40 Hadīths For Children With Stories Episode 36: The Guest

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*40 Hadīths For Children With Stories*

*Episode 36: The Guest*

Hamdi was playing in the garden when he saw a poor old man with a white beard in the street. The man was walking slowly. He stopped at the gate of Hamdi's house, a beautiful mansion, to take a breath.

"My son, do you mind if I spend the night in this guesthouse?" he said.

"This is not a guesthouse." Hamdi replied smiling.

"What is it then?"

"It is our home."

"Really? That's nice. Well...who built this mansion?"

"My grandfather!"

"Who inherited it after him?"

"My father!"

"So, who will inherit it after your father?"

"Probably me."

The old man smiled and looked at Hamdi's face for a little while. Then he said:

"As the owner of this house keeps changing, then it means you are all guests in this house, doesn't it?" Then he stood up and continued walking.

When school started that year, Hamdi told this story during Islamic Studies lesson. When some of the students thought that the old man had spoken nonsense, their teacher reminded them of the following Hadīth of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and Peace of Allāh be upon him).

ما أنا في الدنيا إلا كراكب استظل تحت شجرة ثم راح وتركها

*" My relation with this world is as a traveler who continues his journey after having rested under a tree."*

*[At-Tirmidhi]*

Source of the Hadīth: Tirmidhi, Kitāb al-Zuhd, Hadīth Number 44.

*Habits Of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ*

Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to stand in prayer for so long that His feet starts to swell.

 *Pearls Of Motivation*

When you feel completely broken, the only thing that can heal you is connecting with Almighty ALLĀH in prayer. Only He has the power to heal.