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PEARLS OF WISDOM
III
- Take pride in your blessed Deen -
Some Muslims try to hide
their Islamic identity for fear of being labeled as
“fundamentalist”. Men are shaving their beard and women are trying
to make their hijab look like the latest fall fashion. If presented
with food or drink that is haram, they say we are full at the
moment, or they say we do not like the particular food. Only few say
that they cannot eat it because it is unlawful in Islam. This is not
the way of the companions of the Prophet, (SAW), behaved. When the
companions accepted Islam, they became proud of it and felt that all
other ideologies and ways of life are inferior to what has been
revealed to them from above seven heavens.
In the battle between the Muslims and the Persians, Rostom, the
leader of the Persian army, asked to negotiate with the Muslims.
Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, the Muslim leader in that battle, sent a group
of companions among which was Rabi`e ibn Amir. The Persian leader
prepared a magnificent reception in order to impress those
“Bedouins” and weaken their position. The Persians asked Rabi`e to
enter without his arms. HE refused and entered with his arms and his
horse and tied his horse next to Rostom. Rstom asked: “What brings
you?” Rabi`e said: “Allah has sent us to convert mankind from the
worship of people to the worship of Allah and from the narrowness of
this life to its wideness and from the oppression of the religions
to the justice of Islam. Allah has sent us to His creatures with His
religion. Whoever accepts it, we accept from him and whoever
refuses, we fight him until we get the Promise of Allah?” “And what
is His Promise?” asked Rostom. “Paradise for those who die and
victory for those who survive” answered Rabi`e. Rostom said: “Can
you delay this matter until we think about it?” Rabi`e answered:
“Yes. How many days you need, one or two?” Rostom said: “More. Until
I write to my people.” Rabi`e said: “We can’t. Our Prophet does not
authorize us to delay our enemies more than three days. So make up
your mind."
This companion came from a society which was materially far behind
the Persian empire. Nevertheless he had in himself the seed of Truth
and righteousness that allowed him not to be distracted or impressed
with the glamour surrounding the Disbelievers. Civilization starts
with the correct belief and faith. The material aspects of
civilization will come later as a by-product. On the other hand, the
disbeliever, no matter how materially advanced he might be, is an
uncivilized person and bears in his soul the germs of his own
destruction. This is why you should take pride in your religion.
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- Description of Taqwa -
Hamman ibn Shuraih - a
companion of Ali (ra) asked him to narrate the qualities of the
people of taqwa so that he would be able to see them in front of
him. Ali (ra) said:
'When Allah (swt) created His creation, He did so while He was
completely independent of their obedience towards Him and of their
disobedience towards Him. No disobedience can hurt Him and no
obedience can benefit Him. Then He distributed amongst them (the
creation) their means of sustenance and placed them on earth. The
people of taqwa on earth are those of virtue: their speech is
correct (true); their garments are of moderate nature and their walk
is one of humility. They lower their gazes when they see something
that Allah has forbidden them to see and they give an ear to
beneficial knowledge. They maintain their integrity in both
adversity and prosperity. Had it not been for the appointed time
that Allah (swt) has written for them (death), their souls would not
remain an extra second in their bodies out of yearning for reward
and fear of punishment. The Creator ranks Supreme in their eyes, so
everything else becomes immaterial to them. They are with Paradise
as if they had already witnessed it and enjoyed its presence. They
are with Hell as if they have already seen it and tasted its
torment. Their hearts grieve and their evil (if any) is
non-contagious. Their bodies are lean, their needs are few and their
souls are chaste.
They observe patience for a few days and experience everlasting
comfort. This is a profitable exchange that their Lord has made
pleasant for them. The world tempts them, but they do not succumb.
