Now no need to take a book!

The Khalifah (caliph) of A’la Hadrat, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Zafaruddeen Bihari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has mentioned: A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was staying in the house of Wasee Ahmad (Muhaddis) Soorti رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه as a guest in Pilibhit (India). One day, during a conversation a book of Fiqh was mentioned which was kept in the library of Muhaddis Soorti. Having heard the name of the book, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: I have not seen (this book). Lend me this book when I go (back to Bareilly). Muhaddis Soorti رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه happily accepted it and brought the book and presented it to A’la Hadrat, saying this: Please return it to me when you have studied it because you have many books, but I have these few books through which I give Fatawa. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه accepted it.

On the same day he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had to leave for Bareilly, but due to the invitation of a devoted disciple he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had to stay one more day. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه studied the book during the night. The next day when it was time to leave for Bareilly, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه returned the book to Muhaddis Soorti and said: I intended to take it to Bareilly and if I had left yesterday, I would have taken it, but since I did not leave yesterday, I read the whole book during the night and in the morning. Now I do not need to take it. Being extremely surprised Muhaddis Soorti رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: Was it sufficient to read it only once? A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: By the grace and mercy of     Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ I hope I will write in the Fatawa, the sentence which I need for 2 to 3 months and the topic has been saved for the rest of my life, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, vol. 1, pp. 213)

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has stated:

علم و عِرفاں کا جو کہ ساگَر تھا                  خیر سے حافِظہ قَوی تر تھا

حق پہ مَبنی تھا جس کا ہر فتوٰی          واہ کیا بات اعلٰی حضرت کی

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