سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه! What an environment of passion and yearning for Islamic knowledge and love for the beloved Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم it must have been that the one delivering the lesson is A’la Hazrat, Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه , and who are the ones listening? The erudite scholar, Mufti Muhammad Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and his colleagues.  It was the noble practise of my master, A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه that he would not focus on anything else whilst teaching the blessed Ahadith. He would teach the noble Ahadith with passion and love, sitting with complete concentration, in a state of wudu, following etiquette, maintaining the importance of the blessed Ahadith in his heart. Mufti Muhammad Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentions, “This day (whilst we were studying the Hadith lesson with A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه a very strange matter occurred), A’la Hazrat, against his normal practise, stood up from his seat during the class and went somewhere. He returned after 15 minutes and there were signs of worry on his face.  It appeared that he was deep in thought. Even more strange was that his hand and sleeve were wet with water. He said to me (i.e. Mufti Muhammad Amjad ‘Ali A’zami  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه ), ‘Bring a dry shirt.’”

Sadr al-Shari’ah, Mufti Muhammad Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was bewildered. What was this strange affair? However, it is clear that A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه is who he is; he is the teacher of Sadr al-Shari’ah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and also his spiritual guide. Sadr al-Shari’ah would always treat A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه with complete respect, and so he did not dare to ask. Anyhow, he went quickly and returned, presenting a dry shirt. A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه changed shirt and continued to teach the Hadith class.

Sadr al-Shari’ah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه remarks, “This matter was troubling me inside so I recorded the date and time. Exactly eleven days after this occurrence, some people arrived carrying gifts and presented themselves in the court of A’la Hazrat  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه .  They remained for a while and then left.