- Intend to implement what you have benefited from
- Intend to transmit the knowledge to other people
- Intend to listen and keep silent so that Allah may ennoble you with understanding
- Intend to seek spiritual assistance from the Shuyukh
- Intend to expose yourself to the nafahat (spiritual breezes) of Allah
- Intend to awaken your aspiration
[Al-Habib Muhammad bin Alawi al-Aydarus, al-Kitab al-Niyyat (The Book of Intentions) ]