Some of the sayings of Hazrat Ahmad Harb Rahmatullahi alaih

I wish that I knew who is indulging in Gheebat about me so that I could send him gifts for rendering such favours to me. I shall most certainly be kind to him.”

Hadhrat Harb would not sleep during the nights. He perpetually remained awake the entire night. Once his companions said: “What harm will there be if you take rest for just one night?” Hadhrat Ahmad Harb said: “How can a man who is being buffeted between Jannat and Jahannam, not knowing which of the two is his ultimate destination, ever sleep?”

“Fear Allah Azza Wa Jal as much as you are able to. Be engrossed in His ibaadat. Beware of the world. Do not let it deceive and destroy you as it had destroyed others before you, for then you will be embroiled in calamity.”

Hadhrat Yahya Bin Muaaz (Rahmatullah alayh) had made Wasiyyat to his followers: “When I die, place my head on the feet of Hadhrat Ahmad Harb (Rahmatullah alayh).” This Wasiyyat illustrates the lofty status of Hadhrat Ahmad Harb (Rahmatullah alayh).

Once his mother roasted a fowl and encouraged him to consume it saying that he should have no doubt whatever in the wholesomeness of the fowl. There was absolutely no doubt in it. Hadhrat Ahmad Harb said: “This is the very same fowl which had once ate some seeds in the yard of our neighbour. The neighbour is a soldier, hence this fowl is not fit for eating.”

Soldiers are generally oppressors. The effect of their oppression pervades all their activities and possessions. Hence, Hadhrat Ahmad Harb regarded the fowl to be unfit for consuming.

A Buzrug said: “Once I was in a Majlis (gathering where a discourse is given) of Hadhrat Ahmad Harb. He made such a statement which brightened my heart. Today even after forty years, my heart remains bright as the effect of that statement. It has never departed from my heart.”

Once while Hadhrat Ahmad Harb was absorbed in Thikrullaah, it began to rain in torrents. The thought crossed his mind to attend to his kitaabs in the next room. He thought that his kitaabs would be damaged if the roof leaked. As he was ruminating, he heard a Voice reprimanding: “O Ahmad! Go to where your heart is focused.” Immediately he realized his error and repented.

For a Wali of the calibre of Hadhrat Harb, it was a ‘sin’ to divert from Thikrullah to an act of lesser significance. The descent from the sublime is intolerable for the Auliya, hence the Divine Reprimand.their Hadhrat Ahmad Harb regarded the fowl to be unfit for consuming.