THE FAQEER WHO DRANK WINE... Hadhrat Gangohi (rh) relates: Shaykh Abdul Haq Dehlavi [1551-1642] was a Sufi, hadith scholar, an Imam of fiqh and a resident of Medinah Munawwarah and he was amongst the Saheb al-Huduri. Sahib-i Hudhoori is a person who is blessed with the fortune of seeing Prophet Muhammad daily. The manner in which they see Nabi , whether sleeping or awake is best known to them. Once, Rasulullah (s) instructed him to go to India. The Prophet also said, “Be affectionate and kind to the poor of India.” He replied, “Hudhoor! Presently I reside in Madinah Tayyibah and I visit your blessed grave daily . If I go to India, how would I ever be blessed with this grace?” Prophet (s) replied, “You will still be granted the opportunity from there.” Thus, he left for India and settled in Delhi. He took the post of teaching Hadeeth and he also wrote several books on tasawwuf. Whenever he learnt of a pious person he would immediately visit him. Once, he learnt that a faqeer (pious person) had come and that people were flocking to him. Mawlana also thought of visiting him. On reaching he found a large gathering sitting around the faqeer who had a bottle of wine in his hand. On seeing Mawlana, the dervish asked him to drink some wine. Mawlana refused and said, “This is Haraam. I will never drink it.” The faqeer did not insist and there was no further discussion. That night Mawlana dreamt of a group of people who were walking in a certain direction and he asked them where they were going to. They replied that they were going to visit Prophet (s) who had come to a certain house. Mawlana decided to join them. Upon reaching the house he found the faqeer standing at the entrance with a baton in his hand. He allowed the others to enter but he did not allow Mawlana. Mawlana tried to enter but this faqeer raised the baton and said, “I will not allow you to enter because you refused to drink the wine.” With a fright and shock Mawlana’s eyes opened. He understood the boundaries of shari`ah for he was a proficient `aalim. He immediately recited “la hawla wala quwwata illa billah hilaliyyil azeem”and he realised that this was a trick of shaitaan i.e. he will not be granted the opportunity of seeing Prophet (s) because of not consuming wine. The next day Mawlana returned to the gathering of this faqeer and found him seated amongst his followers with the bottle of wine in his hand. Upon him reaching there the faqeer told Mawlana, “Now drink this.” Mawlana now understood that the dream was due to the tasarruf (spiritual powers) of the faqeer directed towards him. Mawlana replied, “Display your tricks to someone else but I will not drink this wine.” The next night Mawlana saw a similar dream and the faqeer was again standing at the entrance with his baton and did not allow Mawlana to enter. He woke up with a shock and recited “la hawla wala quwwata illa billah hilaliyyil azeem” On the third morning, he went back to the faqeer. The faqeer told him, “Listen, you have been deprived of visiting Prophet (s) for the past two nights. Now drink this wine.” Mawlana replied, “I may be deprived of visiting Prophet (s) for the rest of my life but I will never drink wine. I am not prepared to commit a wrong in order that I get the opportunity of visiting Prophet (s) . There is no harm if I do not visit him, but my actions are accepted. My refusal to drink it is tolerable to Prophet (s) but my drinking it is intolerable to him.” On the third night, he saw the same dream again and the faqeer was standing at the entrance with his baton and did not allow him to enter. This seemed strange to him that he would only be granted permission to enter if he drank wine. Whilst thinking of what strategy to adopt, Prophet (s) suddenly asked from inside, “Two days have now passed. Why has Abdul Haq not come as yet?” As soon as he heard this, Mawlana answered from outside, “Huzoor ! I am anxious to visit you but this faqeer is standing at the entrance and he is not allowing me to enter.” Prophet (s) asked, “Who is he? What is the problem?” He replied that he is the faqeer who consumes wine (and says whoever drinks wine can only enter). Prophet (s) then said: “Get out you dog”. Hadhrat Ali who was also present drew out his sword and chased the faqeer who then fled. The path was now clear and Mawlana Abdul Haq Sahib presented himself in front of Prophet (s) . Prophet (s) asked him, “Abdul Haq! Where have you been for two days?” He replied, “Huzoor! For the past two days, I intended coming, but this faqeer would not allow me to enter unless I drank wine. However, you have prohibited us from consuming wine and you have cursed the person who drinks wine. How was it then possible for me to then drink it?” Prophet (s) said, “You had done the correct action.” Prophet (s) then treated him affectionately and kindly. The next morning he woke up happily and returned to the residence of the faqeer. He found all the mureeds seated but the faqeer was not present. He asked them, “Where is your shaikh?” They replied, “He is still inside the room.” Mawlana knocked at the door but there was no response. He opened the door but there was nobody inside. Mawlana asked the congregation to see that there was anybody inside. When they looked for themselves and did not see a soul they were taken aback for there was no other exit besides the door. Had he come out then where did he go to? Thereafter Mawlana asked them, “Didn’t anything come out from the room?” They replied that they had seen a dog running out of the room. On hearing this, Mawlana related to them his entire series of dreams and said, “The dog was your very shaikh. He wanted to distort the shari`ah of Prophet (s) , so Allah Ta`ala transformed him into a dog.” The words, “Get out you dog” were uttered by Prophet (s) . Thus, how can a person ever remain a human being when Prophet (s) had called him a dog? [Malfuzat Faqeeh ul-Ummah Vol.2 pg.195]
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 08:27:27 +0000
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