Once, when he came to know that Faqīh AꜤẓam-e-Hind, ꜤAllāmah Mawlānā Mufti Sharīf al-Ḥaqq al-Amjadī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was visiting Karachi, due to his love for the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah, he immediately reached the place where the Shaykh was staying. He met him, and as long as he remained in the blessed presence of the Commentator of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, he stood respectfully with hands folded, maintaining the utmost etiquette.

Later, when the Commentator of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه visited the home of Amīr Ahl al-Sunnah during the daytime, that scene too was truly worth witnessing. Amīr Ahl al-Sunnah and the Islamic brothers present attained the honour of kissing his feet. He personally served food with his own hands to the Shaykh رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه and the accompanying scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah. When it was time for departure, in honour of the scholars, he walked barefoot from his home to escort them to the car.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Love of the Pious Predecessors for Scholars

O devotees of the Awliyāˈ! The immense love that Amīr Ahl al-Sunnah has for the scholars is perfectly in line with the practice of our righteous predecessors. From the very beginning, the people of Allah Almighty have always shown deep love for the people of knowledge.

1. The great leader of millions of Hanafis, Imam al-AꜤẓam Abū Ḥanīfah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, had profound love for knowledge and the people of knowledge. It is reported that he would fulfil the needs of the great Muḥaddithīn from his own earnings, personally bear their household expenses, and distribute money among some scholars so that they could independently fulfil their needs.^[2]

2. Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. Mubārak رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه also had immense love for the scholars. He used to say that he engaged in trade only to serve the