A man came to Imam Abu Hanifa (رحمه الله) and explained that he had buried some wealth in a place, but had forgotten where it was. Imam Abu Hanifa (رحمه الله) said to him, "This is not a question of fiqh, but I advise you to return home and perform Salah the entire night. Insha Allaah, you will soon remember where your wealth is buried."

The man did as he was advised. A quarter of the night had not yet passed when the man recalled where his wealth was.

He returned to Imam Abu Hanifa (رحمه الله) and informed him what had happened. The Imam (رحمه الله) explained, "I knew that Shaytan would make you remember the place quickly, so that you would not perform Salah the entire night. Why did you not spend the remainder of the night in Salah as gratitude to Allaah (سبحانه و تعالى)?"

[Uqudal Juman, p 268; al-Adhkiya]

» Posted by Seifeddine-M on 6th February 2012

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