The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The story of the traveler and the scrutiny of fatwa, which is an honor of nature ]

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As for the story of the owner of the table, which is that a sheikh from among the sheikhs came to him as guests and ordered his student to bring him a bowl of food, but he was slow to do so. He asked him, “What made you so slow?” He said, “I found ants on the table, but I did not see the bully. If he took them out, I waited until they came out of their selves, and the sheikh said to him, ‘I checked,’ so he made this action.” Of scrutinizing the chapter on fatwa, and yes, what he said, and yes, what he missed. If someone were to say to this sheikh, how did he testify to the scrutiny of fatwa in terms of praise and hospitality? Guests are pained by delay and waiting, and paying attention to guests is better than paying attention to ants. If the sheikh said, ants are closer to God in terms of their obedience to God than humans due to what is found in them. Of disobedience and hatred of some things that are not pleasurable. We said, “And human skin, limbs, hair, and skin speak the pra


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