It imprisons them, but they ransomed themselves in exchange. During
the nights they stand in rows and read portions of the Qur'an. They
recite with proper recitation which grieves their hearts and drink
it (the Qur'an) like medicine. If a verse of yearning comes along,
they reach for it and believe it is their destination. If an
intimidating verse comes along, they pour their hearts towards it
and believe that Hell and its screams are in their ears. They
sleep on their foreheads and elbows (i.e. they engage in
prayers so much that it is as if they sleep in those postures) and
implore Allah to deliver them.
In the day, they are tolerant and learned, kind and Godfearing. Fear
has chipped away at their bodies as if they were arrows. Anyone
looking at them would think that they were sick. But they are not
sick. Some will say that they are confused. A great fear has made
them look like that. They are never content to do only a few actions
(during the day), nor do they ask for a great deal. They condemn
themselves and are apprehensive about their deeds. If one of them is
called "pious", he fears what will be said of him and says: 'I
know myself better than you do. My Lord knows me better than I do. O
Allah! Do not take me to task for what they are saying about me and
(O Lord) make me better than they think. Forgive my sins which
they do not know about.'
Their signs are that they are strong in Islam, resolute in their
softness; firm in their belief. They crave for knowledge and
are knowledgeable with tolerance; moderate in richness;
pleasant in hunger; forbearing in distress; seeking halal;
active in (pursuing) guidance and they abhor greed.
They perform good deeds in fear (of rejection). They spend the
evening in gratitude and the morning in remembrance. They
sleep in alarm and they awake in joy. If their carnal selves
make it difficult for them to fulfil that which they dislike
they deprive them of that which they like. The apple of their eyes
is in what does not perish and their abstemiousness is in what
disappears. They combine knowledge with tolerance and speech
with action.
You will find their hopes are realistic their mistakes few; their
hearts humble their selves content; their diet meagre their
matters simple; their Deen safe-guarded, their desires killed and
their anger subdued. Goodness is expected from them and evil
is shielded against them. If they are among those who are oblivious,
they are counted amongst those who remember (Allah). If they are
among those who remember, they are not written among the oblivious.
They pardon those who wrong them; they provide for those who deprive
them and meet those who severe ties with them. They are never
profane and always lenient. Their wrong doings are almost
non-existent and their good deeds are always present. They are
resolute when the earth quakes, steadfast in calamities and grateful
in
prosperity.
They are not prejudiced against those they dislike nor do they
favour those they love. They acknowledge the truth before it appears
and do not lose anything they are entrusted with. They do not call
anyone names nor do they hurt their neighbours. They do not curse at
the time of difficulties nor do they venture into falsehood. Silence
does not bother them and if they laugh they do not raise their
voices. If they are treated with injustice they remain patient until
Allah vindicates them. Their own selves live in toil while others
are comfortable around them.
Their abstinence from
those who stay away from them is their exoneration (from malice).
Their proximity to those who are close to them is a means of mercy
(for those who are close to them). Their remaining aloof is not out
of pride and arrogance and their being close is neither a ploy nor a
scheme."
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- Accepting advice -
Imam Abu Hamid al Ghazali says: To advise others is an easy matter,
the difficulty is accepting advice since it is bitter for those who
follow their own inclinations and desires.
Said Abu'l-Darda' (RA), 'When you recall the departed count yourself
as one of them.'
Allah(SWT) says: And those who believed, and did good works, and
accepted that which has been sent down to Muhammad – and it is the
very Truth from their Lord – Allah requited their sins and improved
their condition. [47:2]
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- Collective calamity resulting from negligence -
- Adas Ibn Umayra (RA) said : 'I heard the Prophet (SAW) say :
"Allah will not punish the public (with His torment) because of the
bad deeds of a particular people, till the public sees the Munkar
(Evil) amongst themselves and they are able to change it but they
don't change it. If they do this, then Allah (SWT) will punish the
particular people who have been doing the wrong and the public as
well."' (Collected by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal)
- Abdullah bin Mas`ud
(RA) reported: Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "The first defect (in
religion) which affected the Bani Israel occurred when a man from
amongst them would meet another and say to him: `Fear Allah and
abstain from what you are doing, for this is not lawful for you.'
