The compiler of this book (may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him) said: Reports regarding the definition of the lowly (safilah) have come in different forms: The lowly is the one who does not care about what he says or what is said to him. The lowly is the one who plays the tambourine. The lowly is the one who is neither pleased by kindness nor disturbed by wrongdoing. The lowly is the one who claims Imamate without being qualified for it. All these are descriptions of the lowly. Anyone who possesses some or all of these characteristics must be avoided and kept away from.