Shaykh Sari al-Saqati: (d.253H/867CE) 'alayhi al-rahmah wa'l-ridwan
In his book Wafayat al-'a'yan, Ibn Khallikan writes that Sari once said, "It is thirty years that I have been seeking forgiveness for one phrase, Praise be Allah's, that I allowed to pass my lips." When asked to explain he replied, "One night the bazaar caught fire, and I left my house to see if the fire had reached my shop. When I heard that my shop was safe, I said, 'Praise be Allah's'. Instantly I was brought to my senses with the realization that, granted my shop was unharmed, should I not have been thinking about others'?"
Sa'di is referring to this same story (with slight variations) where he says:
One night someone's chimney kindled a fire, And I heard that half of Baghdad had burnt down. One said, thank God that in the smoke and ashes, My shop has not been damaged. A man who had seen the world replied, O selfish man, Was your grief for yourself and no other? Would you be satisfied that a town should burn down by fire, If your own dwelling were left unscathed?
Shaykh Sari as-Saqati was the pupil and disciple (murid) of MAROOF AL-KARKHI, and the teacher and maternal uncle of JUNAYD OF BAGHDAD. Sari has many sayings on mystical unity (tawhid), love of God and other matters. It was also he who said: "Like the sun, the 'arif shines on all the world; like the earth, he bears the good and evil of all; like water, he is the source of life for every heart; and like fire he gives his warmth to all and sundry." Shaykh Sari as-Saqati died in [d.253H/867CE] at the age of ninety-eight.
Shaykh Sari as-Saqati Radi Allahu anhu also states:
"Tassawuf is the name of three qualities:
- His 'Nur of Marifah' (Knowledge of Allah) must not extinguish his 'Nur of Wara' (Piety).
- Never speak from the knowledge of Batin (Interior) that may contradict the Zahir (Exterior) -Qur'an al kareem and Hadith.
- Do not let Karaamats (Miracles) caste a veil on those things which Allah has made Haraam."
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