Human Kindness in Islam

Nasiruddin was the slave of a king, and very fond of hunting. One day
he came across a very pretty baby deer and picked it up and rode away.
The mother deer saw Nasiruddin take her baby and followed him
anxiously. Nasiruddin, pleased with the baby dear, was thinking about
presenting it to his children to play with. Aftera time, he chanced to
look back and saw the mother deer following him, her expression full
of grief. He noticed too that she did not seem to care about her own
safety. Moved to pity, Nasiruddin set the baby deer free. The mother
deer nuzzled and licked her baby fondly andthe two deer leapt
happilyaway into the forest. But many times the mother deer looked
back at Nasiruddin, as if to expressher thanks.
That night Nasiruddin dreamt that the revered Prophet (صلى الله عليه
وسلم) was addressing him: 'Nasiruddin, your name has been entered in
the list of Allah , and you will one day have a kingdom. But remember
that when you are king you will also have many responsibilities. Just
as youhave shown mercy to the deer today, you should be merciful to
all Allah's creatures. You should not forget your people by falling
into a life of luxury.'
This dream came true and Nasiruddin did become king, Amir Nasiruddin
Subaktagin, father of Sultan Muhammad .
The moral of the story is that if we wish Allah to be merciful to us,
we must beeager to show mercy to allthe living creatures of the earth.
When a flower blooms, its colour and scent first touch the garden near
it, and then spread. In the same way, a Muslim 's acts of human
kindness should first touch those nearest to him, his family and his
neighbours.