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and at the tomb of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. Then he
inquired about the house. The shaykh told the man from Khurasan that he
had bought a house for him, and so the man asked him for the deed.
The shaykh got up and fetched a piece of paper and began to write:
Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem
This deed bears witness that Muhammad Wasi's son
has purchased from Allah, the Exalted,
on behalf of this man,
a house in Paradise.
Then he signed the deed, gave it to the man, and told him what he had done
with his money. The man from Khurasan was not upset and returned home.
Twenty days later, as the shaykh was praying in the mosque, a piece of paper
floated down into his hands. To the shaykh's surprise, the paper was none
inquired about the house. The shaykh told the man from Khurasan that he
had bought a house for him, and so the man asked him for the deed.
The shaykh got up and fetched a piece of paper and began to write:
Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem
This deed bears witness that Muhammad Wasi's son
has purchased from Allah, the Exalted,
on behalf of this man,
a house in Paradise.
Then he signed the deed, gave it to the man, and told him what he had done
with his money. The man from Khurasan was not upset and returned home.
Twenty days later, as the shaykh was praying in the mosque, a piece of paper
floated down into his hands. To the shaykh's surprise, the paper was none