'anhu) reported: The
Messenger of Allah
(sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa
sallam) said, "A woman
was punished because of a
cat she had imprisoned
until it died. She entered
Hellfire because of it. She
did not give it food or
water while it was
imprisoned, neither did she
set it free to eat from the
vermin of the earth."
[Sahih Bukhari, Book 56,
Number 689/
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Islam is a huge gift, and imaan (faith) is an even greater one. Don't
ever make the mistake of thinking that you earned these gifts! They
are a mercy from Allah, and furthermore they have a price... The price
of faith is courage. The price is not success, for success is in
Allah's hands. The price youmust pay is courage. Courage to be the
man/woman Allah asks you to be, to follow His guidance over your own
desires, to be true, to forgive even when you would rather hold a
grudge, to be humble and compassionate. Courage is the price of faith.
And Allah knows best.
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