A story about the absurdities and superstitions of the Sufis and their claimed miracles that took place in Aleppo.
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The Shaykh : The questioner asked this question because he had heard that this imam, or the candidate for the imamate, is, as they say today, a Wahhabi, meaning he does not believe in the alleged miracles. He wanted to test him, and this tester was quick-witted. He asked him, "Like what?"
He told him, "Like what our Shaykh narrated to us: a preacher went up on the pulpit, and while he was delivering the sermon, he revealed to one of his students that he needed to relieve himself, meaning he was holding it in.
The student was sitting listening to the Shaykh's sermon, embarrassed that he would have to leave in front of everyone and draw the people's attention. So the preacher extended his hand like this, and since the Shaykhs' sleeves are wide, he gestured like this. The student put his hand into the Shaykh's sleeve, and there he found a garden with a place for relieving oneself, so he relieved himself and then returned to his place...!
They said, "As for this miracle, I do not believe in it.
This is a noble man who is testing him with this superstition and this foolishness.
He told him, "Like what our Shaykh narrated to us: a preacher went up on the pulpit, and while he was delivering the sermon, he revealed to one of his students that he needed to relieve himself, meaning he was holding it in.
The student was sitting listening to the Shaykh's sermon, embarrassed that he would have to leave in front of everyone and draw the people's attention. So the preacher extended his hand like this, and since the Shaykhs' sleeves are wide, he gestured like this. The student put his hand into the Shaykh's sleeve, and there he found a garden with a place for relieving oneself, so he relieved himself and then returned to his place...!
They said, "As for this miracle, I do not believe in it.
This is a noble man who is testing him with this superstition and this foolishness.