And from Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar—peace be upon him—that he said:

"No wealth has ever decreased because of charity," meaning: "No knowledge has ever decreased by bestowing it upon its [worthy] people."

And from him (Al-Mufaddal), peace be upon him, that he said:

"Exchange knowledge as gifts among yourselves, and you shall be guided to the Greatest Path and the Blessed Land; for in giving gifts lies the removal of animosity from among you," meaning: the expulsion of doubt from within you.

Since following the command from the Book of Allah the Almighty is a firm fundamental (Asl Muhkam) and an obligatory duty, and since the word of the Master—Exalted is His Name—is more binding and effective, I was prompted by desire to compose this treatise. I have made it a gift to the masters of this doctrine, the sheikhs of the Khasibiyya sect, and those of the community who follow their path. They have preceded us in every masterpiece and have included in their illustrious books every fine and novel benefit. By the praise of Allah, it is from them that we have quoted, and the merit belongs to them in all that we have cited.

I reflected upon that which a composer contemplates and an author exhausts his mind to collect; yet, I found no spirit more refreshing than the "Relief of Souls," nor any means more successful than the "Path of Joy and Delights,"