Islamic Stories - Imam Abu Hanifa and the drunk man

It is well known that AbuHanifa (radi Allahu 'anhu), did tahajjut
every night. He would spend his night reciting the Quran. He had a
neighbor who was an alcoholic, and he used todrink a lot and sing love
poems. This used to bother the imam.
But one day, the imam did not hear this man's revelry, so he went and
asked about him. They said, "Oh, so-and-so. They took him to jail."
So, the very well respected imam went to the jail. He was the most
respected imam and qaadi at the time in that place. When the ruler
found out the imam went to the jail, he asked for the reason andwas
told that the imam was concerned about hisneighbor who had been
arrested. So, the ruler said to release the man, and he was released.
The neighbor then askedAbu Hanifa why he did that, and he
replied,"Because you have a right upon me as a neighbor, and I have
notbeen neglectful of that." That was the reason thatthe neighbor made
tauba to Allah subh�na wa ta'�la [that is: embraced islam].

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