Islamic Stories - , A new Muslim and his mother

The following is a touching story about a new Muslim and his mother.
Before he was a Muslim, he lived with his mother until he was about 18
years old. Then he moved out of his home and lived in a different
place on his own. During those days, he met some Muslims and became a
very close friend of them. Eventually he himself became a Muslim after
learning about the beautiful religion of Islam from them. He made an
effort every day to learn more and more about Islam. One day, he came
to learn about the benefits of being good to one's parents. He learned
that a person who looks at his parents with the eyesof obedience gets
the reward of one accepted Hajj! (The reward is mentioned in an
authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim). After knowing this, he decided to
visit his mother whom he did not visit for many years. He bought some
flowers and fruits for her on his way. His mother was very pleased to
see him after so long. He started spending lots of time with his
mother on a regular basis. During his visits, he would stare at his
mother and tears would roll down from his eyes. The mother noticed
this happening many times and asked him one day the reason why he
visits her so much all of a sudden andwhy he cries. He told herabout
how he became a Muslim and that the position of a mother in Islam is
very high. He also told her about the reward he gets for looking at
her. But whilelooking at her, he cries because the mother is not a
Muslim and would not be able to save herself if she dies in this
state. The mother immediately recognized the beauty of Islam and
became a Muslim.