بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Once upon a time there was a terrible punishment under way in a
certain country. They were feeding the criminals to the hungry lions.
People would gather to watch this horrifying scene.
The criminal that day was a slave who had escaped from his owner.
He was left in the middle of an arena surrounded by high walls. They
let a hungry lion into the arena. At first the lion got ready to pounce on
the poor man, but suddenly it stopped and started to lick the slave's
hands!
The spectators were astonished. They asked the slave why the lion
had not attacked him.
The slave said :
''One day, I saw this lion in the forest. A thorn had lodged itself in its
paw, and it was in great pain. I pulled out the thorn and since that day
we have been good friends.''
People felt touched by this story. They set both the lion and the slave
free. To the people's amazement the lion was following the slave as if
it was his pet cat.
What a wonderful saying of our Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم :
الرَّاحِمُونَ يَرحَمُهُمُ الرَّحْمَانُ ارحموا مَن فِى الارْضِيَرْحَمكُم مَن فِى السَّماءِ رواه الترمذى
''Allah shows His mercy to those who are merciful.
Have compassion to creatures on earth so that
those in the heaven may have mercy upon you.''
40 Hadiths with stoties
by Prof. Dr. M. Yasar Kandemir
