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At this point I awoke in dismay, feeling deep anxiety and concern. I said to
myself: “If only six souls had their Pilgrimages accepted, where am I placed?” I
then joined the stampede from Arafat, stopping at Muzdalifah. I began to ponder
how great was the multitude and how few would find acceptance, till sleep
overtook me and I saw the two figures descending as before. They hailed each
other, then one said: “Do you know what our Lord has decreed tonight?” “No.”
“To each of the six He has given a hundred thousand.” I awoke this time with a
feeling of indescribable joy.”
He is further reported as saying: “I went on Pilgrimage one year, and after
completing all the rites I thought about those whose Pilgrimages would not be
accepted. Then I said: “O Allah, I donate my Pilgrimage and give the merit of it to
someone whose Pilgrimage has not been accepted.” Then I dreamt of the Lord of
Might, Glorious is His Majesty, Who said to me: „Ali, you would be more
generous than I, though it is I Who have created generosity and the generous! I
Who am the Most Bounteous of the bountiful, the Most Municifent of the
municifent, more Worthy of bounty and generosity than the entire universe. I
myself: “If only six souls had their Pilgrimages accepted, where am I placed?” I
then joined the stampede from Arafat, stopping at Muzdalifah. I began to ponder
how great was the multitude and how few would find acceptance, till sleep
overtook me and I saw the two figures descending as before. They hailed each
other, then one said: “Do you know what our Lord has decreed tonight?” “No.”
“To each of the six He has given a hundred thousand.” I awoke this time with a
feeling of indescribable joy.”
He is further reported as saying: “I went on Pilgrimage one year, and after
completing all the rites I thought about those whose Pilgrimages would not be
accepted. Then I said: “O Allah, I donate my Pilgrimage and give the merit of it to
someone whose Pilgrimage has not been accepted.” Then I dreamt of the Lord of
Might, Glorious is His Majesty, Who said to me: „Ali, you would be more
generous than I, though it is I Who have created generosity and the generous! I
Who am the Most Bounteous of the bountiful, the Most Municifent of the
municifent, more Worthy of bounty and generosity than the entire universe. I