Ibrahim Al-Harbi dan him books.

Khathib Al-Baghdadi said in Tarikh Baghdad, VI: 31, Ibn Abu Ya'la in Thabaqatul Hanabilah I: 86-88, and Shamsuddin al-Mukhtasar Nablusi in his case. 51 and 294, the biography of Ibrahim bin Ishaq al-Harbi (born in 198 AH, and died in 285 H in Baghdad). He was a priest and symbols in terms of knowledge, asceticism, fiqh, hadith, literature, and language,



Khathib Al-Baghdadi said that Ibrahim Al-Harbi once said, "I have spent 30 years of my life just by eating two slices of bread. If my mother or my sister brought them to me, so I ate it. But if not, then I'm still in a state of hunger and thirst until the second night.

I also have spent 30 years of my age just by eating a piece of bread each day. If my wife or one of my daughters to come bring it to me, so I ate it. But if not, then I'm still in a state of hunger and thirst until the next night.

Now I eat only half the bread slices and four grains of dates if it was a good date, or twenty more if it's bad dates. When my daughter was sick, then my wife visited him and always take care of her for a full month. Ration berbukaku this month with only one dirham and two half daniq! I entered the baths, then buy soap for a family with 2 daniq price. So, my shopping quota during Ramadan is one dirham and four and a half daniq. "

Abul Qasim bin Bukair said, "I never heard of Ibrahim al-Harbi said, 'We never know these dishes in the slightest. From the next afternoon, my mother only provide maknanan for me, a grilled eggplant or a piece of fat, or sepirik turnip. "

Abu Ali al-Khayyath (the tailor), better known by the nickname al-Mayyit (the deceased) told me, "One day, I sat down with Ibrahim Al-Harbi at the door of his house. When entering the morning, he said to me, 'O Abu Ali, go fulfill kesibukanmu. I have a turnip. Earlier maalm I had eaten the leaves. Now I will eat the stems'. "

Al-Baghdadi then Khathib merwiyatkan with resting sanadnya to Ahmad bin Salman An-Najjad, one of the scholars of hadith expert Hanbali schools of the first class, is also one of the jurists were poor, but still grateful, may Allah have mercy on him. Ahmad bin Salman Al-An-Najjad Qathi'i said, "I had a very difficult life. So, I went to see Ibrahim Al-Harbi to tell him what I experienced. He told me, 'Do not feel cramped chest, because God will surely help you. I also have experienced the same thing. In fact, to the extent that my family does not have anything for them to eat. Then my wife said to me, 'Let's just say me and you can be patient, then what about the two young girls this? Give most of your book. We sold or mortgaged it! 'I do not agree with my wife's suggestion. I told him, 'Berutanglah something for both of our daughters. Give me a chance until tomorrow morning. '

I have a room in one corner of the house to store my books. In it I used to sit for copying books and studying. On that night there was someone knocking on my door. I asked, 'Who is it?' He replied, 'neighbor.' I said, 'Please come.' He said, 'Turn off your lights, then I go.'

I was a little dim my light, then I say, Come. 'So, he went into the room in one corner of the house and put a big bag. He told me, 'We make a pretty good food for our children, then we want you and your children get a piece of it. As this was something else. "He put it in a big bag beside it and said, 'Use it for your need.' I do not know the man. Then, he left and passed.

I call my wife. I told him, "Turn on the lights." He turned on the light and coming soon. It turns out the bag in the form of a large food parcel. It contained fifty food containers. Each container of food that contains various types of food. And, in addition to a large parcel that contained a bag containing money 1,000 dinars. So, I said to my wife, "Wake the children so that they could eat." Next day we pay off the debt from the money.

At that time the pilgrims arrival time of Khurasan. I sat at my door on the day after tomorrow night's events. Suddenly there came a camel keepers leading two camels to carry two bags of sustenance in his back. She asked about the Ibrahim Al-Harbi. When he arrived in front of me, I said, 'I am Ibrahim al-Harbi. "Then he menurunakn two sacks sustenance it and said,' Two sacks this was one of the inhabitants of Khurasan submissions. 'I asked,' Who is he? 'He replied,' he had me swear not to tell who he is. '

Ahmad bin Salman An-Najjad said, 'I was moved from the side of Ibrahim Al-Harbi. I went to the grave of Ahmad. I menziarahinya, then go home. When I was walking on the edge of the moat, suddenly there was an old wantia our neighbors pass me. He asked me, 'Why are you sad?' So, I told him what had happened. He said, 'Before you die, your mother has given me 300 dirhams. Your mother advised, "Keep this money in your house. If you see my son having trouble and sorrow, then give the money to him. "Therefore, follow me. I will give the money to you. 'I was going to follow him, then he gave the money to me. "

Ahmad bin Salman An-Najjad this, as stated by al-Baghdadi Khathib when speaking of his biography in Tarikh Baghdad, IV: 191, he always fasted a whole year. Each night, he is breaking with one slice of bread and leaves one mouthful. When Friday night arrives, then the ration berbukanya it as charity, while he himself breaking with bribe-a bribe that he had previously been set aside.

Then Khathib Al-Baghdadi describes the resting sanadnya to Abul Qasim bin Al-Jabali, he said, "Ibrahim al-Harbi suffered an illness, until almost died. One day, I see her. He said to me, 'O Abul Qasim, I am facing a big problem with my daughter.' Then he said to his daughter, 'Get up, go see your uncle.' The girl came out and the veil. Ibrahim said to his daughter, 'This is your uncle, talk to him.'

The girl said, 'O uncle, we face a big problem! But no problems related to the world and the hereafter! During one month, one year, we do not have food in addition to pieces of dry bread and salt. Sometimes without salt. Yesterday Al-Mu'tadhid 1,000 dinars to send money through Badr father, but the father rejected. So and so and so and so also send money to the father, but the father did not take the slightest. Though the father is sick. '

Ibrahim turned to her daughter with a smile. He asked his daughter, 'O my son, ye fear poverty?' Daughter replied, 'Yes.' So, he said to his daughter, 'Look to the corner.' Girl is shown looking at his father. Apparently there are a lot of books. Then Abraham said, 'There is no language book chapters and 12,000 words difficult. I have written with my handwriting. If I die, take each day one juz. You can sell it for a dirham. People who have 12,000 dirhams, then he is not a poor man. "

Then Khathib Al-Baghdadi describes the isnaad, and Ibn al-Jawzi in Manaqibul Imam Ahmad, Hal. 508, with the isnaad also anchored in the Abu Imran Al-Asyyab, he said, "There's a man asked Ibrahim Al-Harbi, 'How are you able to collect these books?' Hearing the question, Ibrahim Al-Harbi angry and said, 'I am able to collect these books with flesh and blood! With flesh and blood! "

The author remarked, that if we know that his love Ibrahim Al-Harbi with his books, and how he collects books, namely the flesh and blood, then how could he want to follow the advice of his wife when she said to him, "Give me your book partly . We sell or we mortgaged alone. "

The books for the wives of her husband's second wife like that against him. Once the wife was in trouble for the first time, their thoughts immediately turned to the books for sale and removed from the home. As for books for the scholars like the brothers at the same salvation. When they are overwritten narrowness, they will be able to be patient if you have to starve, do not have the clothes, and the poor. However, they will not be patient when ammpu have to part with these books and sell them.