The Cobblers Haj A noted Muslim scholar Abdullah bin Mubarak, had a dream while he was sleeping near the Kaaba. He saw 2 angels descend from the sky, & start talking to each other. One of the angels asked the other: Do u know how many people have come for Haj this year? The other angel replied: 600 thousand. Abdullah bin Mubarak had also gone for Haj that year. The 1st angel askd: How many peoples Haj has been acceptd? The 2nd replied: I wonder if anyones Haj has been accepted at all. Abdullah bin Mubarak was grieved to hear that. He taught, So many people have come from all over the world, crossng so many obstacles like rivers, jungles, mountains, suffered so many hardships,& meeting so many expenses. Would their effort be wasted?Allah does not let anyones effort go to waste. Then he heard the other angel speak: There is a cobbler in Damascus. His name is Ali bin al-Mufiq. He could not come for Haj, but Allah has acceptd his intention. Not only will he get the reward for Haj, but because of him, all the Hajis will be rewarded. When Abdullah bin Mubarak woke up, he decided he would go to Damascus & meet that cobbler whose Haj intentions carried such a lot of weight. On reaching Damascus, he made inquiries about the cobbler & was directed to a house.A man appeared. Abdullah bin Mubarak greeted him & asked him his name. The man replied Ali bin al-Mufiq. He then asked:What do u do? Ali replied: I am a cobbler. Abdullah bin Mubarak introduced himself. The cobbler was anxious to find out why such a well known scholar was seeking him out. He asked Ali if he had made any plans to go for Haj. Ali replied For 30 years I have hoped to perform Haj. This year I saved enough to go, but Allah did not will it, so I couldnt make my intention translate into action. Abdullah was eager to find out how this mans Haj could be accepted & blessed for all the people who went for Haj that year even though he didnt even go. He could sense purity in Alis heart. Islam regards greatness not in wealth or power, but in civility, in good manners & the goodness of heart. He further asked: why could u not go?. Ali again replied it was Allahs will. When Abdullah bin Mubarak persisted, Ali revealed: Once I went to see my neighbor. His family was just sitting down for dinner. Although I was not hungry I thought my neighbor would invite me to stay for dinner out of courtesy but I could see that he was grieved about something & wanted to avoid inviting me. After some hesitation the neighbor told me: I am sorry I cannot invite u for food. We were without food for 3 days & I could not bear to see the pain of hunger of my children. I went out looking for food & found a dead donkey. In my desperation, I cut out some meat from the dead animal, & brought it home so that my wife could cook this meat. It is halal (lawful or permitted) for us because of our extreme condition of hunger, but I cannot offer it to u. Ali continued: On hearing this, my heart bled with tears. I got up & went home, collected the 3000 dinars I had saved for Haj, & gave my neighbor the money. I too had to go hungry but that was to save money for Haj, but I thought helping my neighbor during his difficult times was more important. Although I still desire to go for Haj if Allah wills. Abdullah bin Mubarak was greatly inspired by the cobblers story & told the cobbler of his dream. Allαh Subhana Taala is merciful & shows mercy to those who do likewise to his creatures. This act of compassion on the part of the cobbler was so pleasing to اللَّهُ Subhana Taala that it not only earned him the reward of Hajj but was extended to all the people who came for Hajj. How often it is that a small action is made great by its intention, & a great action is made small by its intention. [Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak] ┈┅·̣̇·̥̊·̣̥̇̊ː̗̲̀(̥̊Alliyy Murtadha Advanced Dawa & Research Institute)̥̊ː̖́·̣̥̇̊·̥̊·̣̇┅┈ 24D,Zone 4,Unit 3, Oluana/Akingbile, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. kingalliyy@gmail, +2348035782386, 25E456D6 (mai Muliki) follow us on twitter @HadjAlliyy ┈┅·̣̇·̥̊·̣̥̇̊ː̗̲̀(̥̊Alliyy Murtadha Advanced Dawa & Research Institute)̥̊ː̖́·̣̥̇̊·̥̊·̣̇┅┈ 24D,Zone 4,Unit 3, Oluana/Akingbile, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. kingalliyy@gmail, +2348035782386, 25E456D6 (mai Muliki) follow us on twitter @HadjAlliyy
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 19:27:13 +0000
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