Sayed Murtada. He once had a difference of opinion with his younger brother, Sayed Radi. Sayed Murtada was standing in prayer in the front and his brother was at the back. While the prayer progressed, he reached the state of Genuflection (Ruku). When the congregation rose from the genuflection, it was noticed that Sayed Radi was falling behind the congregation. It appeared that he was offering individual (Furada) prayer with that congregation. When the prayer was over, both the brothers proceeded towards their home.
When they entered the house, Sayed Murtada complained to his mother that Sayed Radi ignored offering the prayer in congregation behind him and preferred to offer the Furada Prayer.
Both the brothers were from a family steeped in the matters of Fiqh.The mother asked Sayed Radi the reason for making his prayer Furada.
Sayed Radi said, “When my brother went into genuflection, his mind was occupied with certain matters of Fiqh like the treatment of the periods of menstruation etc. When I noticed my brother’s mind getting absorbed in such matters, I made intent for the Furada Prayer and went ahead with it!”
Sayed Murtada said, “If I prevaricated with other matters in my mind while praying, you too indulged in thinking about what I had in my mind! You too wasn’t totally committed to the prayer. Both of us didn’t have our total attention towards offering the prayer to Allah!” Sayed Radi accepted his mistake.
This proves the state of the brothers’ spiritual status that they had the faculty of reading the minds! Having descended from the lineage of the Infallibles (a.s), they manifested such acts that it bordered on being miraculous.
BIOGRAPHY OF JANAB SYED MURTAZA ALEM-UL-HODA