He (the Exalted) mentioned the praised prayers and their people by His saying: {O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good that you may succeed} (Al-Hajj 77).

And He (the Exalted) said: {Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [duluk al-shams] until the darkness of the night and the recital of dawn. Indeed, the recital of dawn is ever witnessed. And from the night, pray with it as additional for you; perhaps your Lord will resurrect you to a Praised Station [Maqam Mahmud]} (Al-Isra' 78-79). Indeed, this verse refers to all the prayers.

And He (the Exalted) said: {And establish prayer and give zakat} (Al-Baqarah 43). And He (the Exalted) said: {Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and the Middle Prayer [Al-Salat al-Wusta] and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient} (Al-Baqarah 238). And He (the Exalted) said: {And you see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes} (An-Nasr 2).

And like that are many verses and narrations. And if you see the name is not fallen upon by any of these types, then it does not require praise nor censure.

What is intended by the neglected... the reality of the esoteric and the rejection of the outward ... (Al-Habib).

I say: What is intended by the neglected [muhmal]—which is neither praised nor censured—is the mixed persons [al-ashkhas al-mamzujun], just as what is intended by the praised are the pure luminous persons,