Saturday, July 21, 2012

What he paid for the shade he enjoyed

Ibnul Muqaffa (may Allah have mercy on him) used to sit frequently in
the shadow of his neighbour'swall. He came to know that the neighbour
was inheavy debt and was about to sell his house to pay the debt. He
said that he always enjoyed the shadow of the neighbour's wall and did
not pay anything for that;so, he presented to the neighbour the price
of his house and told him that, since he had received the price, he
should not sell it.Source: "Fadhail-e-Sadaqaa Part I" translated by
Prof. Abdul Karim.
Let us be good to our neighbours. The best way to treat them would be
tobring them closer to Allah in a humble manner.

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