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lied.”
Al-Humaydi related that one day Al Shafi‟i set out for al-Yaman in the company of
some of the governors. With 10,000 Dirhams he made his way to Makkah where
a tent was pitched for him just outside the city and the people came out to see
him. He did not leave until he had distributed all among his visitors.” Furthermore
the strength of Al Shafi‟i‟s ascetism, the intensity of his fear of Allah, and the
concentration of his efforts on the Hereafter are manifest from a report that when
Sufyan ibn Ouyena narrated a Hadith about mystical sciences (al-raqa‟iq) in his
presence he fell unconscious and those present thought that he had died. Sufyan
thereupon said if he should die, the most excellent man of the age would have
passed away.
That Al Shafi‟i was familiar with the secrets of the hearts and learned in the
sciences of the Hereafter would be made known to you through the wise sayings
ascribed to him. It has been reported that once he was asked about hypocrisy,
he responded intuitively: “Hypocrisy is a golden apple, which passion has placed
before the eyes of the learned who, through the poor judgment of their impulsive
hearts, cast covetous eyes upon it, and thereby their works were frustrated.” Al
Al-Humaydi related that one day Al Shafi‟i set out for al-Yaman in the company of
some of the governors. With 10,000 Dirhams he made his way to Makkah where
a tent was pitched for him just outside the city and the people came out to see
him. He did not leave until he had distributed all among his visitors.” Furthermore
the strength of Al Shafi‟i‟s ascetism, the intensity of his fear of Allah, and the
concentration of his efforts on the Hereafter are manifest from a report that when
Sufyan ibn Ouyena narrated a Hadith about mystical sciences (al-raqa‟iq) in his
presence he fell unconscious and those present thought that he had died. Sufyan
thereupon said if he should die, the most excellent man of the age would have
passed away.
That Al Shafi‟i was familiar with the secrets of the hearts and learned in the
sciences of the Hereafter would be made known to you through the wise sayings
ascribed to him. It has been reported that once he was asked about hypocrisy,
he responded intuitively: “Hypocrisy is a golden apple, which passion has placed
before the eyes of the learned who, through the poor judgment of their impulsive
hearts, cast covetous eyes upon it, and thereby their works were frustrated.” Al