhammad bin Salim, the messenger of our invitation. He welcomed us and honored our stay. He said, "I will stay here tonight, Friday, and tomorrow we will gather."

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