Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Wahid bin Zayid ra narrates

a meeting with a Chinese rahib (ascetic) who gave the reason for his seclusion (khalwa) as:

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“I am like a ferocious dog that tears up everyone who comes near!

To prevent myself from tearing others apart with my speech

I have confined my self in this monastery.”

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Imam Yafai’i ra’s Raudhul Rehyaheen/Nuzhatul Basateen page # 320.

An essential reading from Nisab e Tasawwuf