Sheikh Anas Bin Mesfr once narrated a true story of a family who had broken down on the way to Riyadh. The owner of the car informed the Sheikh that near the halfway point of his journey, his car broke down. His wife and children were traveling with..
He mentions that as he stood in the sun, many cars passed him by, except one man. He saw him and stopped. He came over to the owner and asked if everything was ok? The man informed him of the issue and it turned out that the
Yet, instead of exchanging greetings and walking away, the man turned to the owner of the car, a..
Shocked, the owner of the broken-down car..
The man assured him and told him it's not an issue as they'll both have each others' cars and to put his trust in Allah.
Surprised and happy, the owner transferred his luggage and family
When he arrived, they greeted each other and the owner asked the man
Surprised, and without telling her who he was, he simply asked the name of the prison and
The next day the owner took a 100 thousand riyals and headed to the prison. Upon arrival he went to the admin office and confirmed that so and so was a prisoner there. Upon confirmation, he asked the reason for imprisonment and was told debt.
Upon this, the prison manager called the imprisoned man and said I have good news for you,
The man thanked the manager and asked him who the person was? He informed him we don’t know, he didn’t even tell us his name. The man then said 100 thousand
Then he paused and said, but you know what? Those prisoners with smaller debts like 5 thousand, 10 thousand etc,
How beautiful is this man’s character that here he was with a 100 thousand given to him yet instead of thinking of giving it to his family etc. for personal benefit, he thought of those around him he could help and benefit. With the
The sheikh mentions that the prison manager is amazed by what has just happened. He said: I don’t know which of them I was more amazed by. The man who gave a 100 thousand without even telling
Two or three weeks later the owner of the car decided to call the man’s house again. To his surprise, the wife answered once more and when asked where he is, she again mentioned jail
The manager informed him that his debt was much larger, 3 million riyals and
At this, the owner of the car was stunned. He thought this is not an ordinary person. He asked the prison manager to give him documents showing his 3 million debts. After obtaining these, the owner of the car, who was well connected, went to princes and
هَلْ جَزَآءُ الإِحْسَـنِ إِلاَّ الإِحْسَـنُ
(Is there any reward for good other than good)(55:60)