3.5.5 - Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Takhmist (Fez)

Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Takhmist was from Seville, and he was considered to be one of the Substitutes. In al-Durrah al-Fakhirah, Shaykh Muhyiddin says that he lived at Fez, and he was a companion to Abu Yaaza. He was generally thought to be one of the Substitutes. By profession he was a jurist and many closed doors of knowledge were opened to him. His presence always inspired awe and respect. Whenever we sat with him he would show his pleasure with me and smile at me.

One night he stayed so long in the Qarawiyin mosque that the keepers closed the doors for the night. Therefore, when he had completed his supererogatory prayers and wanted to leave the mosque, he found all the doors locked. Then he murmured something softly and the door opened for him and he went off to his house.