Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen – Khalifatul Masih I – The Way of the Righteous — Page 36
Pilgrimage to Mecca 35 complete call ’ , that person's redemption becomes sure on the Day of Judgment. As I was reading it aloud, another person, Abdul Aziz, who was listening to this Hadith , requested me to write this Hadith for him. At that time, I had with me a fine-point pen that wrote very fine. This man had weak eyesight, he tried to read it, and because of his weak eyesight had difficulty in reading it. He went to a calligraphist and requested him to rewrite it in large letters. This calligraphist did not look at it properly and did not realize that this prayer was for one's salvation. The calligraphist went straight to the Maulavi, who was an anti-Bukhaari, and who charged that Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen had deliberately left out “ warzuqna shafaa ‘ atahu ” (grant us His redemption). That Maulavi immediately took up cudgel with me on this point. One day, in the morning, a Syed Sahib with another person came to see me and said, "In the family of his wife, there is a group who perform rafa ‘ yadain (one who raises hands when going to rukoo ‘ (bowing) and qiyaam (standing) what is your fatwa (religious ruling)? In this controversy that has come up you have been appointed as a judge on the matter. " I said, "Please find out whether the group performing rafa ‘ yadain is Shia or Sunni , and if they are Shia whether they belong to Shaafi ‘ ee School of Thought or Hanafi. In their tradition rafa ‘ yadain is established. However, if they hail from Hambli School of Thought , then it is possible to give a ruling. " Both of these people having heard the explanation went back. While both of them were descending the stairs of the mosque they came across the same Maulavi who was upset by my prayer of Shafaa ‘ at. The Maulavi asked as to why they had come to this place. Syed Sahib replied, "I had brought a matter to Maulana Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen and he gave us a very reasonable explanation. " The Maulavi requested Syed Sahib to go back once again and find out what was the general ruling on rafa ‘ yadain. Syed Sahib came back to me and posed the question again, and I said, "In my opinion, rafa ‘ yadain may be done," whereupon Syed Sahib advised him, "If you hold such an opinion, then it will be difficult for you to live in this city or even in this country. " I replied, "These are affairs of God, and human beings have no say in them. "