Human Kindness in Islam

Nasiruddin was the slave of a king, and very fond of hunting. One day
he came across a very prettybaby deer and picked it up and rode away.
The mother deer saw Nasiruddin take her babyand followed him
anxiously. Nasiruddin, pleased with the baby dear, was thinking
aboutpresenting it to his children to play with. After a 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 and the two
deer leapt happily away into the forest. But many times the mother
deer looked back at Nasiruddin, as if to express her 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 whenyou are king you will alsohave many responsibilities. Just as
you have shown mercy tothe 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 be eager to show mercy to all the 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 actsof human kindness
should first touch those nearest to him, his familyand his neighbours.