* Ala Hazrat and Cucumber *

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ was once invited for a meal. The food had been served but all the people present over there were waiting for Imam Ahmad Raza رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ to begin eating. He رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ picked up a piece of cucumber and ate it. Then he رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ ate the second and the third. Following suit, all the guests stretched their hands out towards the container of cucumber, but the Shaykh رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ stopped them and asked for all the cucumber to be given to him. Hence, he ate all the cucumber on the dinning-mat. The Shaykh رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ was known to eat very little, therefore, when he رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ ate all the cucumber, the guests were astonished. The guests inquired as to why he ate all the cucumber. The Honourable Shaykh رحمۃ اللہ تعالٰی علیہ replied that the first piece was bitter, and so were the second and the third. Since eating cucumber is a Sunnah of the Exalted Prophet صلی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ والہ وسلم, and this cucumber was bitter, he did not want anyone to spit out the bitter cucumber.

May Allah عزوجل bless him and forgive us for his sake!

Mujh ko Mithay Mustafa صلی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ والہ وسلم ki sunnaton say piyar hay
ان شاء اللہ do jahan mayn apna bayra par hay

Sunnahs of the beloved Prophet صلی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ والہ وسلم, I love them all
In both worlds ان شاء اللہ I will not fall

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