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Taken from the book Arwah-e-Thalatha by Hakim Al Ummah, Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi rahimatullah alaih.

Narration 285: Molvi Muhammad Qasim says that he once visited Gangoh to the room of Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi rahimatullah alaih and found a new, unused earthen pot lying in the room. He says; I picked it up and used it to pull water from a well and drank the water. On drinking, I found the water bitter. I mentioned this to Hazrat rahimatullah alaih before the dhuhr prayers. Hazrat mentioned that the water in the well is sweet. I gave him the pot and he drank from it and he also found it to be bitter. Hazrat asked me to keep the pot by the side and proceeded to lead the prayers.

After the prayers, Hazrat requested all those present in the masjid to recite as much Kalimah Tayyibah as possible. Hazrat himself began reciting the kalimah and after that he raised his hands and started making dua with intense humility and devotion. After this, he picked up the pot and drank the water and found it sweet! All those present in the masjid at that time also tasted the water and verified that it tasted sweet. Later Hazrat explained that the pot was made from soil that was taken from a grave which was undergoing the punishment of Allah azza wa jal. Alhamdulillah, due to the blessings of the kalimah, the punishment has been removed.

Narration 288: Molvi Siddeeq Ambethwi’s son Molvi Farooq mentioned that Molvi Ahmed Hasan Amrohwi, who was the teacher of Molvi Farooq, told him that Hazrat Maulana Qasim Nanotwi rahimatullah alaih, when he noticed pride in any of the students, he would sometimes make them pick up his shoes and if he noticed humility in any of his students, he would pick up their shoes himself.