Question:
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalaamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakaatuh
In the distance I could see Grandshaykh pass away and MSN went into rabita and inherited all his knowledge,then i was with MSN and Shaykh Hisham was with me and MSN passed away.Somebody sitting behind me said only a Wali could inherit from the deceased.MSH and i both went into rabita to inherit MSN knowledge and secrets.We got only little so we both stopped.I told MSH that i really miss MSN.MSH made dua ‘ya Allah‘ or ‘ya Rasulullah‘ ‘I cannot do it!'(get the knowledges and secrets from MSN).i then thought its because MSN is the last Master before Mahdi AS.Shaykh Yayha Ninowy came and we told him MSN passed away,he started crying and wanted to see MSNs body.This took place outside my campus.
Jazakallah
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
This dream shows that no one can inherit from the one in the maqam of “passed away” spiritually except through rabitah. By it, we can leave our own self and be “dressed” with the self of the Shaykh, to the extent one is able to dissolve one’s own ego, and that is the meaning of Mawlana Shaykh Hisham saying “I cannot do it,” meaning as long as there is “I” one cannot be dressed with the Shaykh’s light and reach annihilation in his personality and presence. Thus Shaykh Hisham showed absolute `ajz, helplessness before Allah and the Prophet (s) asking their support. Asking to see the body, refers to the station of outer forms and circumstances.
And Allah knows best,
Taher Siddiqui
