It was an ache that it distressed him all the time; he couldn't eat, he couldn't sleep. was a worry that had engulfed all other worries; it was a topic, the explanation and elucidation of which took up all energies of his tongue and pen to the extent that writing on any other subject was a trial for him. He had written to Shaykhul Hadith Maulana Zakarya (rahimuhullah), "My heartfelt desire is that at least my brain, thought, time, and energy should be limited to nothing but this work." He used to say, "How can any other occupation be lawful for me when I see that the soul of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alaihe wasallam) is distressed (because of the weakness of the Muslims' faith and the supremacy of kufr)." One day an attendant complained that he saw a lack of attention and affection in his behaviour as previously compared. He replied, "I am very busy; I feel that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alaihe wasallam) is in distress; I cannot pay attention to anything else."
