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3. The innovation of wandering into the forests, living as hermits<br />
and suffering from self-imposed hardships 471<br />
4. The Belief that the Majzoobs who outwardly appear to be<br />
disobedient to the Sharee’ah are in reality people of high status 472<br />
him the sign, ask him to give one hundred gold coins to the father of<br />
the new born’.... The men did as they were advised and got 100 gold<br />
coins from the wazir.” [Fazaail-e-Aamaal, (Eng. Trans.), Virtues of<br />
Darood , Chapter.5, p.132, (Edt. 1985, Published by Dini Book Depot<br />
- Delhi).]<br />
471 Shaikh Ahmad Muhammad Sufi wandered about in the<br />
wilderness for about thirteen months suffering such great<br />
tribulation that his very skin dried out. In this condition, he<br />
reached Medina, greeted Rasoolullah and slept soon afterwards.<br />
He dreamt of the Messenger of Allah who said to him... “O<br />
Ahmad, have you come to me.” I replied, “Yes Sir. I have come<br />
and I am suffering from hunger. Now, I am your guest.”<br />
Rasoolullah said, “Open your two hands.” I did as I was bid and<br />
Rasoolullah filled them with Dirhams. When I awoke both my<br />
hands were still filled with money.” [Fazaail-e-Aamaal, Virtues of<br />
Hajj, (Eng. Trans.), Chapter.9, story no.25, p.179, (New Edition<br />
1982, Published by Dini Book Depot - Delhi)]<br />
472 Malik Ibn Deenar met a young man on his way to Hajj, walking on<br />
foot, with no provision or water. Malik Ibn Deenar offered him his<br />
shirt, but he refused saying: “…It is better to remain naked, than to<br />
acquire worldly shirts.” Later, when the Hajis (the pilgrims) put on<br />
the Ihram, read the Talbiyah, this young man kept silent and said, ‘I<br />
fear that on reciting ‘Labbaik’, a reply from may heard: “La Labbaik, La<br />
Sadaik” (Your cry is not heard and we do not return to you in<br />
Pleasure.) The young man justified his acts that were apparently<br />
opposed to the Sharee’ah by saying, “And blame me not for this love<br />
for Him, for if thou knowest the thing I see then surely will you<br />
never speak.” Later, when the pilgrims sacrificed the sheep, this<br />
young man asked Allah to accept his life as a sacrifice and then died<br />
shortly afterwards. Later that night, Malik Ibn Deenar asked the<br />
young man in his dream, ‘What did Allah do to you?’ He said: ‘I<br />
have gained a reward like that of the martyrs of the battle of Badr –<br />
Nay, even more… They died at the swing of the swords of the<br />
infidels, while I died by the sword of Allah’s love.” [See, Fazaail-e-<br />
Aamaal, Virtues of Hajj, (Eng. Trans.), Conclusion - story no.4, p.234,<br />
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