Then he would meet him the next day and find no change in him, but
this would not prevent him from eating with him, drinking with him
and sitting in his assemblies. When it came to this, Allah led their
hearts into evil ways on account of their association with others.''
Then he (SAW) recited,
"Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by
the tongue of Dawud (David) and `Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary).
That was because they disobeyed (Allah and the Messengers) and were
ever transgressing beyond bounds. They used not to forbid one
another from the Munkar (wrong, evildoing, sins, polytheism,
disbelief) which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to
do. You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Auliya'
(protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which their own selves
have sent forward before them; for that (reason) Allah's wrath fell
upon them and in torment will they abide. And had they believed in
Allah and in the Prophet (Muhammad (SAW)) and in what has been
revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers)
as Auliya' (protectors and helpers); but many of them are the
Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).'' (Sura Maidah: Ayaat
78-81)
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- Benefiting the community -
"A Muslim is not the one
who fights Satan with his sword only and gets catapulted into Jannah
(paradise), but rather the one who interacts actively with his
environment in order to make a difference. Allah(SWT) says in
Qur'an:
"That man can have
nothing but what he strives for; that [the fruit of] striving will
soon come in sight; then will he be rewarded with a reward
complete." (53:39-41).
Our actions are witnessed
not only by Allah and His Messenger (SAW) but also by others as well.
Hence, the Muslim is not living in a vacuum; he is continuously
acting and interacting with his surroundings.
What makes him or her a
better Muslim? According to the following Hadith: "People are
dependents of Allah; the closest to Him (Allah) are the ones who are
most useful to His dependents (i.e. other creature)," (Sahih
Muslim).
Thus, the criterion for
being a better Muslim is not simply Salah (prayers), fasting, Dhikr,
and tasbih (glorifying Allah); it's one's utility to others! In this
context the following principle should alarm us: "He who does not
concern himself with the affairs of other Muslims is not one of
them." The task of a jama'ah (group) of Muslims is not to serve
itself; it is to serve others! The group is not the objective, for
in reality it is only an organizational means to accomplish the
objective.
The interest of such an
organization must be subservient to the interest of the Ummah
(Nation) and of the outside world. The Messenger of Allah (SAW)
directs us: "Have mercy on those in the land, so that the One in
Heaven will have Mercy on you," (Reported by at-Tirmidhi). To
establish an organization for the sake of the organization is like
building a house for the sake of the house. The environment and the
population of which the Da'iyah (Caller to Allah) is a part, are the
only mediums through which he can perform. They are the only fields
of operation in which Allah is testing him during his life."
(Excerpt from "Training Guide for Islamic Workers", pg. 15-16, by
Dr. Hisham Altalib)
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- Why knowledge is better than wealth -
Once ten wise men came to Hadhrat Ali(RA) and
posed this question: 'Why is knowledge better than wealth?' Each of
these men demanded a seperate answer in turn. Hadhrat Ali(RA) gave
the following anwers:-
1. Knowledge is better than wealth because you guard wealth, whereas
knowledge guards you.
2. Knowledge is better than wealth because the wealthy have enemies
and the learned have many friends.
3. Knowledge is better than wealth because the former is a legacy of
the Prophets, and the latter is a heritage of the Pharaohs.
4. Knowledge is better because it increases with distribution
whereas wealth decreases.
5. Knowledge is better because a wealthy person generally becomes a
miser.
6. Knowledge is better because unlike wealth, it cannot be stolen.
7. Knowledge is better because the wealthy person has to give an
account of his wealth on the Day of Judgement.
8. Knowedge is better because it does not deteriorate on account of
time, while wealth does.
9. Knowledge is better because the mind is illuminated by it, wheres
welath tarnishes it.
10. Knowledge is better than wealth because the Pharaohs and the
non-believers claimed divinity (God) on account of wealth.
