10. SOLILOQUIZING
A type of hatred occurred between me and leaders of some provinces regarding the adoption of a madhab in creed. In a gathering of reminders, I was mentioning that the Qur’an is the Speech of Allah and is of time immemorial. I was also giving preference to Abu Bakr (radiyAllahu ‘anhu).
I was also agreeing with the provincial governors. Some of them were leaning towards the Ash’arite school in creed. Among them were those inclined towards the Rawafidh (Shi’ah) school. Inside of themselves, they were filled with hatred against me.
I soliloquized while talking to the Almighty, ‘My Master, all my affairs are entrusted to you, there is no one who can harm me apart from one whom you allow to do so. You have stated,
“But they do not harm anyone through it except by the permission of Allah” [al-Baqarah (2): 102]
You have also made the heart of an afflicted person satisfied with Your statement,
“Say, ‘Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector.’” [al-Tawbah (10): 51]
‘If you allow to conduct an act through the hands of someone among them that will result in my humiliation. Then my fear for the act you helped him against me will be greater than my fear upon myself. As this does not lead to gossip of, ‘that if he was truly on the truth, he would not have been humiliated.’
‘I looked at my shortcomings and sins that demonstrate I ought to be humiliated. However, I live with helping the Sunnah, thus making me enter into its protection.
A good number of Your pious worshippers have entrusted me to Your protection. If you do not protect me because of myself, then protect me because of them.
‘My Master, help me against those who have harboured enmity against me. They have not recognised You as You are ought to be recognised. They always turn away from You, so even with my shortcomings I am more rightful of your protection.’
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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