40 Hadīths For Children With Stories Episode 34: Smoke

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*40 Hadīths For Children With Stories*

*Episode 34: Smoke*

Once upon a time, there was a man called Hatem. He was a rich and generous man. He had many herds of animals that grazed in the grassy fields, and he loved to share his wealth with others.

Hatem had a pitch-black horse called Smoke. Everybody admired this horse for its speed. It ran like a flying eagle. Hatem regarded smoke as the apple of his eye, and he would not give it up for anything.

Finally, the fame of Hatem's wealth and his beautiful horse reached the ears of the Sultan. When the Sultan heard about him he called his Grand Vizier and said:

"I was to test test Hatem's generosity. Ask him to give me smoke. Let's see what he does."

The Sultan's men set off the next day. One night when it was raining very hard they reached Hatem's house and became his guests.

Hatem greeted them with joy and warmth. He ordered his servants to prepare food for his guests. Soon an excellent table was set for dinner and they all sat down to eat. After the meal, the guests were put up in very comfortable beds, where they slept soundly.

The next morning when the guests explained why they had come, Hatem became very sad and didn't know what to do in his great sorrow.

"What a pity!" he said, "I wished you had told me what the Sultan wanted as soon as you had arrived. I know that you love horsemeat, and last night, as due to the bad weather I couldn't find anything else to offer you. So, I slaughtered Smoke last night for us to eat, as I had no other alternative."

But even Hatem's generosity paled next to our Prophet's, who once gave a single man a gift of a hundred camels!

Our Glorious Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and Peace of Allāh be upon him) stated in the following Hadīth how great a character trait generosity was:

السخي فريب من الله قريب من الجنة قريب من الناس بعيد من النار

رواه الترمذي

*"A generous person is close to Allāh, close to human beings, close to Paradise, and far from Hell."*

*"[At-Tirmidhi]*

Source of the Hadīth: Tirmidhi, Kitāb al-Birr, Hadīth Number 40.

*Habits Of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ*

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) always used to pray on time.

*Pearls Of Motivation*

When you believe and trust that the Almighty ALLĀH has your back no matter what you’re going through, that’s faith! That’s when life becomes more peaceful and less stressful because you know He will get you through the good times and bad times in life.