He picked up a stone and said, “O Allah, if the monk’s way is dearer to You than the sorcerer’s, then kill this beast so the people may pass.” He hurled it, struck the beast, and it died; the people continued on their way.

The boy then went to the monk and told him what had taken place. The monk said, “My son, today you are better than I am. Your affair has reached the point I can see, and you will certainly be tested. When that happens, do not reveal my identity.”

The boy would thereafter cure the congenitally blind and the leper, and he treated people of every other ailment.

A court companion of the king, who had gone blind, came to the boy bringing many gifts. He said, “All that you see here will be yours if you cure me.”

The boy replied, “I cure no one; it is Allah who cures. If you believe in Allah, I will pray to Him and He will heal you.” So the man believed in Allah, and Allah restored his sight.

He returned to the king and sat with him as he used to. The king asked, “Who returned your sight to you?”

He answered, “My Lord.”

The king said, “Do you have a lord other than me?”