40 Hadīths For Children With Stories Episode 29: The Echo

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*40 Hadīths For Children With Stories*

*Episode 29: The Echo*

Little Remzi was taking food to his father who was working in the fields. He spotted a shadowy figure behind the rocks at the top of the hill. Thinking that it was another child he shouted to him, saying "Heeeey!" A voice came back, saying "Heeeey!" from the hill top.

Not realising it was an echo, he thought that another child was up there, making fun of him.

"Just wait and see what happens if I come up!"

The voice answered:

"Just wait and see what happens if I come up!"

Remzi got really angry and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Come out and let me see you, you coward!"

When the same answer came back to him he started to run toward the cliff. Soon he was tired, but he couldn't see anyone there. He thought that the other child must be hiding somewhere else. He climbed up the rocks, shouting all the while. He thought about what he would do to that other child when he caught him. But that cowardly child didn't dare to come out.

After a long time, he remembered his father. He must be very hungry by now. When he got to his father he told his father everything that had happened. His father listened to him and reminded his son of a proverb:

"He who speaks whatever he wants hears whatever he doesn't want to hear."

If Remzi had known the following saying of the Prophet he would not have acted in a such a way:

من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الاخر فليقل خيرا أو  ليصمت

رواه البخاري

*"Let the one who believes in Allāh and the Last Day speak good or remain silent."*

*[Bukhāri]*

Source of the Hadīth: Bukhāri, Kitāb al-Adab, Hadīth Number 31.

*Peal Of Motivation*

When your failure brings you closer to your Creator, that’s NOT failure. That is your success. Thank Almighty ALLĀH for it. #Alhamdulillah!