“A wali (friend of Allah) is the knower of Allah and His attributes to the utmost degree possible for him. He is regular in his obedience and keen to avoid disobedience and engrossment in pleasures, desires, heedlessness, and play.”

 الولي: هو العارف بالله وصفاته بقدر ما يمكن له، المواظب على الطاعات، المجتنب عن  السيئات، المعرض عن الانهماك في اللذات والشهوات والغفلات واللهوات

[Sharh Fiqhul Akbar by Mulla Ali Qari Pg. 237 Darul Bashaair Islamiyah, Imam Abu Hanifah’s Al-Fiqh al-Akbar Explained by Abdur Rahman Mangera Pg.162-163]