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ISTIGHĀTHAH OF IBN AL-MUQRI’

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī [d. 597 AH / 1201] writes in Al-Wafā:

Narrated from Abū Bakr al-Muqri’ that he said:

I, Ţabarānī, and Abu’sh Shaykh were in the sanctuary of RasūlAllāh ﷺ, and we were in a condition. Hunger affected us,

and that day we did wişāl. When it was the time of Íshā’a, I presented myself at the grave of RasūlAllāh ﷺ and I said, ‘Yā RasūlAllāh! Hunger! Hunger!’ And I moved away. Abu’l Qāsim said to me, ‘Sit, for indeed there shall either be sustenance or death.’

Then, I and Abu’sh Shaykh slept, and Ţabarānī was sat researching something. An Álawī came to the door and knocked on the door, so we opened it and there were 2 boys with him. With each one of them was a basket, in which there was copious things [to eat].

We sat, then we ate, we thought that he would take the remaining [food]. He departed and left the remaining [food] with us.

Then, when we finished eating, the Álawī asked, ‘O people, did you complain to RasūlAllāh ﷺ?

For indeed, I saw RasūlAllāh ﷺ in my dream and he commanded me to bring something for you.’”

1. We see that Ibn al-Muqri’ called upon RasūlAllāh ﷺ and complained to him at his blessed grave.

2. We also see that none of the other 2 scholars with him prohibited him nor told him to do tawbah nor said this is Shirk al-Akbar.

3. RasūlAllāh ﷺ did not object to this in the dream of the Álawī, he did not prohibit it nor did he call it Shirk al-Akbar.

4. It is observed that, instead, RasūlAllāh ﷺ answered his complaint and granted him what he wanted.