Once, the Ruler, Muhammad Bin Sulaimaan said to Hadhrat Hammaad Bin Salmah (rahmatullah alayh): “Why am I filled with awe when my eyes fall on you?” Hadhrat Hammaad responded: “Verily, when an Aalim intends to acquire the Pleasure of Allah with his knowledge, then everything (and everyone) fear him. And, when he intends to acquire wealth with his knowledge, then he fears everything.”
Hadhrat Hammaad, despite passing his life in extreme poverty and hardship, refused to accept the gift of 40,000 dirhams (silver coins) which the Ruler presented to him.
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