ﺳﺌﻞ ﺳﻴﺪﻱ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻠﻲ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻋﻦ ﻋﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ: "ﺻﺪﺭﻩ ﻣﺸﺮﻭﺡ ﻭﻗﻠﺒﻪ ﻣﺠﺮﻭﺡ ﻭﺟﺴﻤﻪ ﻣﻄﺮﻭﺡ" ﻓﻘﻴﻞ ﻟﻪ :
ﻫﺬﻩ ﻋﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ ﻓﻤﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ
ﻗﺎﻝ : "ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻋﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻭﻋﻤﻞ ﺑﻤﺎ ﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﺃﻋﺮﺽ ﻋﻤﺎ ﻧﻬﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﺩﻋﺎ ﻋﺒﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ...
ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ ."
ﻓﻘﻴﻞ ﻟﻪ : ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ ﻓﻤﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ: "ﻣﻦ ﺻﻔﺎ ﻗﻠﺒﻪ ﻓﺼﻔﻰ ﻭﺳﻠﻚ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻭﺭﻣﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ
ﺧﻠﻒ ﺍﻟﻘﻔﺎ ﻭﺃﺫﺍﻕ ﺍﻟﻬﻮﻯ ﻃﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﺠﻔﺎ ."
ﻓﻘﻴﻞ ﻟﻪ : ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﺼﻮﻑ
ﻗﺎﻝ : "ﺗﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺃﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻔﻘﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺒﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ."