Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 80
Malf uza t - English translation of Urdu Volume 8 80 present by way of reflection in his Ummah. What Khi d r did, the future masters of excellence will also do as necessary. Where Hadrat Khi d r killed a pure soul, what is a flute compared to this? So one should not be hasty. Haste destroys a man. One should look at the other signs that the friends of the Gracious God possess. The case of these people is very delicate—exercise great cau- tion in this. He who objects will face destruction. But, surpris- ingly, those who open their tongues are filthy people, and their hearts are unholy, yet they raise objections against the elders. I also see that the presence of such a thing in the saintly peo- ple is Allah’s practice. When a mother sends her beautiful child outside in a fine dress, she also smears a blemish on the child’s face to serve as protection against the evil eye. In the same way, God also places such a thing in the appearance of His pious servants so that evil people stay away from him, and only vir- tuous people gather around him. The fortunate man sees the face’s natural beauty, and the attention of the wretched man remains fixed upon the blemish. There is an incident that took place in Amritsar. A few cler- ics were participating in a feast, and the house owner had also invited me. When the host brought the tea, I took the cup with my left hand. Then everyone objected that I acted against the Sunnah [the practice of the Holy Prophet s as ]. I said it is indeed the Sunnah to take the cup with the right hand, but is it not the Sunnah that: 1 اَل ُفْقَت اَم َسْيَل َكَل ٖهِب ٌمْلِع اَل ُفْقَت اَم َسْيَل َكَل ٖهِب ٌمْلِع You should not speak about what you do not know. Was it not appropriate for you to think well of me and remain silent? 1. S u rah Ban i Isr a ’ i l, 17:37 [Publisher]