40 Hadīths For Children With Stories* *Episode 35: Sun-Dried Bricks

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*40 Hadīths For Children With Stories*

*Episode 35: Sun-Dried Bricks*

Once upon a time, there was a poor man called "Murat the Genuine." He was a good-hearted man and a devout Muslim. One day he found a gold ingot in the shape of a sun-dried brick while he was repairing the walls of his house. He was so happy that he didn't know what to do.

He began to think: "Finally I am no longer poor. Now I will build a mansion for myself and furnish its rooms with the best furniture and lay the floors with alabaster. The garden will be full of flowers and all kinds of fruit trees where the most beautiful birds will sing."

That night he had lovely dreams. 

The next day, he imagined how many servants he would have, the gardeners, cooks and butlers who would all work in his mansion.

The following day he continued to dream such lovely things. All day and all night he would just dream; he didn't even eat, drink, or pray to Almighty Allāh and thank Him for the health and wealth he had been given!

One day when Murat was walking outside the town, dreaming his dreams, he saw a man cutting sun-dried bricks by the wall of the cemetery.

The man was digging out the soil and mixing it with water and straw, which he then put in a mold to make the bricks.

The man told Murat that the bricks made from the soil of the graveyard were sturdier than those made from other soil. Murat was shocked. He felt as if he had been punched. Suddenly he awoke from his dreams and, continuing on his way, scolded himself.

"Shame on you! Poor, absent-minded man! One day they will make bricks from the soil that covers you. You lost your way when you found that gold. You forgot to pray and thank Almighty Allāh (Sub-haanahu wata'aala). However, life takes many things back each day. You are getting closer to death with every day that passes. Stop dreaming and indulging in fantasies! This is a gift from Almighty Allāh; spend your money wisely, don't waste it and don't spend it foolishly!"

Just then, the Adhaan for noon-prayer rose up from the minarets.

When he heard this, Murat went towards the mosque with peace in his heart; he now knew what was right and good.

If Murat had known earlier the following Hadīth of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and Peace of Allāh be upon him), he wouldn't have undergone such a time of confusion:

لو كان لي مثل أحد ذهبا مايسرني أن لايمرعلي ثلاث وعندي منه شيء الاشيء أرصده لدين

رواه البخاري

*"If I had gold as much as Mount Uhud, I would not want to keep it with me more than three days other than the amount of my debt."*

*[Bukhāri]*

Source of the Hadīth: Bukhāri, Kitāb al-Istiqrāz, Hadīth Number 3.

 *Habits Of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ*

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to pray at the most part of Night.

*Pearls Of Motivation*

No matter how shattered your heart is, never lose hope. Cry to Almighty ALLĀH for as long as you need. Only He can turn tears of sadness into pure joy.