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Grateful Goolaam
Ask our children:
1. Is it good to be greedy or should we be happy with what we have?
2. When we see other people who don’t have the things that we have then what should we do?
3. If we don’t get what we want, should we be sad?
Now tell them the story:
There was once a little boy named Goolaam who was very, very greedy. He was so greedy that no …
The Worth of the Weak
Sayyiduna Abud Dardaa (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) mentioned, I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) saying, “Seek for me those who are weak (so that I may sit in their company and ask them to make du‘aa against the enemy), as you are only provided with sustenance and given assistance by Allah Ta‘ala through (the blessing and du‘aa of) the weak among you.” (Sunan Abi Dawood #2594 and Bazlul Majhood)
Every community has its share of ‘weak’ people. Be they elderly parents, widows, orphans, …
The Remedy for Refraining from Sin
A person once came to Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah) and said, “O Abu Ishaaq! I am a great transgressor and sinner. Please give me some advice that will serve as a deterrent from sin and will save my heart.”
Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah) replied, “If you accept five things from me and you are able to hold fast to them, you will neither be harmed by falling into sin nor will you be destroyed through falling prey to your carnal desires.” …
