The Giving Hand Is Better

The Giving Hand Is Better

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  A young man, a university student, was one day taking a walk Story from with an old wise man Qisas.com With some modifications By Junaid Qadir
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  As they wentalong, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes. They supposed that the shoes must belong to the poor man who works in the field close by.
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  The student turnedto the old wise man saying: “Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them.”
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  “My young friend,…” answered the wise old man. “We should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of this poor man. ””
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  The old wiseman continued “Put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how this affects him.”
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  The poor man, whileputting on his coat, slipped his foot in one of the shoes. Feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coins.
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  Astonishment and wonder were evident on hisface.
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  The poor manfelt: Fortunate and Very Happy
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  He gazed uponthe coin turned it around and looked at it again and again.
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  The student stoodthere deeply affected. The old man asked then: “We did surprise the poor man, but is this way not better”
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  The youth replied: Youhave taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of these words which I never understood before :
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  [Sahih Muslim]
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  It was relatedon the authority of Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said: “ Whosoever relieves from a believer some grief pertaining to this world, Allah will relieve from him some grief pertaining to the Hereafter” [Sahih Muslim]