46.
Dough that dried in sunlight
Sayyidunā 'Utba-tul-Ghulām عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّ الْاَکْرَام used to knead dough
and let it dry in the sunlight. After this, he رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ
would eat it. He رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ
then used to say, 'One should survive on a mere piece of bread and a little
salt so that he could enjoy fried roasted meat and delicious food on the Day of
Judgement.'
(Iḥyā-ul-'Ulūm,
vol. 3, pp. 100)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ! صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
47.
He did not drink milk for forty years
Sayyidunā Mālik Bin Dīnār عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ الْقَهَّار did not drink milk
for forty years despite the desire of his Nafs. Once, someone gave him dates as
a gift which he immediately gave to his students and said, 'You people eat, I
have not even tasted dates for forty years.'
(ibid, pp.
101)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ! صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
48.
Meat and bread
Sayyidunā 'Utba-tul-Ghulām عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّ الْاَکْرَام refrained from eating
meat for 7 years. One day, he purchased some bread and meat. After roasting the
meat, he رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ
placed it on the bread. Meanwhile, an orphan came. He رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ
gave the bread and meat to the orphan and began to weep reciting the eighth
verse of Sūrah Ad-Dahr:
وَيُطْعِمُوْنَ الطَّعَامَ عَلٰى حُبِّهٖ
مِسْكِيْنًا وَّيَتِيْمًا وَّاَسِيْرًا
And
they feed, for love of Him, the indigent, the orphan and the prisoner.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Sūrah Ad-Dahr, verse 8)
Since then, Sayyidunā
'Utba-tul-Ghulām عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّ الْاَکْرَام
did not even taste roasted meat and bread.
(ibid,
pp. 211)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ! صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
49.
Frightening thunderstorm
Sayyidunā 'Utba-tul-Ghulām عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ رَبِّ الْاَکْرَام has stated: My Nafs
had the desire of consuming dates from many years. One day, I purchased some
dates for Ifṭār. Suddenly, a severe thunderstorm occurred, darkening the sky
and frightening the people. Looking at this, I said to myself, 'This is your
fault because you have obeyed your Nafs purchasing these dates and people are
facing this storm because of your sins.' I then made the promise that I would
not even taste these dates.'
(ibid,
pp. 210)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ! صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! It was the
humility of this great saint that he considered himself responsible for the
horrific thunderstorm. In essence, troubles do not befall due to saints,
instead, they are removed due to their blessings. May be an earthquake was
about to occur and it may have changed into a mere thunderstorm because of his
presence. It is stated that mercy descends at the time of the mentioning of the
pious.
(Kashf-ul-Khifā,
vol. 2, pp. 91, Ḥadīš 1772)
When divine grace descends at the
mentioning of the pious, then what will be the magnitude of divine grace on the
place where they are physically present!
Green
bowl
Sayyidunā Shafīq Bin Ibrāhīm رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ has narrated: I once
met Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm Bin Adham رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ
in Makkah near the birth place of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
He was weeping while sitting on the roadside. I sat next to him and then asked,
'O Abū Isḥāq رَحِمَهُ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی!
(This was his Kunyah), why are you weeping?' At first, he did not tell me the
reason, but when I insisted, he replied, 'O Shafīq! Please keep my secret.' I
assured him that I would not disclose his secret, so he رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ said, 'My Nafs had a strong desire for
Sikbāj (meat with vinegar and fragrant spices) for thirty years but I kept
preventing my Nafs from consuming it. Last night, I had a dream in which I saw
a young man who had a green bowl of aromatic Sikbāj. Plucking up the courage, I
moved away from him but he forwarded the bowl towards me and said, "O
Ibrāhīm, eat." I replied, "I will not eat because I have already left
it for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ."
He said, "It is Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
who has granted you this gift, please eat." I had no answer and began to
weep. He insisted, "May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
shower mercy upon you, (eat)." I then told him, "We have been
instructed not to put anything into our stomach until we are absolutely sure
that the thing is Ḥalāl."'
The young man said, 'Eat, may Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ grant you peace! I was given this food and
told "O Khiḍr! Take this food to Ibrāhīm Bin Adham رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ and feed him. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ had mercy on him for having persistent
patience by preventing his Nafs from Sikbāj." O Ibrāhīm رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ, I have heard the angels say, "If a
person does not accept the thing offered to him, he will not be given that
thing even when he asks for it." I (Ibrāhīm Bin Adham رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ) said, "If it is so, I am prepared
for it due to my promise with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ."
(I will not eat it). I turned back to return. Meanwhile, giving him something,
another young man said, "O Khiḍr! Feed him with your own hand."
Therefore, Khiḍr began to feed me and then my eyes opened. When I woke up, the
taste of the food was still in my mouth.'
Sayyidunā Shafiq رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ has narrated, 'Having heard about this
dream, I kissed his hand with love and respect.'
(Iḥyā-ul-'Ulūm,
vol. 3, pp. 100-101)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
have mercy on them and forgive us without accountability for their sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ! صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Leaving
this world with Īmān!
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see
how Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm Bin Adham رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ
used to oppose his Nafs. He رَحْمَةُاللهِتَعَالٰیعَلَیْہِ
refrained from eating Sikbāj for thirty years. By the grace of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ
السَّلَام came to feed him with his own hands. Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام is a Holy Prophet who is still physically
alive in the world.
Here is a Madanī pearl about the
blessings of Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام.
In Tafsīr Ṣāwī, it is stated that whoever remembers the full name of Sayyidunā
Khiḍr عَلٰی نَبِیَّنَا وَ عَلَیْہِ الصَّلٰوۃُ
وَالسَّلَام along with his father-name, title and Kunyah, he will leave
this world in the state of Īmān. His full name along with father-name, title
and Kunyah is 'Abul 'Abbās Balyā Bin Malkān Al-Khiḍr' (اَبُوالْعَبَّاسِ بَلْیَا بِنْ مَلْکَان اَلْخِضْر).
(Tafsīr
Ṣāwī, vol. 2, pp. 1207)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
have mercy on them and forgive us without accountability for their sake!
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ! صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
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