He does not care whether they accept or reject him. (Ādāb, 7)
The malāmatī (one who follows the path of blame) is a person who does not disclose his good deeds and does not conceal his faults. The explanation of this is as follows: The malāmatī is one who tastes the delight of ikhlas (sincerity) in his veins and realizes ṣidq (truthfulness) in its fullest sense. He does not like others to know his spiritual state.
Jaʿfar Ḥuldī said: I asked Abū'l-Qāsim Junayd, 'Is there a difference between ikhlas (sincerity) and ṣidq (truthfulness)?' He replied: 'Yes, ṣidq is the root and the origin, while ikhlas is the branch and is subordinate to ṣidq. The second is always dependent on the first.' He then continued: 'There is a difference between them, because ikhlas only arises after one has begun to act. Ikhlas is to make one's sincerity pure, to be pure (in intention) in this matter. The defined ikhlas is the striving (gayra) of the malāmatīs to purify their ikhlas, while the striving (gayra) to purify ikhlas is the state (ḥāl) of the Sufis. To be a possessor (ṣāḥib) of pure ikhlas in the matter of purifying ikhlas is only possible through the purification of ikhlas...'