Yazeed bin Haaroon (rahimahullah) narrates the following incident:<\/p>\n
I once went to Asbagh bin Yazeed Al-Warraaq (rahimahullah) to learn a few ahaadeeth of Nabi (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). When I arrived, I found him extremely sorrowful and grieved and so I asked him, \u201cMay Allah Ta\u2018ala have mercy on you! What has grieved you?\u201d Asbagh (rahimahullah), however, did not reply and instead said to me, \u201cIf you wish to record ahaadeeth then do so, otherwise return home.\u201d I therefore wrote the ahaadeeth he taught me and left. When I went to Asbagh (rahimahullah) on the second day, I found that his grief and sorrow had somehow intensified and worsened. Concerned for his welfare, I again asked him what the matter was. My enquiry was to no avail as he again brushed my question aside in the same manner. Once again, I wrote the ahaadeeth he taught me and proceeded home.<\/p>\n
When I went to Asbagh (rahimahullah) on the third day, I found him delighted and cheerful. I said to him, \u201cI see that you are happy today \u2013 alhamdulillah \u2013 whereas you were grieved and sorrowful yesterday. What was the matter?\u201d Asbagh (rahimahullah) replied, \u201cIf you had not been asking me the same question for the past two days, I would never have today told you what had transpired. I, together with my household, had spent three days without a morsel of food to eat. Today, my small daughter came to me in desperation complaining, \u2018Father! The hunger!\u2019<\/strong> Not having any other recourse, I made wudhu and performed two rakaats of salaah. I thereafter raised my hands to make du\u2018aa, but found that I had suddenly forgotten the beautiful words of du\u2018aa I would normally utter. Completely at a loss, I begged Allah Ta\u2018ala saying \u2018O Allah! If you have deprived me of sustenance then do not deprive me of making du\u2018aa.\u201d As soon as I made this du\u2018aa, Allah Ta\u2018ala inspired me to beg Him in the following words,<\/p>\n \u2018O Allah! All voices are lowered for You. All thoughts are lost in You. Everything is constrained besides You. Everything flees from You towards You. Every believer relies on You (with firm faith and conviction). You are the Most High in Your splendour, the Most Magnificent in Your beauty and the Most Supreme in Your power. O that Being Who even in His loftiness is near, yet in His proximity lofty, and All Powerful in His kingdom, send salutations upon Muhammad (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and his family (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum). O Allah! Bless me with sustenance from Yourself and neither make it such that I owe a person a favour for it, nor that I am made to account for it in the Hereafter. I beg You in Your mercy, O Most Merciful.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n When I had concluded this du\u2018aa, I returned home and found my big daughter waiting for me. She said to me, \u2018Father! Uncle had just brought this purse of coins. He also brought a camel with flour and a porter carrying an array of everything the market has to offer. Before he left, he instructed us saying, \u2018Convey salaams to my brother and tell him to make the same du\u2018aa whenever he is in need, his du\u2018aa will be accepted.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Asbagh (rahimahullah) then went on to exclaim, \u201cBy the oath of Allah! Neither did I ever have a brother nor do I know who this person was. He was from Allah Ta\u2018ala Who has power over everything.\u201d<\/strong> (Kitaabul Mustagheetheena billahi Ta\u2018ala – Ibnu Bashkuwaal, pg. 43)<\/p>\n Lessons:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. For a believer, there is no such thing as not having any recourse. Wherever he may be and in whatever situation he may be, he always has wudhu, two rakaats salaah and his begging bowl to draw from the treasures of Allah Ta\u2018ala.<\/p>\n 2. Allah Ta\u2018ala instilled emotions and feelings in human beings. Due to circumstances, it is possible for a person to feel anxious and distressed due to which he may even speak in an abrupt manner or treat us without the warmth and affection we are used to receiving. A person behaving in this way should be given the benefit of the doubt as it may be that he is undergoing a crisis we are unaware of. Instead of getting upset and hurt, we should be understanding and supportive.<\/p>\n 3. A person without luggage can comfortably sail through the \u201cnothing to declare\u201d section in the custom\u2019s terminal. By ensuring that all our sustenance is earned in a 100% halaal manner, we will sail through the questioning in the Hereafter with nothing to declare. It\u2019s far cheaper to pay for it here than in the Hereafter.<\/p>\n 4. If a person is content to live with some difficulties but his family and those with him are unable to bear the same difficulties, he should be considerate and mindful of their state and try to arrange for their permissible comforts \u2013 even if he himself has no interest in the comfort.<\/p>\n 5. While we should always conduct ourselves with dignity and respect, our juniors, children, etc. must never find us aloof and unapproachable. 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