about his own poverty, saying that he was in great distress and would
prefer death to such a life.The Shaikh said to him,"Are you willing to
have your eyes taken out in exchange for ten thousand Dirhams (silver
coins)." He replied"Certainly not." The Shaikh said "Would you like to
have your tongue plucked out and get ten thousand Dirhams in return?"
The man said, "Ofcourse not." The Shaikh said, "Would you agree
tohaving both your hands and feet cut off in return for twenty
thousand Dirhams." The man said that he would not. The Shaikh asked
"Are you willing to be made a mad man and get ten thousand Dirhams in
return?" The man said that he was not willing. Atthis, the Shaikh said
to him, "Are you not ashamed of yourself? You admit that Allah Ta'ala
has granted you so many precious gifts, the value whereof, in your own
estimation, exceeds fifty thousand Dirhams (counting only a few
gifts,by way of illustration) andyet you complain of poverty!"
Source: "Fadhail-e-Sadaqaa Part II", translated by Prof. Abdul Karim.
The value of the above mentioned gifts can be fully understood when
welose them. Let us be more thankful to our Lord.
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