Abdullah Ibn Mubarak to Fuzayl Ibn Ayyaz

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Abdullah Ibn Mubarak to Fuzayl Ibn Ayyaz
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10/25/00 at 16:52:57
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

Abdullah ibn Mubarak (rahimahullah) had a practice of going to Jihaad every other year and making Hajj every other year.  Once when he was away for Jihaad, he received a letter from his friend, Fuzayl ibn Ayyaz, who was making i'tikaaf in the Haram ash-Shareef.  Fuzayl ibn Ayyaz had said in the letter that they were missing him in the i'tikaaf.  Upon this, Abdullah Ibn Mubarak replied with the following verse:

Oh worshipper in the Two Sanctuaries, if you could only behold us,
You would see that you, in your devotions, are only playing.
If you are one whose cheek is tinged with his tears,
Then our chests are dyed with our blood.

May Allah have Mercy on his soul!

Wassalamu alaikum.
P.S. Ibn Mubarak died in 181 A.H.


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