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