A Mark On The Toe Of The Siddiqis

The descendants of Siddiq Al-Akbar رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ are referred to as ‘Siddiqis’ and even today, it is possible for the mark of the snake bite to be seen on their toe. However, if it is not apparent, it is not permissible to doubt the Siddiqiyyat [lineage to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ] because this sign is not evident in all of them.

The servant of Madinah [the author, Amir-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat] once requested a Siddiqi scholar to show him the sign on his toe. He said, ‘My father made it prominent by scratching it, but now it is concealed again.’

Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’imi رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ has stated on page 359 of ‘Mira-tul-Manajih’, ‘Some Salihin (pious people) have been heard to say that either snakes do not bite those who are from the offspring of Shaykh Siddiqi [Sayyiduna Muhammad Ibn-e- Abu Bakr, the son of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr who was a Sahabi] or if they do bite, the poison has no effect. This is due to the blessed saliva of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم which heصَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم applied on the toe of Siddiq Al-Akbar رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ in the cave of Saur after رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ had been bitten by the snake.

In addition to this, there is a black mole on the toe of these descendants, and if the mother and father are both from the offspring of Shaykh Siddiqi then there will be a mole on the large toes of both feet. I have seen these moles on the toes of many Siddiqis. In short, these are extremely astonishing marvels (i.e. snakes not biting Siddiqis, the poison not affecting them if a snake does bite, and the presence of moles on their toes until today; all of these are the astonishing miracles of the blessed saliva of Rasulullah صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہِ وَسَلَّم).’