Such is also the ruling of the final sitting.

The meaning of the salutation (taslim) is: the believer’s submission regarding all that has been obscured from him of these matters to his Knower—who is the Gate (al-Bab) and whoever follows him of the ranks of His holiness—and being content with his command. The esoteric meaning of the supplication (du'a) after the prayer is the purification of the mind regarding anything of the Knowledge of Truth.

"The ninth indication" regarding the esoteric meaning of the supererogatory (nawafil) prayers: Know, O righteous and merciful brother—may God Almighty grant you success—that the supererogatory prayers are outwardly not obligatory by God’s command but rather recommended (mustahabba), yet according to the people of the esoteric, they are mandatory (wajiba).

The difference between the recommended, the mandatory, the obligatory, and the prophetic practices (sunan) is the Muslim's increase in performing obedience beyond the capacity established by the Messenger—may his glory be exalted. The mandatory is the performance of what God commanded to be maintained of the legislated acts of worship for the people of the revealed Books. Abandoning the recommended,