Hadith 170

(The book) ‘Kashf Al Ghumma’ – From Muhammad Bin Talha who said, ‘Khushnam Bin Hatim Al Asamma said, ‘Abu Hatim said to me, ‘Shaqeeq Al Balkhy said to me, ‘I went out as a pilgrim in the year one hundred and forty-nine. I descended at Al-Qdisiyya. While I was looking at the people being in their adornments and their large numbers, I looked at a youth of an intensely handsome face, weak tan. There was a woollen cloth upon his clothes embodying all of him-asws. In his-asws legs were two slippers, and he was sitting alone. I said within myself, ‘This is a youth from the Sufis intending to disagree upon the people regarding their ways. By Allah-azwj! I shall go to him and chastise him’. I approached him. When he saw me coming, he said, ‘O Shaqeeq! Shun most of the conjectures. Surely, some of the conjectures are a sin, [49: 12]. Then he left me and went away. I said within myself, ‘This is a mighty matter! He has spoken with what is within myself and spoke with my name, and this one cannot be except Abd Al-Salih-asws (Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws). I shall catch up with him-asws and ask him-asws to correct me’. I hastened in his-asws tracks but could not catch up with him-asws, and he-asws had disappeared from my eyes. When we descended at Waqisa, and there I was with him-asws praying Salat, and his-asws limbs were shaking and his-asws tears were flowing. I said, ‘This is my Master-asws! I shall go to him-asws and get permission’. I was patient until he-asws sat up, and I went near to him-asws. When he-asws saw me coming, he-asws said: ‘O Shaqeeq! And I am Forgiving to the one who repents and believes and does righteous deeds, then (follows) righteous Guidance [20: 82]’. Then he-asws left me and went away. I said, ‘This youth is from Al-Abdaal. He-asws has spoken twice upon my secrets. When we descended at Zubalah, there I was with the youth standing by a well, and there was a container intending to draw water. The container fell from his-asws hands into the well while I was looking at him-asws. I saw him-asws look at the sky and heard him-asws saying (a couplet): ‘You-azwj are my-asws Lord-az