while they were heedless, at the cost of my beard.’”

He said: “Al-Shiblī once gave the call to prayer. When he reached the two testimonies of faith, he said, ‘Had You not commanded me, I would not have mentioned anyone besides You alongside You.’”

He said: “Al-Nūrī heard a man giving the call to prayer and said, ‘A stab and deadly poison!’ Then he heard a dog barking and said, ‘At your service and at your command!’ He was told that this amounted to abandoning the religion, for he said to the caller, as he pronounced the testimonies of faith, ‘A stab and deadly poison!’ yet answered the barking of dogs with words of willing service. When asked about this, he replied, ‘As for the caller, he mentions Him in utter heedlessness. As for the dog, Allah says, “There is nothing that does not glorify Him with praise.”’” [Surah al-Isrāʾ 17:44]

Such statements and accounts should not be related as examples to emulate or as a path and way to follow, because they contravene the command of Allah and His Messenger. If someone who commits such acts is excused because of shortcomings in his independent judgment or