Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad

**Al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad ibn Mas'ud ibn Bishr Abu 'Ali al-Tamimi al-Yarbu'i al-Khurasani** (Arabic: الفضيل بن عياض بن مسعود بن بشر أبو على التميمي اليربوعي الخراساني, romanized: *Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ ibn Bishr ibn Masūd Abū ʻAlī at-Tamīmī al-Yarbūʻī al-Khurāsānī*; he die 803/AH 187), dem sanso know as **Abu Ali** den as **al-Talaqani**, be a famous Islamic Sunni Scholar.

Ein story often be confused plus dat of Fuḍayl Ibn Yahya, a contemporary wey be de official to de Caliph Harun al-Rashid.

## Early life
Dem attribute a number of birthplaces to Fuḍayl, wey dey include Samarkand, Merv, Mosul den Balkh.

De nisbah of ***at-Tamīmī*** dey signify Fuḍayl ein belonging to de Arab tribe of Banu Tamim den de nisbah of ***al-Khurāsānī*** dey signify say he be from Khurasan; wey dey mean he most likely be identified as a Persian of Arab-descent anaa Arab.

Prior to ein conversion, Fuḍayl lead a group of bandits, anaa highwayman, insyd Syria den Khorasan, wey dey raid caravans den dey rob travelers. Even during dis time, he be a Muslim, wey dey keep ein five daily salat prayers, fasting as required wey he dey forbid ein men to uncover any women dem find among de victims. During dis time, na he be deeply in love plus a woman, den often go send ein tokens from ein stolen treasures.

One story of ein banditry get a rich merchant, fearful of running into bandits, mistake Fuḍayl for an honest man wey he ask am to hide de majority of ein wealth lest bandits find am. As de merchant continue on ein way, dem rob am of ein remaining wealth by Fuḍayl ein men. Wen de merchant return to Fuḍayl to recover de majority of ein wealth, he be dismayed to find de bandits wey rob am der wey dem dey surround de man he trust; however Fuḍayl indicate say he be a god-fearing man, wey no go betray ein trust, therefore dey motion de merchant to reclaim de wealth he lef in trust plus am.

Fuḍayl dey climb a wall simply watching a passing caravan; wen Fuḍayl hear somebro dey recite de Quranic chapter of *Al-Hadid*, wey wen he hear 57:16, wich dey read "*Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors*", he realise say he be a hypocrite to claim both submission to God, den banditry.

Plus ein new found piety, Fuḍayl lef ein criminal ways wey he wander thru de desert wer he find a caravan camping - wey he overhear two men wey dey warn each oda to be wary lest de bandit Fuḍayl ibn Iyad find dem. Fuḍayl step out wey he introduce einself, wey dey acknowledge say he repent den no longer be a danger.

After dis, Fuḍayl try to visit each of ein known victims to repay dem wat he steal from dem, den wen he run out of available goods, he visit dem to beg dema forgiveness. However one Jew refuse to forgive am til dem repay am, wey he order Fuḍayl to move a pile of dirt in front of ein house to work off ein debt. After several days of work, a hurricane blow away de pile of dirt, wey Fuḍayl explain to de Jew say God aid am. De Jew then place a bag of dirt on ein bed wey he ask Fuḍayl to bring am to am, wey he remark upon discovering say de dirt turn to gold dat he now believe insyd de religion of Fuḍayl, wey he ask make he cam be a Muslim.

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## External links

*Fa al-Din Attar, trans. Arthur John Arberry, *Muslim saints and mystics: episodes from the Tadhkirat al-Auliya' *, Routledge, 1983 (reprint 2007),  p.&nbsp;52.