His name is Abū ῾Abdullāh al Hāris bin Asad al Muhāsabi rahmatullah ῾alayh. He was born in Basra, known by the title of Al Muhāsabi because of his excessive accountability of self. His date of birth is unknown but his demise was in 243h. in Baghdād.
Hāris al Muhāsabi rahhatullah ῾alayh have a very profound and holistic manhaj (methodology) of Tasawwuf. Judging from what he has written in his books on the topic, he was very particular about adaptation of Qur’ān, Sunnah, sayings and actions of the Sahaba radi allāhu ῾ahum according to his knowledge and understanding. His books are apparently void of philosophical discussions on Tasawuf, rather all his writing are directed toward rectification of one’s understanding (of dīn) and one’s actions; pondering over Allah Ta’āla and purification of one’s Nafs and its cleanliness from all the illnesses; and drawing oneself closer to Allah Ta῾āla. In other words al Muhāsabi has only written or spoken of those things which involves ones actions.
This is the true noble Shar῾ī manhaj which should be adhered onto and will be rewarded inshā’Allah. Read the rest of this entry »
Maulāna Muhammad Anwarī Lā’ilpūrī says that the year in which he was studying hadīth under Hadhrat ‛Allāmah Anwar Shāh Kashmīrī rahmatullah ‛alayh at Darul Ulūm Deoband, ‛Allāmah ‛Ali al Yamanī thumma al Misrī, a hāfidh al hadīth, came for vacation to India. He came to Mumbai and then went to Randheir. In Randheir he met Maulāna Muftī Mahdi Hasan Sahib Shahjahānpūrī. ‛Allāmah ‛Ali was Hanbalī in madhab and was very a staunch defender of his school of thought. Hence when Mufti Mahdi Sahib talked about Darul Ulūm Deoband and its elders he was unable to entertain the discussion at length. 
Hadhrat Maulāna Shāh Abdul Qādir Rāipūrī rahmatullāh ῾alayh was a student of Hadhrat ῾Allāmah Shāh Kashmīrī rahmatullāh ῾alayh. He mentions himself that he studied “Mulla Hasan” (1) and part of “Sunan Tirmidhī Sharīf” from Shāh Sāheb rahmatullāh ῾alayh. “While teaching he would jump from one topic to another, and I would have become gher muqallid if I had not taken benefit from Hadhrat Shāh Sāheb rahmatullāh ῾alayh. When I attended his “Sunan Tirmidhī Sharīf” class he was discussing Fātiha Khalf al-Imām(2). When I heard Shāh Sāheb rahmatullāh ῾alayh’s talk my heart became satisfied that we (Ahnāf) have proofs (dalā’il) as well. 
Maulāna mentions that ῾Ālamgīr rahmatullāhi ῾alayh used to write the Qur’ān with his own hands. Once a person saw him (writing) and said that such and such letter is incorrect. ῾Ālamgīr rahmatullāhi ῾alayh changed the letter even though the person was at fault, and (since that correction was incorrect) he took that page out and re-did it correctly once the person left.