'Whoever treads a way against the Sunnah of the Prophet(SAW) he will never reach his destination.' (Shaykh
Saadi)
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- The need for thankfulness -
Once Rasoolillah (SAW) related that there were
three men from the Banu Isra'eel. One of them was a leper, the other
bald, and the third blind. Allah (SWT) wanted to test them, so He
sent an angel to them.
The angel first went to the leper and asked him:
"What would you like best?" He replied: "I would like a nice
complexion, a beautiful skin, and that this sickness goes away from
me whereby people do not allow me to sit with them and which they
hate." The angel passed his hand over the body of that person. He
was immediately cured and a nice skin and beautiful complexion
appeared. The angel then asked him: "What type of wealth do you like
the most?" He replied: "Camels." So he gave him a pregnant camel and
told him: "May Allah (SWT) give you barakah in this."
The angel then went to the bald person and asked him: "What would
you like best?" He replied: "That my hair grows nicely and that this
sickness which people dislike goes away from me!" The angel passed
his hand over his head, he was immediately cured and beautiful hair
began to grow. He then asked him: "What type of wealth do you like
the most?" He replied: "Cows." So he gave him a pregnant cow and
told him: "May Allah (SWT) give you barakah in this."
Eventually, the angel went to the blind person and asked him: "What
would you like most?" He replied: "That Allah gives me back my sight
so that I may be able to see everyone." The angel passed his hand
over his eyes and Allah gave him back his sight. He then asked him:
"What type of wealth do you like the most?" He replied: "Goats." So
he was given a pregnant goat. The animals of all three delivered
their babies. In a short time, the jungle was filled with his
camels, his cows, and his goats.
Thereafter, under the orders of Allah (SWT), that angel went in his
previous form to the leper and said to him: "I am a poor person. All
my provisions for my journey are finished. Today I have no means of
reaching home except through Allah and then through your help. In
the name of that Allah who has blessed you with a nice skin and a
beautiful complexion, I ask you for a camel which I could ride and
reach my home." He replied: "Get far away from here! I have a lot of
other commitments to fulfill. I do not have anything to spare which
I could give you." The angel said: "I think I recognize you. Were
you not a leper, for which people despised you? Were you not very
poor, and then Allah blessed you with so much of wealth?" He
replied: "What are you talking? I inherited this wealth from my
ancestors." The angel said: "If you are lying, may Allah return you
as you were before."
The angel then went to the bald person in his previous form and
asked him the same questions and he also replied in the same way. So
the angel said to him: "If you are lying, may Allah return you as
you were before."
Eventually he went to the blind person in that same original form
and said to him: "I am a traveller and all my provisions are
finished. Today I have no means except Allah and then you. In the
name of that Being who returned to you your eye-sight, I ask you for
a goat with which I could do my work and complete my journey." He
replied: "Without doubt, I was blind. It was only out of His mercy
that Allah (SWT) gave me back my eye-sight. Take as much as you want
and leave behind as much as you want. By Allah, I will not stop you
from taking anything." The angel replied: "Keep your wealth with
you, I do not want anything. I had only come to test you three. Now
the test is over. Allah is pleased with you and displeased with the
other two."
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- Four noble aims -
'Akrama bin Khalid narrated that 'Ali bin Abi
Talib (RA) once said: "Learn four things from me, although, even if
you were to ride on the speediest racing camels to attain them, your
camels will fall exhausted before you can ever arrive at fully
accomplishing them;
1) Let a servant
implore no one beside his Lord;
2) let a servant
fear nothing greater than the consequences of his own sin;
3) let an unlearned
person not shy to inquire about what he does not understand; and
finally,
4) let no scholar,
when asked about something he does not know, shy to say, 'I do not
know the answer to that question, surely Allah knows best.' You also
must know that patience to one's faith is like the head in
relationship to one's body."
