
It is reported that Ibrâhîm b. Adham (d162H) – Allâh have mercy on him – once passed through the market of Basrah. People gathered around him and asked: O Abû Ishâq, Allâh the Exalted says in his Book:
"Call on me, I will answer your prayers"
but we have been calling on Him for a long time and He does not answer our prayers.[Ibrâhîm b. Adham] replied, : “O people of Basrah, your hearts have died in respect to ten things:
First ...