took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after
hearrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he
discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a twenty pence
(a.k.a 'tuppence') too much change.
As he considered what to do, he thought to himself,you better give the
twenty pence back. It would be wrong to keep it. Then he thought, "Oh,
forget it, it's only tuppence. Who would worry about this little
amount? Anyway the bus company already gets toomuch fare; they will
nevermiss it. Accept it as a gift from Allah (swt) and keep quiet."
When his stop came, the Imam paused momentarily at the door, then he
handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said, "Here, yougave me
too much change". The driver with asmile, replied,"Aren't you the new
Imam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship
at your Mosque.I just wanted to see what you would do, ifI gave you
too much change."
When the Imam, stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft,
heliterally grabbed the nearest light pole, and held on for support,
and looked up to the heavens and cried: "Oh Allah, I almost sold You
and Islamfor twenty pence!"
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