Once, our respected Shaykh ḥafiẓahullāh was being escorted to a janāzah ṣalāh in another city. Both the Shaykh ḥafiẓahullāh and the driver were unfamiliar with the route from the masjid to the graveyard, and there was nobody else there to escort them.

The imām of the masjid was contacted who hastily arrived and asked them to follow his car. Within minutes they arrived at their destination.

Shaykh, not missing this opportunity, used this very incident to explain a very important point. He said,

"This is the exact example of tazkiyah; we all know where we need to reach, but without a capable guide who is familiar with the route, we cannot be sure if we are going in the right direction. Once we find an expert guide whom we trust and follow, we will reach our destination, Inshā'allāh."

Courtesy of In Shaykh's Company: a blog maintained by the students of Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullah www.shaykh.org