[Imam al-Hafiz Abu Naim al-Asfahani, The Beauty of The Righteous,
pg. 69]
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- The character of Rasoolillah(SAW) -
'Imaam Hasan (RA) says, (my younger
brother) Husayn said: "I asked my father (Sayyidina 'Ali (RA))
about the conduct of Rasulillah (SAW) and he replied:
'Rasulillah
(SAW) was always happy and easy mannered. There was always a smile
and a sign of happiness on his blessed face. He was soft-natured and
when the people needed his approval, he easily gave consent. He did
not speak in a harsh tone nor was he stone-hearted. He did not
scream while speaking, nor was he rude or spoke indecently.
He did
not seek other's faults. He never overpraised anything nor exceeded
in joking, nor was he a miser. He kept away from undesirable
language and did not make as if he did not hear anything. If he did
not agree with the next person's wish he did not make that person
feel disheartened, nor did he promise anything to that person.
He
completely kept himself away from three things: from arguments,
pride and senseless utterances.
He prohibited people from three
things. He did not disgrace or insult anyone, nor look for the
faults of others, he only spoke that from which thawaab and reward
was attained. When he spoke, those present bowed their heads in such
a manner, as if birds were sitting on their heads. When he completed
his talks, the others would begin speaking.
They did not argue before him regarding anything. Whenever one spoke
to him the other would keep quiet and listen till he would finish.
The speech of every person was as if the first person was speaking.
When all laughed for something, he would laugh
too. The things that surprised the people, he would also show his
surprise regarding that. He exercised
patience at the harshness and indecent questions of a traveller.
Rasulillah
(SAW)' would say: 'When you see a person in need, then always help
that person. (If someone praised him, he would detest it). If
someone, by way of thanks praised him, he would remain silent. He did not interrupt someone talking and did not begin
speaking when someone else was busy speaking. If one exceeded the
limits he would stop him or would get up and leave (Shamaail Tirmidhi)
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- Blessings in Brotherhood -
Barra' (RA) related that Rasulillah (SAW) said,
"There are no two Muslims who meet and shake each other's hand,
except that their sins are forgiven before they part." (Collected by
Abu Dawood)
Narrated by Abu Aiyub Al Ansari (RA): Allah's Apostle (SAW) said,
"It is not lawful for a man to desert his brother Muslim for more
than three nights. (It is unlawful for them that) when they meet,
one of them turns his face away from the other, and the other turns
his face from the former, and the better of the two will be the one
who greets the other first."(Bukhari)
Narrated by Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (SAW) said, "Beware of
suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not
look for others' faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one
another, and do not desert (cut your relation with) one another, and
do not hate one another; and O Allah's worshipers! Be brothers (as
Allah has ordered you!") (Bukhari)
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- The miracle of the Quran -
Abdullah Ibn Masud (RA) related that the Prophet
(SAW) said: "Verily, the Qur’an is the food from Allah, so come
closer to it if you are able. Verily, the Qur’an is the rope of
Allah, bright light, good medicine, and a guide for those who hold
on to it. When he strays, the Qur’an will remind him of the path;
and when he is misguided, the Qur’an will correct him. Its miracle
lasts forever, and will not be reduced by rejection. Read the Qur’an.
Allah will reward each word of your reading tenfold...." [Hakim]
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- Increasing the help from Allah(SWT) -
Ibn al-Shakheer said: "The goodness of a deed is related to the goodness of the heart, and the goodness of the heart is
related to the goodness of the intention." Furthermore, Ibn al-Qayyim
(rh) said: "The degree to which a person is helped and aided by Allaah depends on
the degree of his intention, drive, aim and hopes. Help from Allaah comes to
people in proportion to their drive, intention, hopes and fears, and failure
comes to them in like manner."
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- Be of those who pile up their good deeds -
Among the reports that describe the
virtues of this act of worship is the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (RA), in which the Prophet
(SAW) said: "The best of prayers after the prescribed prayers is prayer
in the depths of the night, and the best of fasting after the month of
Ramadaan is fasting the month of Allaah, Muharram." (Muslim).
