At the time of Khalifa Umar bin Khattab, three people came to him dragging a young man with them and said to him:
Oh leader of the believers, this man has murdered our father.
Umar: Why did you kill their father?
Young man: I'm a guardian.
My camel ate from his farm, and their Father threw a stone at the Camel and the Camel died. I also took the stone and threw it at their Father and he also died.
Umar: Because of this, I will pass judgment (charge you with murder).
Young man: I ask for 3 days before you pass the judgment. My late father left me some wealth and I have a sister to take care of. If you kill me now, the wealth and my sister will have no guardian.
Umar:Who will stand for your bail?
Young man: looking into the crowd, he pointed to Abu Dhar.
Umar: Do you agree to stand for him Abu Dhar?
Abu Dhar: Na'am (yes)
Umar: You stand for someone you don't know? If he doesn't return you will receive his penalty.
Abu Dhar: I accept.
The young man left.
After 2 days, and into the 3rd day there was no sign of him.
Everyone was scared for Abu Dhar who accepted to receive the death penalty if the man failed to show up.
Before the time for Maghrib, the boy appeared exhausted in appearance, and stood before Umar bin Khattab.
Young man:I have handed the wealth and the welfare of my sister to my uncle. I'm now yours. You may pass the penalty.
In great shock and surprise,
Umar said: Why did you return after having a chance to escape the penalty?
Young man: I was afraid, it will appear that humanity has lost the ability to fulfill promises kept.
Umar turned and looked at Abu Dhar: Why did you stand for him?
Abu Dhar: I was afraid, it might appear that humanity has lost the will to do good to others!.
This scenario pleased the brothers who wanted justice for their father's death and so, said they have forgiven the young man.
Umar: furiously asked, Why?
They said: We are afraid, it will appear as thou forgiveness has lost place in the heart of humanity!.
I have also painfully translated this beautiful message and passed it to you in fear that it might appear as a reminder that doing good has lost place in humanity.
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1. Make friends with successful people and occasionally buy them gifts and surprise them with lunch because successful people always give and hardly get, so when you give them, they value the gift a lot.
2. Get a mentor and follow his instructions
and respect the relationship. Never beg your mentor for money or disrespect his or her privacy.
3. Make new positive friends as often as possible and ensure you keep the communication line open. Create a network of friends and not just connections.
5. Show kindness to everyone. Some small boys today will be big boys tomorrow. The biggest dog in the neighbourhood was once a puppy. Keep the information/secret to yourself.
6. Always plan ahead and be proactive. He that plans the future works less in the future.
People seem to think that the matters of proposal and all the hurts, pains, betrayal and separation that sometimes happens in it, will not be judged on the day of resurrection. For real? People misbehave with the feelings of others and
move on with life as if it's nothing. Don't employ the nollywood style or the soap opera style of calling off engagements with people.
Some brothers would propose to two or three sisters at a time, focus on one of them, while toying with the feelings of the rest, eventually
he marries one and abandons the rest in tears. Yet, tomorrow he will be wondering why his marriage is filled with problems, perhaps one of the sisters you betrayed and abandoned might have reported you to Allah and supplicated against you before the Lord of the worlds.
DON'T GET IT TWISTED, LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING...
My wife and I decided to play hide and seek yesterday. It was quite a fun game to play. But this time, we set a price. If I find her, she gets to cook me what ever food I desire. And if I don't find her, I get to cook for her
and my visiting parents, for two whole days, while she takes a break.
My parents were upstairs sleeping by then. Ever since they arrived from the village three days ago, they have been sleeping and resting.
According to mama, she said she had come for a vacation in her son home
We rang the bell to signify the start of the game. And if eventually I do not find her, I will ring the bell to signify that I have given up.
My wife ran to hide, while I shut my eyes tight. When it was time, I opened my eyes and began searching for her.
Last week, I was requested to intervene in a marital brouhaha gone awry. The couple are relatively young and their marriage is still very fresh - just about three months old. I met the couple separately, and also talked to some of their closest associates
who are well acquainted with the issue. The outcome of my investigation is that their case is as simple as it is complicated. Unfortunately, not only were the couple too naive in the way that they handled their differences, their case, in fact,
is a classical example of the proverbial “too many cooks spoil the broth.”
Some of the issues revolve around personal hygiene, lack of discipline and home training, lack of culinary skills, stinginess, wickedness, bad communication strategy, sexual exploitation, et cetera.
"EVERYONE AROUND ME IS GETTING MARRIED. WHEN IS MY TURN?"
Dear sisters who didn't get married yet and afraid of what people may say about her.
Don't worry. Marriage is Rizq from Allah and He will surely grant it to when He wills it and not when you want it.
Don’t care of what people may say about you, remember that Maryam 'alaiha as-salam not got married and she is the only woman who has a whole Surah with her name.
So if not having a husband is a defect, she wouldn't have been mentioned in Qur’an.
Not getting married is not a flaw or a defect but not maintaining chastity is.
The real defect is that a woman doesn't preserve her purity and chastity.
Be patient and be sure that Allah will reward you greatly for your patience at the end this Dunya is not about men or