Visiting Imam Shafi’i and the Prophet
It is narrated that Shaykh ʿAlī al-Ṣaʿīdī used to say to his student al-Dardīr, ‘They say that you see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a lot. If you see him, ask him about my state." He did so and saw the Prophet ﷺ, who said to him, ‘He is a pious person, except that he has some harshness.’ When Shaykh al-Ṣaʿīdī heard this, he cried…