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his: “Camel, do not complain of me to your Lord, for I have never overloaded
you.”
In short, in every warm heart there lies a reward, so the right of the beast and the
right of the hirer should both be respected; to dismount for a spell provides the
animal with relief and pleases its hirer at the same time. A man once said to ibn
al-Mubarak: “Carry this letter for me and deliver it.” But he replied: “Let me first
check with the camel – driver, for I have taken the animal on hire.” Note how
cautious he was even about taking with him a virtually weightless letter! This is
the prudent approach to piety, for once a door is ajar it gradually opens wider.
Sacrificing Animals
9. The Pilgrim ought to shed the blood of a sacrificial animal, even if it is not
strictly incumbent upon him to do so, endeavoring to find a fine fat creature for
the purpose. If the offering is voluntary he should eat some of it, but not if it is an
obligatory sacrifice. The words of Allah, the Almighty:
“All that; and, he who venerates the waymarks of Allah, surely it is from the piety
you.”
In short, in every warm heart there lies a reward, so the right of the beast and the
right of the hirer should both be respected; to dismount for a spell provides the
animal with relief and pleases its hirer at the same time. A man once said to ibn
al-Mubarak: “Carry this letter for me and deliver it.” But he replied: “Let me first
check with the camel – driver, for I have taken the animal on hire.” Note how
cautious he was even about taking with him a virtually weightless letter! This is
the prudent approach to piety, for once a door is ajar it gradually opens wider.
Sacrificing Animals
9. The Pilgrim ought to shed the blood of a sacrificial animal, even if it is not
strictly incumbent upon him to do so, endeavoring to find a fine fat creature for
the purpose. If the offering is voluntary he should eat some of it, but not if it is an
obligatory sacrifice. The words of Allah, the Almighty:
“All that; and, he who venerates the waymarks of Allah, surely it is from the piety