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blessings. Mentioning the rights of the spiritual guide that a disciple should fulfil, Maulana Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه stated: ‘One should not have a bad assumption in his heart (about his spiritual guide). Instead he should be certain that he [i.e. the disciple] could not understand the wisdom behind it.’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 24, pp. 369)
5 Parables of those who repented of the bad assumption about the blessed saints of Allah
‘Allamah Abdullah Bin As’ad Yaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (who passed away in 768 AH) has stated: A scholarly person mentions that there was a trader in Baghdad who used to speak ill of saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی. After a period of time, surprisingly, I saw the same trader in the companionship of the saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی. Someone informed me that he has even spent all of his wealth serving these saints. When I asked him the reason for this great change, he related: ‘I was wrong and I realized it when I once saw Sayyiduna Bishr Haafi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه leave the Masjid in a hurry after Salat-ul-Jumu’ah. I thought that he is seen as a great Sufi but he cannot stay in Masjid even for a little while. I said to myself: Let’s see where he goes? I started following him. He went to the market and purchased fresh pieces of bread
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