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munaasabat explained
Experience has proven that for gaining spiritual benefit (fuyudh-e-batini), mutual munaasabat (compatibility/congeniality) between the Shaykh and Mureed is a natural condition.

Normally, benefit is dependent on affection which is the reality of natural connection (munaasabat-e-fitri). Sometimes a Shaykh will refer a Mureed to another Shaykh because of the lack of such munaasabat between them.

In doing so the Shaykh establishes either by deduction or inspiration from Allah Ta’ala that the Mureed has munaasabat with a certain Shaykh. In this Path it is essential that munaasabat exists between the Shaykh and Mureed otherwise the Mureed will not benefit.

Such munaasabat is the basis for getting benefit and passing on faidh (spiritual grace) to the Mureed. Munaasabat envisages that there exists between the Shaykh and Mureed compatibility and harmony to such a degree that the Mureed discerns no rejection in his heart for any word or act of the Shaykh, although the Mureed may be afflicted by mental disagreement with any word or act of the Shaykh.

Nevertheless such mental disagreement will not be a source of rejection for the Shaykh in the heart of the Mureed.

In short, harmony and compatibility are conditional. It is therefore essential to first inculcate munaasabat. This need is imperative. In the absence of this essential condition, mujaahadat (strivings), riyaadhat (certain forms of exercises designed to subdue the nafs), muraaqabah (meditations) and mukaashafat (intuitive revelations) are all futile.

In the absence of natural munaasabat (tab’i munaasabat), the Mureed should endeavor to inculcate intellectual (aqli) munaasabat, because benefit is dependent on it. For this reason, one should refrain from entering into a connection with the Shaykh until total munaasabat has been inculcated.

-From the Malfuzaat of Hazrat Hakimul-Ummah Thanwi (Rahimahullah)

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is thsi actually in the book called malfoozaat .

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Love (Munasibat) means not ever having to say you are sorry.