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Story - The wooden bowl

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. 

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the son. “I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.” 

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.

When the family glanced in grandfather’s direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food when I grow up.” The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

Allah mentions in the Qur’an - Surah Al-Isra 17:23-24

And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], “uff,” and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word. 

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.”

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This really made me think.

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══●══ HOW TO WARD OFF THE EVILS OF WEALTH ══●══ 

“While Muhammed s.a.w was speaking to his companions, a poor man came and sat down beside a rich man. From his movement, it seemed as if the rich man were moving his garment away so that the poor man wouldn’t touch it. Muhammed  [color] changed [from anger], and he said:

“O so-and-so! Were you afraid that your richness would transfer to him, or that his poverty would transfer to you?”

“And is richness evil?” asked the rich man.

Muhammed said, “Yes, for your richness invites you to the Hell-fire, while his poverty invites him to Paradise.”

The rich man asked, “Then how can I save myself from that?” 

Muhammed answered, “Comfort him with some of it.”

The rich man said, “I will do so then.”

The poor man then spoke, “I am in no need of it.” 

Muhammed said, “Then ask God to forgive your brother, and supplicate for him.”

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Be afraid of the curse of an oppressed person because there is no screen between his invocation and God [Bukhari 2:573]

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-Nizar Qabbani

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I wish this would happen more often.

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