*   He had great respect for Masajid.

*   Whenever entering a Masjid, he would always place his right foot first.

*   And whenever exiting, he would place his left foot on the shoe first and then wear the shoe on his right foot and then on his left foot (in order to act upon the Sunnah).

*   Unusually, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه once arrived slightly late for Fajr Salah. The attendees would repeatedly look towards his home hoping that he would come quickly. Even in this state of hurriedness, his adherence to the Sunnah was such that when his foot entered the threshold of the Masjid, it was his right foot, when he placed his foot on the new floor and the old floor of the Masjid, it was his right. There was one row remaining in the courtyard of the Masjid, and he even ensured to set upon the vacant space with his right foot once again. He did not stop there, rather, he placed his right foot first at every row, such that he arrived on the prayer mat in the Mihrab with his right foot. (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, p. 120, slightly amended)

Dear Islamic brothers! In terms of lineage, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was a Pathan, in terms of Fiqh, he was a Hanafi, and in terms of Tareeqah, he was a Qadiri. Remember! Hanafi refers to the followers of Imam Abu Hanifah, Shaafi’i refers to the followers of Imam Shaafi’i, Hanbali refers to the followers of Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, and Maliki refers to the followers of Imam Malik عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الرَّحْمَۃ. All of their opinions were fully in line with Quran and Hadith, they are one, and brothers to one another, however, in light of Quran and Hadith, they presented their own research regarding Shar’i issues (for example, Salah, fasting, Zakat, etc.). Thus, they are the Imams of the Ummah, and the Ummah has been commanded to obey the scholars, so the Ummah obeyed them, hence, they are referred to as Hanafi, Shaafi’i, Maliki and Hanbali.