Qiyaam al-Layl expels forgetfulness from the heart, as is stated in the hadeeth narrated by
'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas (RA), in which the Prophet (SAW) said: "Whoever recites ten aayaat in qiyaam will not be
recorded as one of the forgetful. Whoever recites a hundred aayaat in qiyaam
will be recorded as one of the devout, and whoever prays a thousand aayaat in qiyaam will be recorded as one of the muqantareen (those who pile
up good deeds)." (Abu Dawood).
According to the hadeeth of 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir (RA), the Prophet (SAW)
said: "When a man from my ummah gets up to pray at night, striving against his own
self to get up and purify himself, there are knots on him. When he washes
his hands in wudoo', one knot is undone. When he washes his face, another
knot is undone. When he wipes his head another knot is undone. When he
washes his feet, another knot is undone. Then Allaah says to those who are
veiled (in the Unseen): 'Look at this slave of Mine, he is striving against
his own self and asking of Me. Whatever My slave asks of Me shall be his."
(Ahmad).
'Amrah, the wife of Habeeb
al-'Ajami, prayed qiyaam al-layl one night whilst her husband was asleep. When the time for suhoor came, and her
husband was still asleep, she woke him up and said to him, "Get up, my
master, for the night has gone, the day has come and ahead of you lies a
long road with little provision, and a small group of righteous people who
have gone before us, and we are still here."
A man said to Ibraaheem ibn
Adham, "I cannot
pray qiyaam al-layl, so tell me the cure for this." He said, "Do not commit
sin during the day, and He will help you to stand before Him at night, for
your standing before Him at night is one of the greatest honours, and the
sinner does not deserve that honour."
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- The 'Big Rocks' of Life -
One day an expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration I'm sure those students will never forget. After I share it with you, you'll never forget it either.
As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said, "Yes." Then he said, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks.
Then he smiled and asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?" By this time the class was onto him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. And he reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?"
"No!" the class shouted. Once again he said, "Good!" Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked up at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?"
One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!"
"No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."
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- Making time for whats important - A man came home from work late, and as usual, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, sure. What is it?" replied the man.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"
"That's none of you business! What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
"I just wanted to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" pleaded the little boy.
"I am paid $20 an hour," responded the man, resentfully.
Looking up, the little boy said, "Daddy, may I borrow $9 please?"
The father was furious. "The only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a toy or some other nonsense. You march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you're being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and got even madder about the little boy's questioning. After a time, the man calmed down. He started to think he might have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $9. After all, he didn't ask for money very often.
The man went to his son's room and opened the door. "Are you asleep, son?" he asked.
"No Daddy. I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man. "I'm sorry I was so angry. What do you need that $9 for?"
The little boy sat up, beaming. He reached under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his Dad.
"Why did you want $9 if you already have money?" the father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but if you lend me $9, I will have enough to buy an hour of your time tonight," the little boy replied.
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- Advice from Damascus -
Ibn Abee Hatim(rh) said "I enetered Damascus and came upon a the
students of hadeeth and I passed by the circle of Qaasm al-Joo'ee. I
found a group sitting around him and he was speaking. Their
appearance amazed me. I heard him saying: "Seixe the benefit of five
things from the people of your time: When you are present, you are
not known; When you are absent, you are not missed; When you are
seen, your advice is not sought; When you say something, your saying
is not accepted; and When you have some knowledge, you are not given
anything for it.
I also advise you with five matters: When you are
treated unjustly, do not behave unjustly; When you are praised, do
not become happy; When you are criticised, do not become upset; When
you are not believed, do not become angry; and If people are
deceitful to you, do not act deceitfully towards them. Ibn Abee
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- Timeless truths -
1. Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- Allah's way leads to an
endless hope.
2. We don't change Allah's message -- His message changes us.
3. When Allah ordains, He sustains.
4. Never give the devil a ride -- he will always want to drive.
5. He who angers you controls you. Back to top |
