Sayyiduna Dawood Bin Abi Saalih رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْہِ has narrated: Once the caliph Marwaan visited the sacred shrine of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ where he saw a person who had placed his face on the blessed grave. Placing his hand on the person’s neck, caliph Marwaan asked, ‘Do you know what you are doing?’ Turning around, the person bluntly replied that he was well-aware of what he was doing. The caliph recognized the person who was a renowned companion, Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ. Then, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ said, ‘I have come to the sacred court of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ; I have not come to a piece of stone. I heard the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ saying, ‘Do not cry over religion if its Waali (leader) is capable but do cry if its leader is incapable.’
(Al-Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 720, Hadees 8618)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
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