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Malik b. Dinar
(mercy be upon him) says, ''I was on my way to Mecca for the
performance of Hajj. When I saw a young boy on foot. He neither
had any means of transport nor provision for the journey. I
paid him salutation to which he responded. I said ''O young
boy, from where are you coming?'' He replied, ''From Him (God).
''Taken back by his reply, I asked him about him about his
destination, to which he replied he was returning to God. I
asked him,''
So where are your
provisions of food and water?'' The young boy relied, ''I had,
at the outset of my journey, some words as the provision of my
journey.'' I asked him what these words were. He told me:
''These are: Ka'f - Ha' - Ya'- Ain - Saad - the Holy
commandments of the Almighty God.' He further explained the
words,''Ka'f - The Sufficient; Ha'- The Guide; Ya'- The
Protector; 'Ain - Knower of all things and Saad - The True To
His Promise. Thus a man, the companion of whom is One Who is
Sufficient, the unerring guide, the Protector, the Knower of
all things and the true (True of His Words), can never be
ruined or entertained by any fear. Can such a person bother
another for the carriage of any provision and water during the
course of his journey?''
Malik further says, ;; I wanted to give the young boy my
clothes but he refused to take them. The boy replied, ''In the
Hereafter, we will be answerable for the permissible things of
the world and will have to suffer punishment for the forbidden
things.'' When the darkness of night spread over, the young boy
turned his face towards the sky and prayed to Allah by uttering
these words, 'O Allah! Favor me with that thing by which Thou
art pleased, that is Obedience, and forgive me that thing which
causeth Thou no loss, that is Sin'. After this, the people put
on their ihram and began to recite the words: ''Here I am to do
Thou bidding my Lord!'' The young man remained silent. I asked
him, ''Why don't you declare the same?'' He replied, ''I am
afraid of the response that ''I neither want to talk to you or
pay any attention to you- (i.e Him not being worthy of service
to Allah) After this, he was not seen during the journey. At
last, he was spotted in Mina where he recited some poetic
verses,
'The Beloved, Who is keen to shed my blood, has every right to
shed my blood in haram or outside haram. By God! If my soul
comes to know with Whom it is related, it may stand headlong
instead on foot. O Censorer! Do not censure me for being
entangled in His love. If you happen to see, what I am seeing,
you would never dare to talk like this. On the day of Eid the
people sacrificed sheep and goats in the way of Allah but the
lover of Allah sacrificed his life in His way. The people have
performed the Hajj but my Hajj is that, I have been able to
acquire tranquility. The people have sacrificed sheep and goats
but I sacrificed my blood and soul. After this he prayed, "The
people have gained access to thee by sacrifices. I have nothing
to sacrifice save my soul. I offer it to thee for acceptance'.
Thereupon he screamed and fell to the ground. He later died.
Malik after witnessing this incident said, "I performed the
burial of the young boy and remained anxious and thoughtful
about him the whole night. When I fell asleep I saw him in a
dream. I asked him, 'What had happened to you?' He replied, 'As
had happened with the martyrs of Badr"'.
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