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40 Hadīths For Children With Stories Episode 7: A Neighbour In Paradise

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*40 Hadīths For Children With Stories*


*Episode 7: A Neighbour In Paradise*


Once upon a time, a Sultan was walking around the cities. He had changed his clothes so that no one would recognise him and he took one of his slaves with him. He wanted to know what his people really thought about his administration.


It was winter and very cold. He went into a small mosque. Two poor men were sitting in a corner, shivering. They had no place to go. The Sultan approached them, wondering what they were talking about.


The funny one was complaining about the cold weather: "After I die, when we go to Paradise, I will not let our Sultan enter Paradise. If I see him approaching the gate, I will take off my shoe and hit him on the head." The second man asked, curiously:


"Why would you keep our Sultan out of Paradise?"


"Of course I would not let him enter. While we are freezing here, he is sitting comfortably in his warm palace; he doesn't know how we live. How can he be my neighbour in Paradise? I don't need any such neighbour there." They both laughed.


The Sultan said to his slave:


"Do not forget this small mosque and these two men."


When the Sultan returned to the palace, he sent his men to the mosque. They brought the two poor men to the palace. The two men were puzzled about what was going on. After they waited in fear, they were taken into a luxurious room and were told:


"You shall eat, drink, and live here and you shall pray for our Sultan and you shall not object for him to be your neighbour in Paradise!"


What a kind-hearted Sultan he is, isn't it?


Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and Peace of Allāh be upon him) praised those who help the needy in the following Hadīth:


من نفس عن مؤمن كربة من كرب الدنيا نفس الله عنه كربة من كرب يوم القيامه


رواه مسلم


*"Whosoever takes care of a believer's need in this world, Allāh will take care of his need in the Hereafter."*


*[Muslim]*



Source of the Hadīth: Muslim, Kitāb al-Adhkar, Hadīth Number 38.

*Pearls Of Motivation*


Ya Allāh! I bring my burden to you because I can’t make it on my own. Give me strength, comfort me, heal my heart and help me carry on.

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