HADHRAT MANSOOR AMMAAR (rahmatullah alayh)
1. A slave was sent with four dirhams by his master to make a purchase. Along the way he stopped to listen to a lecture being given by Hadhrat Mansoor Ammaar (rahmatullah alayh). Present in the audience was a very poor durwaish. While speaking, Hadhrat Ammaar said:
"Who will give this durwaish four dirhams in return for four duas from him?" The slave offered the four dirhams. When the buzrug asked him what duas he wished for, the slave said:
1) "That I be freed. 2) That Allah Ta'ala grants my master the taufeeq of taubah. 3) That I obtain another four dirhams. 4) That Allah Ta'ala bestows His mercy to me, to you and this entire audience."
The durwaish supplicated accordingly. When the slave returned, his master was very annoyed and demanded an explanation. After the slave explained what had happened, the master emancipated the slave and presented four hundred dirhams to him while he, himself sincerely repented. That night in a dream a Voice said to the master:
"We have bestowed Our mercy on you, on the slave, on Mansoor Ammaar and on the entire audience (of that gathering)."
2. Hadhrat Mansoor Ammaar (rahmatullah alayh) said:
Allah has created the hearts of the Aarifeen for His Thikr, and the hearts of the seekers of the world for greed.
The best man is he whose profession is ibaadat, whose yearning is for durwaishi (the state of poverty of the Auliyaa), whose desire is for seclusion, whose hope is the Aakhirah, whose Maut is constantly in front of him and who is always thinking of taubah.
The heart of man is of Noor. When the love of the world enters, it darkens and dispels the Noor.
One who associates with creation remains far from the Creator.
A man who is not patient when overtaken by worldly misfortunes will be involved in the misfortunes of the Aakhirah.
A renouncer of the world is free from worry and one who maintains silence has no need to apologise.
He is a vile transgressor who perpetrates such a sin from which he can abstain.
3. After his death, Hadhrat Abul Hasan Sha'raani (rahmatullah alayh) saw him in a dream and enquired of his fate. Hadhrat Mansoor Ammaar (rahmatullah alayh) responded: "Allah forgave me and said: "Deliver your discourses of Our praise among the Malaa-ikah in the heavens in the same way as you had done among the people on earth."
"Who will give this durwaish four dirhams in return for four duas from him?" The slave offered the four dirhams. When the buzrug asked him what duas he wished for, the slave said:
1) "That I be freed. 2) That Allah Ta'ala grants my master the taufeeq of taubah. 3) That I obtain another four dirhams. 4) That Allah Ta'ala bestows His mercy to me, to you and this entire audience."
The durwaish supplicated accordingly. When the slave returned, his master was very annoyed and demanded an explanation. After the slave explained what had happened, the master emancipated the slave and presented four hundred dirhams to him while he, himself sincerely repented. That night in a dream a Voice said to the master:
"We have bestowed Our mercy on you, on the slave, on Mansoor Ammaar and on the entire audience (of that gathering)."
2. Hadhrat Mansoor Ammaar (rahmatullah alayh) said:
Allah has created the hearts of the Aarifeen for His Thikr, and the hearts of the seekers of the world for greed.
The best man is he whose profession is ibaadat, whose yearning is for durwaishi (the state of poverty of the Auliyaa), whose desire is for seclusion, whose hope is the Aakhirah, whose Maut is constantly in front of him and who is always thinking of taubah.
The heart of man is of Noor. When the love of the world enters, it darkens and dispels the Noor.
One who associates with creation remains far from the Creator.
A man who is not patient when overtaken by worldly misfortunes will be involved in the misfortunes of the Aakhirah.
A renouncer of the world is free from worry and one who maintains silence has no need to apologise.
He is a vile transgressor who perpetrates such a sin from which he can abstain.
3. After his death, Hadhrat Abul Hasan Sha'raani (rahmatullah alayh) saw him in a dream and enquired of his fate. Hadhrat Mansoor Ammaar (rahmatullah alayh) responded: "Allah forgave me and said: "Deliver your discourses of Our praise among the Malaa-ikah in the heavens in the same way as you had done among the people on earth."
