Avoiding others’ faults

Sayyiduna ‘Allamah ‘Abdul Wahhab Sha’rani قُـدِّسَ سِـرُّہُ الـنُّـوۡرَانِی has narrated: Once, Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه went to the Wudu area of the Jami’ Masjid in Kufa where he saw a young man making Wudu. Drops of used water of Wudu were dripping from him. The Imam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said,       ‘O my son! Repent from disobeying your parents.’ The young man replied,     ‘I have repented.’ Then he saw drops of water dripping during Wudu of another person, the Imam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said to him, ‘O my brother! Repent from fornication.’ The man replied, ‘I have repented.’ Then having seen the drops of water dripping during Wudu of another person, the Imam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said to him, ‘Repent of drinking alcohol and listening to songs and music.’ He replied, ‘I have repented.’

Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was blessed with the power of Kashf (spiritual insight) and could see the faults of people. Therefore, he  رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه made Du’a to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to take back the power of Kashf from him. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ answered his Du’a and thereafter he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was no longer able to see the sins of people being washed away during Wudu.

(Fatawa Razawiyyah,vol.  2, pp. 65, Al-Meezan-ul-Kubra, vol. 1, pp. 130)

جو بے مِثال آپ کا ہے تقوٰی تو بے مِثال آپ کا ہے فتوٰی

ہیں علم و تقوٰی کے آپ سنگم امامِ اعظم ابُو حنیفہ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! From the parable we have just heard, we have also learnt that our Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was granted with great power and dignity. He could perform such miracles that through Wilayat (sainthood) he was able to see the evils of people in the water they used during their Wudu. Undoubtedly, it was his great miracle, but he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه did not like to be aware of the faults of people, so he had made Du’a for this privilege to be taken away, and it was. Those people who claim to love