A True Story Of Honesty

The authentic e book of Hadith (Bukhari) gives a great story of an Israeli guy asked any other Israeli to lend him one thousand Dinars. the second man required witnesses. the former answered, ‘Allah is enough as a witness.’ the second one said, ‘I need a surety.’ the former answered, ‘Allah is enough as a surety.’ the second said, ‘you're right,’ and lent him the money for a certain duration.

finally he went to his city and collected money earlier than the scheduled duration. Now please have your eyes on one of the instance of honesty. simply you will be astonished in which such Muslims are left now, and why we do not take lesson from such activities, and why we become cheating after looking at money. This destitute fellow gathered all of the cash at the day while it become to be reached there but then he thought he might be a liar if the money did not attain as a result on fixed time.

therefore, he picked a strong bamboo (wood) and made a hole from inside. Having placed the money inside, he closed the wood from top side very carefully, and prayed to Allah: ‘O Allah! well that I took a loan of 1 thousand Dinars from so-and-so. He demanded a surety from me but I informed him that Allah’s Promise was sufficient and he agreed Your guarantee. He then requested for a witness and that i told him that Allah was sufficient as a Witness, and he agreed You as a Witness. no question, I tried difficult to discover a conveyance so that I should pay his money however couldn't discover, so I surrender this money to You.’ He, after such benedictory words, courteously threw the timber into the river with a idea that he had thrown the timber into the river but he become thoughtful whether or not the man or woman (money-lender) could get hold of money or now not. Will or not it's a better idea to pay the mortgage; and with such thoughts, he collected the specified money once more and went there wondering: possibly his friend may have now not acquired the money.

Now come to the opposite side. The cash lender counted the days for receiving the quantity, and whilst the time got here up that it turned into the appointed day (today), he went to the shore but he did not find everybody.

After some time, a wooden was coming to him with the aid of floating in water. He thought the wooden looked higher, it'd be beneficial in cooking, and sooner or later he picked up the timber from water and took it to his vacation spot. After achieving home, whilst he noticed the timber carefully, he found marks on its surface. He opened it and inside the hole, he found the money with the letter.
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عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أنه ذكر رجلا من بني إسرائيل، سأل بعضهم بني إسرائيل أن يسلفه ألف دينار، فقال: ائتني بالشهداء أشهدهم، فقال: كفى بالله شهيدا، قال فأئتني بالكفيل، قال: كفى بالله كفيلا، قال: صدقت، فدفعها إليه إلى أجل مسمى، فخرج في البحر فقضى حاجته، ثم التمس مركبا يركبها يقدم عليه للأجل الذي أجله، فلم يجد مركبا، فأخذ خشبة فنقرها، فأدخل فيها ألف دينار وصحيفة منه إلى صاحبه، ثم زجج موضعها، ثم أتى بها إلى البحر فقال: اللهم إنك تعلم أني كنت تسلفت فلانا ألف دينار، فسألني كفيلا فقلت: كفى بالله كفيلا، فرضي بك، وسألني شهيدا فقلت: كفى بالله شهيدا، فرضي بك، وأني جهدت أن أجد مركبا أبعث إليه الذي له فلم أقدر، وإني أستودعكها، فرمى بها في البحر حتى ولجت فيه، ثم انصرف، وهو في ذلك يلتمس مركبا يخرج إلى بلده، فخرج الرجل الذي أسلفه، ينظر لعل مركبا قد جاء بماله، فإذا بالخشبة التي فيها المال، فأخذها لأهله حطبا، فلما نشرها وجد المال والصحيفة،..**
رواه البخاري**

Now consider the other individual, he preceded his adventure with the money he collected again, at the same time as he had already despatched returned the amount to the cash lender. however he did so, thinking how he would pay his debt if it became no longer obtained by using him (the money lender). In actual information, he changed into frightened of the information that he might have to be responsible for the identical on the day of judgment if he didn't pay his debt.

--- The actual essence of obligation is to pay the debts taken ---

Is of direction a really perfect factor that draws our attentions. We take loan however overlook to pay it in time, and in any case declare to be a Muslim or a follower of Islam The thoughts drifting into the thoughts of the person who took the money from money lender have been not anything but handiest to pay the loan in time. do we preserve such mentality; we should have such contemplations in our turn. The above referred to story famous about rights of humans that ends in honesty toward mankind.

--- Right of people via people for people ---

To be paid is of route very vital for humanity and known as an etiquette of the human beings fearing from the factors of Peoples Rights.

O Mankind! suppose with careful attentions, have a look at actual Hadith (way of life of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him), surrender analyzing novels and fictions wherein there stay the stories related to fraud instances and theft, and the occasions referred to in Hadith will provide you with lessons of ideality, faith, sincerity and piousness.

quickly after that, the debtor came bringing a thousand Dinars to him and stated, “through Allah, I had been trying tough to get a ship so that I may want to carry you your money, however failed to get one before the one i've come via.’ The lender asked, ‘have you sent some thing to me?’ The debtor spoke back, ‘i have informed you I could not get a boat aside from the one i have come by using.’ The lender said, ‘Allah has added for your behalf the cash you despatched inside the piece of wooden. So, you may hold your one thousand Dinars and depart guided on the right route.’ “

..ثم قدم الذي كان أسلف ، فأتى بالألف دينار، فقال: والله ما زلت جاهدا في طلب مركب لآتيك بمالك، فما وجدت مركبا قبل الذي أتيت فيه، قال: هل كنت بعثت إلي بشيء؟ قال: أخبرك أني لم أجد مركبا قبل الذي جئت فيه، قال: فإن الله قد أدى عنك الذي بعثت في الخشبة، فانصرف بالألف دينار راشدا» رواه البخاري

Now think of the honesty of both the persons. the person borrowing money had already despatched the money to cash lender however became now not happy. He came returned with the money again, and additionally think about the honesty of cash lender who did no longer hide the cash he received before. Please keep in mind we're eating others rights. Now observe the person what he did. there was no witness, no evidence, however there remained a grave contemplation towards peoples-rights and the concern of Allah that enlightened him for preserving honesty.

{And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.} [At-Talaaq 65:4].

{وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّـهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْرًا} الطلاق: 4

Transliteration: waman yattaqi Allaha yajAAal lahu min amrihi yusran

He receives so much wealth however leaves all keeping in view the presence of Allah. He considers such amounts as unlawful and the rights of others. Why did Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) tell this story? This event is not narrated by Salaf Al-Saleheen (ancestors). It is not fiction but the event expressed by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is recommendation, admonition, route, law and instruction.

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) defined to us to disburse rights of human beings in this sort of way as mentioned. Bukhari, the true book of Hadith, additionally expresses the events of such honest individuals who had been frightened of others rights in spite of doubts. close to our very own troubles, we aren't ashamed of hoarding extra by hook or criminal, and further we bribe, devour bribed cash and aren't ashamed. on the other hand, the human beings like the men (as indicated within the story) had been ashamed in gobbling others wealth. We should take instructions from the appropriate tale referred to above.