لسان الدين بن الخطيب
At his accession he adopted two "laqab"s (regnal honorifics), al-Ghalib bi 'llah ("Victor by the Grace of God") and al-Mutawakkil ala 'llah ("He who relies on God"), an unusual practice given his lack of major achievements. Muslim chroniclers described Muhammad VI as a coarse man in dress and manners as well as lacking in oratory skills. He reportedly hunted with his dogs, appeared in public bareheaded and with rolled up sleeves, and he had a tic that moved his head right and left uncontrollably. According to Ibn al-Khatib, he had an hashish addiction. On being informed by his "sahib al-shurta" (chief of police) that his people had abandoned all their vices, Muhammad enquired, "And the hashish, what about that?" and was told none had been found. He answered, "I would that were so! But go to the house of So-and-so and So-and-so ..." and then provided the names and addresses of all those whose gatherings he had previously attended. The police subsequently found hashish in those places, and the police chief told Ibn al-Khatib that the Sultan became "my instructor in my own profession".