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My Shaikh,while he was extremely old ie above Ninety years of age,partially blind,could not hear properly,and had to be taken to masjid by two,because of his arthritis,....and the masjid was about fifteen minutes of walk away........,once told me: "Look,in the eyes of Sharia I might be considered 'Mazoor' if I don,t go to masjid for Salah,but as I am considered a 'Muqtada', I can,t risk praying at home,fearing you all might take it easy and stop going to masjid,so I drag myself to masjid and don,t act upon Rukhsa".RAHEMAHULLAH..

That is how a Sufi Shaikh,who is looked upon for guidance,should be !

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My Shaikh,while he was extremely old ie above Ninety years of age,partially blind,could not hear properly,and had to be taken to masjid by two,because of his arthritis,....and the masjid was about fifteen minutes of walk away........,once told me: "Look,in the eyes of Sharia I might be considered 'Mazoor' if I don,t go to masjid for Salah,but as I am considered a 'Muqtada', I can,t risk praying at home,fearing you all might take it easy and stop going to masjid,so I drag myself to masjid and don,t act upon Rukhsa".RAHEMAHULLAH..

That is how a Sufi Shaikh,who is looked upon for guidance,should be !

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Any chance you could tell us who your noble Shaykh is?

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Naseehat of Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi

“Muhtaram Ulama-e-Kiraam (Mudda Zillukum)

Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh

The lifestyles of the Ulama have to be distinguished from the awaam (general masses). Our lives have to be distinguished from the awaam. Onlookers should be able to fully understand that these people are not seekers of the world, and wealth and riches are not their goal in life. Our work should be mainly for the sake of Allah Ta`ala as was the way of our aslaaf (pious predecessors). As long as a marked difference does not appear in the akhlaaq of our Ulama fraternity and they do not instil within themselves the quality of serving others, they will not be able to influence others neither will they be respected. They will not be able to implant within the minds of others the respect and honour for Deen. The respect of Ulama will never be created by reporting the size of the madrasahs they run and the large number of students studying under them. Rather, the honour for Ulama is created by the way they portray themselves. When the awaam will notice that these Ulama consider it as taboo to lay their hands on that which they (awaam) will sacrifice their lives for (i.e. the material possessions etc.), nor do they show any concern for it, they will eventually say to themselves that we thought that riches were the ultimate in life but, in the eyes of the Ulama riches hold no weight.” (Tuhfatul-A’immah, p. 77)

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Al-Baraa' said: ''I met 300 from the warriors of Badr. There is not one of them, except that he wishes that his companion would suffice him with Fatwa.''

(Al-Faqih al-Mutafaqqih, 2/349)

The 'ulama must beware of fame, for it shall bring about destruction in this life and the next if one falls victim to it.

Abdullah ibn Al-Mubarak said:
Sufyan ath-Thawri said to me:

"Beware of fame. Everyone I met warned me about fame. "

(Siyar A'lam an-Nubala', The Lives of the Noble Figures, Volume 7 pg. 260)

The Shaykh avoids argumentation and does not look down upon people:

[Say (O Muhammad) to My servants that they should (only) say those things that are best and decent: for Satan tries to sow discord and enmity among them: For Satan is to man an avowed enemy.]

(Qur'an, Surah al-Isra’ 17:53)

Ma’ruf al-Karkhi said:

"When Allah chooses good for a person He opens the door to action for him, and closes the door to argumentation; and when Allah chooses evil for a person he opens the door of argumentation and closes the door to action."

(Hafiz Khatib Al-Baghdadi, Iqtda Al-‘Ilm Al~‘Amal)

Ibn Hurmuz said,

"When a man is appointed as Qadi, Amir or Mufti he ought to ask one whom he trusts about himself and if he thinks that he is worthy of it he should do it, and if not he should not do it."

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Sufyan b. 'Uyainah said: ''The most daring of the people to issue verdicts are the least of them in knowledge.''

(Jami' bayan al-'ilm)

Sufyan b. 'Uyainah also said: ''The most knowledgeable with regards to Fatwa are the most silent of them; and the most ignorant with respect to Fatwa are the most outspoken of them.''

(al-Mawsu'ah, 2/350)

[One of the teachers of Imam Bukhari] Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir said:

"A scholar is the medium between Allah and His Servants, so he should be careful about how to convey the message."

Shaykh Ahmad az-Zarruq said:

The conditions of the teaching Shaykh to whom the student must give his nafs over to are five:

[1] Sound knowledge (‘ilm saheeh);
[2] Sound perceptivity or tasting (dhawq saheeh);
[3] Exalted resolution (himmat ‘aaliyaat);
[4] Pleasing spiritual states (haalatun mardiyyat); and
[5] Penetrating inner discernment (baseeratun nafidhatun).

(Umdat as-Salik; Related by Shehu Uthman ibn Fodio, Usul at-Tariqah)

Imam al-Shatibi al-Maliki (May Allah have mercy upon him) mentions three signs and characteristics of an expert qualified teacher:

1) He practices what he teaches,

2) He himself has been trained by a qualified scholar,

3) His students follow and pursue in his footsteps, for if his students generally tend to not follow him, then this is a sign that there is something inherently wrong with him.

(Al-Muwafaqat fi Usul ash-Shari'ah)

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Without strict obedience to the Sunnah, and avoidance of all Makruhaat (actions disliked by Allah) and mushtabah (doubtful actions), any claims of love for Allah Ta'ala is really a facade in comparison with that possessed by the true lovers of Allah.

Hadhrat Zunnoon Misri said:

"The sign of divine love is complete conformity with the Sunnah of Allah's Habib "

Exerting regular regimental effort in order to perpetrate an action agreed unanimously to be disliked by Allah, such as trimming the beard to below a fist-length or smoking cigarettes persistently without valid Shari' excuse, testifies to the hollowness of the claim of love for Allah Ta'ala.