دے حُسنِ اَخلاق کی دَولت               کر دے عَطا اِخلَاص کی نِعمت

مجھ کو خزانہ دے تقوٰی کا              یا الله مری جھولی بھر دے!

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

How long is the life of a goat?

Dear Islamic brothers! Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه spent his entire life in piety. The fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ was flowing in his blood. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would avoid many doubtful things due to his piety. It has been narrated that once some goats were stolen in Kufa, so he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked the people about the maximum life of a goat. It was replied: 7 years, so he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه did not eat the meat of goats for 7 years. (For fear that I may eat the meat of those stolen goats). During the same time he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه saw a soldier who ate goat meat then threw the remaining part into a stream of Kufa, so he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked about the natural age of a fish and then for such number of years he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه avoided eating fish. (Al-Khayraat-ul-Hisaan, pp. 60)

Dear Islamic brothers! Just ponder over this! On the one hand, Imam-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه even avoided eating doubtful things, and on the other hand, we, who claim to be his followers, take bribes, run business’ on interest and scam people out of millions of through breach of trust. In addition to this, we earn Haraam money by many other means. If only we could become the true followers of Imam-e-A’zam! If only we could also follow in his footsteps and also protect ourselves from sins, earn lots of virtues and succeed in making our Hereafter like him and we too could become occupied with worship and spiritual exercises day and night, like him!

گنہ کے دَلدَل میں پھنس گیا ہوں، گلے گلے تک میں دھنس گیا ہوں

نکالو مجھ کو براۓ آدم، امامِ اعظم ابو حنیفہ!