5.  Muhammed Ibn Wase

He was a leader of ascetics and worshippers and he was learned man who  acted as per the   learning. So in this way  he was a perfect pious personality of his time . He was always a content person . May Allah bless him  and there was no person like him during his time.

 He  served many followers of the holy prophet’s companions . He  met  many pious personalities of his time. He has a great share in the tariqat ( mystic knowledge )  and Islamic law.  He used to  eat dry  bread with mixing in the water. He  told  “ One who is content on  this  then he will not require any thing from the mankind. ”  In the hymens he used  to say “ Oh  : Allah you used to  keep me hungry and naked like your  friends. But I do not know the reason that  how I have  got such a great position similar to your friends.”

When he will be  much hungry then he used to visit house of Hasan of Basra and eat what ever available there and Hasan of Basra will always welcome him at his house. He  told   “ A  man is successful  one who wake up hungry and sleep hungry but he should not forget the remembrance Allah in that condition.  ”

One person  requested him to advice him and he told him  “ I will advice you to become the king of this world and other world after death. So you should become ascetic in the world and do not   greed and temptation  with others and think that all creations are given every thing from Allah  and then he will be free from  the needs and resigned from all others . In this way he will become the king of the    two worlds.”

One day he   told  Malik Bin Dinar  “ It is difficult to control the tongue than to look upon the world and dinars and never  say any bad thing to others.” One day he went to Qataiba bin Muslim and he was wearing a woolen dress  so he  asked him why he was wearing such a dress but he did not reply in this  matter.  Upon asking by  second time  by Qataiba bin Muslim  then  he  told him  “ He want to explain about ascetic condition but could not explain the same because in which it will be  praise for himself  or there will be complain against Allah.’’

One day he was saw  his son in happy condition and so he told him “ Do you know that who are you ? And I have bought your mother in 200 dirhams  and  your father is worst in the whole mankind.  So why you are so much proudy  ? ’’

When person have asked him do you know Allah? And he  replied after silence of some time  “ One who know Allah then he should  get lost himself permanently in the condition of surprise.’’

“ Allah will give respect to  that person who will not look other than Allah. But no body has authority on Allah. True person will  not be called true unless he has no balance in between fear and hope.” As per the saying of the holy prophet   “ In every thing the condition of  middle  is better. ”

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Translated from Urdu to English by

Muhammed A. Hafeez, B.COM.

H.NO. 16-11-16/1/21, SALEEMNAGAR COLONY,

AL-MADINA COTTAGE,

FIRST FLOOR ,

AL-SULAIMAN APARTMENT

Hyderabad-36, (India)

EMAIL : hafeezanwar@yahoo.com

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Reference Books

1. Tazkeratul Aoulia by Sheikh Farid-ud-Din Attar (Book of Muslim Saints and Mystics), Urdu translation published by Majedi Book Depot, Kanpur in the year 1383 A.H., India.

2. Tazkeratul Aoulia by Sheikh Farid-ud-Din Attar (Book of Muslim Saints and Mystics), Urdu translation published by Anwar Book Depot, Delhi India.

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