The Rash Yaseera was in tears. She had a rash on her face which was itchy and uncomfortable. The doctor had said that it was an allergic… Read more “2.”
Month: February 2017
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The Bismillah Reminder Humaira was halfway through her meal when her mother asked her, “Did you recite the dua before eating?” (Bismillahi wa ala barkatillah-In the name… Read more “1.”
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The Runaway Sheep A baby boy was born and his parents were so filled with joy. For the next few days they searched for a good, suitable… Read more “25.”
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The Sandwich Farhaan was a cute chubby boy. He loved food and he really loved eating the polony slices his father bought each week. He could eat… Read more “24.”
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Dust Your Shoes Before Wearing! One cold morning, Anisa awoke and jumped out of bed. She needed to go to the toilet, so she put on her… Read more “23.”
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The Train Set One sunny day, Umar and his brother Hamza awoke early. After breakfast they had a bath, changed and began to recite the Quraan. Thereafter… Read more “22.”
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The Miser
Zakiya and Azraa were in their bedroom, putting away their weeks savings into their money boxes. Zakiya had quite a few coins to put away but Azraa however had hardly anything. She almost always spent her whole weeks allowance on sweets, snacks and cooldrinks.
As Azraa gazed at the amount of money Zakiya had saved, she felt very jealous. So she blurted out spitefully, “You are such a miser, Zakiya! You always hoard your money and don’t spend it!”
Zakiya felt so bad upon hearing Azra’s words that she started tearing. Just then their mother entered the room and wanted to know why Zakiya was in tears.
“She called me a miser,” said Zakiya sadly.
“Azraa,” their mother chided, “how could you say that to your sister?”
“But it’s true,” replied Azraa. “She always hoards her money and doesn’t spend it all.”
Their mother then said to Azraa, “Don’t you know a miser is a very greedy person who hoards money, not even spending it when there is a need to do so. Zakiya doesn’t do that. She spends her money moderately, gives charity and still manages to save some money every week. You should also learn to be moderate in your spending Azraa, if you wish to save. Now go apologise to your sister for being so nasty!”
Azraa realised that their mother was right and quickly apologised to Zakiya. Her sister smiled warmly and accepted her apology. Their mother then asked them, “Do you know who is the worst miser?”
“Who?” asked the children.
“The worst miser is the one who hears our Nabi Muhammed (saw)’s name mentioned and does not send any blessings on him.”
“How do we send blessings on Nabi (s.a.w)?” asked Azraa.
Their mother replied, “We do so by reciting durood, upon hearing Nabi Muhammed (s.a.w)’s name. Do you both know what’s the shortest form of durood one can send?”
“What is it? Teach us please!” said Zakiya.”We simply recite ‘Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,” said their mother.
“And do you both know the reward for reciting one durood?” she asked them.
“What’s the reward?” both wanted to know. Their mother replied, “One receives 10 blessings, 10 sins are forgiven and one’s rank is raised by 10 stages.”
The children were so amazed to learn how much reward there was for reciting just one durood. They decided to always recite abundant durood in future. It was so easy to recite durood, yet earned so much of reward.
Little Blessings 