Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

what was in my thoughts twice.’ When we halted at [Zubāla] (1), there he was, standing by the well with a leather water vessel in his hand, intending to draw some water (2). The vessel slipped from his hand (3) and fell into the well. He raised his gaze to heaven and said:

‘You are my Lord (4) when I thirst for water,
and my strength when I desire food.
O my Master, I have no other vessel.’

Shaqīq said (5), ‘By Allah, I saw the water in the well rise. He retrieved the vessel (6), filled it, performed ablution, and prayed (7) four rakʿas. He then turned (8) toward a sand dune nearby and began scooping some up with his hand, casting it into the vessel, and drinking (9).

‘I said, “Give me some of the bounty Allah has provided you—or of what Allah has bestowed upon you (10).”

‘He replied, “O Shaqīq, Allah’s blessings upon us have always been both outward and inward (11), so think well of your Lord.” He then handed me the vessel. I drank from it and found it contained roasted-grain meal and sugar. By Allah, I had never drunk anything more delicious or more fragrant (12). I was sated and my thirst was quenched. For several days thereafter, I remained (13) without desiring any food

(1) “Zubāla”: thus in (B). (K) reads: “at Zubāla.” The word is omitted from all other manuscripts. (2) “Water” is omitted from (A) and (B). (3) The phrase “from his hand” is omitted from (K). (4) “My Lord”: thus in (B) alone. In (K) and all manuscripts except (A): “my Lord”; in (A): “my God.” (5) (A) and (B) read: “Then he said.” (6) (A) and (B) read: “Then he took the leather water vessel in his hand.” (7) “And prayed”: thus in (K) and (W). All other manuscripts read: “and began to pray.” (8) (A) and (B) read: “Then he arose.” (9) (W) reads: “He would scoop it up with his hand, cast it into the leather water vessel, and drink.” (N) reads: “He began scooping it up with his hand, casting it into the leather water vessel, and drinking” ((B): “drinking from it”). (K) adds: “I found this astonishing.” (10) (K) reads: “I said, ‘Feed me, O servant of Allah, from the bounty Allah has provided you and from what He has bestowed upon you.’” (11) (A) and (B) read: “Allah has never ceased bestowing His blessings upon us, outwardly and inwardly.” (12) (A) reads: “nor more pleasant”; (B): “nor more pleasant”; (K): “nor more fragrant.” (13) (A) and (B) read: “and I remained.”
سِرِّي مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلْنَا [زُبَالَةَ] (١) إِذَا بِهِ قَائِمٌ عَلَى الْبِئْرِ وَبِيَدِهِ رِكْوَةٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيَ مَاءً (٢) فَسَقَطَتِ الرِّكْوَةُ مِنْ يَدِهِ (٣) فِي الْبِئْرِ فَرَفَعَ طَرْفَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ: أَنْتَ رَبِّي (٤) إِذَا ظَمِئْتُ إِلَى الْمَاءِ وَقُوَّتِي إِذَا أَرَدْتُ الطَّعَامَا. يَا سَيِّدِي مَالِي سِوَاهَا. قَالَ (٥) شَقِيقٌ: فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْبِئْرَ قَدِ ارْتَفَعَ مَاؤُهَا، فَأَخَذَ الرِّكْوَةَ (٦) وَمَلَأَهَا تَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى (٧) أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ، ثُمَّ مَالَ (٨) إِلَى كَثِيبِ رَمْلٍ هُنَاكَ، فَجَعَلَ يَقْبِضُ بِيَدِهِ وَيَطْرَحُهُ فِي الرِّكْوَةِ وَيَشْرَبُ (٩) . فَقُلْتُ: أَطْعِمْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِ مَا رَزَقَكَ اللَّهُ أَوْ مَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ (١٠) . فَقَالَ: يَا شَقِيقُ، لَمْ تَزَلْ نِعَمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً (١١) فَأَحْسِنْ ظَنَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ، ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِي الرِّكْوَةَ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْهَا فَإِذَا هُوَ سَوِيقٌ وَسُكَّرٌ، مَا شَرِبْتُ وَاللَّهِ أَلَذَّ مِنْهُ وَلَا أَطْيَبَ مِنْهُ رِيحًا (١٢) فَشَبِعْتُ وَرَوِيتُ. وَأَقَمْتُ (١٣) أَيَّامًا لَا أَشْتَهِي طَعَامًا
(١) زُبَالَةَ: كَذَا فِي (ب) . وَفِي (ك) : فِي زُبَالَةَ. وَسَقَطَتِ الْكَلِمَةُ مِنْ سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ. (٢) مَاءً: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . (٣) عِبَارَةُ " مِنْ يَدِهِ ": سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ك) . (٤) رَبِّي: كَذَا فِي (ب) فَقَطْ. وَفِي (ك) وَجَمِيعِ النُّسَخِ مَا عَدَا (أ) : رَبِّي. وَفِي (أ) : إِلَهِي. (٥) أ، ب: فَقَالَ. (٦) أ، ب: فَأَخَذَ الرِّكْوَةَ بِيَدِهِ. . (٧) وَصَلَّى: كَذَا فِي (ك) ، (و) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: وَجَعَلَ يُصَلِّي. (٨) أ، ب: ثُمَّ قَامَ. . (٩) و: يَقْبِضُ بِيَدِهِ يَطْرَحُهُ فِي الرِّكْوَةِ وَيَشْرَبُ، ن: فَجَعَلَ يَقْبِضُ بِيَدِهِ فَيَطْرَحُهُ فِي الرِّكْوَةِ فَيَشْرَبُ (ب: فَيَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ) ، وَزَادَتْ (ك) : فَرَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ عَجَبًا مِنْهُ. (١٠) ك: فَقُلْتُ أَطْعِمْنِي يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ فَضْلِ مَا رَزَقَكَ اللَّهُ وَمَا أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْكَ. (١١) أ، ب: لَمْ يَزَلِ اللَّهُ يُنْعِمُ عَلَيْنَا ظَاهِرًا وَبَاطِنًا. (١٢) أ: وَلَا أَطْيَبَ، ب: وَلَا أَطْيَبَ، ك: وَلَا أَطْيَبَ رِيحًا. (١٣) أ، ب: وَبَقِيتُ.

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