THE PRICE OF IMAAN............A STORY

[HELWAA]

Several years ago an Imaam moved to London. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him twenty pence too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, 'you better give the twenty pence back. It would be wrong to keep it'.

Then he thought, 'oh forget it, it's only twenty pence. Who would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a gift from Almighty Allah and keep quiet'.

When his stop came, the Imaam paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said:

"Here, you gave me too much change."

The driver with a smile replied:

"Aren't you the new Imaam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship at your mosque. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change."

When the Imaam stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft. He had to grab the nearest light pole and held for support, and looked up to the heavens and cried: "Oh Allah, I almost sold Islam for twenty pence!"

Bottom-line: We may never see the impact our actions have on people...
Sometimes we are the only knowledge of the Quran someone will read, or the only Islam a non-Muslim will see. What we need to provide, Insha' Allah is an example for others to see. Be careful and be honest everyday, because you never know who is watching your actions.

[Steeler [Crawler2]]

It's a story already told here. But at least it is too focking stupid. I know a guy in Thailand who, at the airport, was changing money and the girl behind the counter miscounted. She gave him 1,000 baht too much (about 25 bucks). He said to her "You gave me too much" and handed the bill back. She recounted and started to cry thanking the guy. That money would have come out of her pay, which isn't all that much to begin with.

[HELWAA]

ONE THING I DONT UNDERSTAND IS.........WHY DO YOU REPLY MY TOPICS?



IF YOU HATE ISLAM SO MUCH.....WHY DO READ EVERY TOPIC I POST

[muslim-man]

@Helwa, Maddy is obsessed with anything Islam, if he hates it, then he should stay away, no?

[Steeler [Crawler2]]

If I didn't reply, nobody would. Then there'd be no discussion at all on the DISCUSSION BOARD.