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Hazrat Ibrahim replied: He knows my condition to such an extent that I do not need to express my requirements to Him. (Malfoozat Vol. II, p. 209) EASE AND NOT HARDSHIP I believe that une should not put oneself to too much of hardship. What is ordinarily known to be a journey should be taken as journey for the purpose of shortening the prayer etc. Innamal a'maalo binniyyati actions are to be judged according to the intentions. At times I go for a walk with my friends and I co"er two to three miles but nobody takes it to be a journey. But when a man takes his baggage and goes out with the inte~tion of going on a journey, then he really is on a journey. The Shariat is not based on hardship. Whatever you take to be a journey, is really a journey for you. ' Just as one obeys the command- ments of God in connection with what is obligatory, one should obey Him in the matter of leave also. The farz (obli- gatory) are from God and so is the leave granted by Him. (Malfoozat Vol. II, p. 21 I) BUSY ALL THE TIME The work on the commentary has ended and I wanted to rest for two three days before embarking on an other work. But I do not like to sit idle. Maulana Room says in his book entitled Masnawi that there is a sickness which makes a man to be asking for being beaten with the fists. Same is tht" case with the divinely persons. They cannot sit·' idle. At times, God puts them to hard task and at times they themselves set out on something which demands hard work. 95