The price of EEman
THE PRICE OF IMAAN
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> Long 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 the occasion
> to ride on 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 replied with a smile"
> Aren't you the new
> Imaam in this area? I have been thinking lately
> about going to worship
> at your masjid. I just wanted to see what you would
> do if I gave you too
> much change."
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> 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! Remember, we may never see the impact our
> actions have on people.
> Sometimes we are the only knowledge of 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.
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> Be careful and be honest everyday, because you never
> know who is
> watching your actions and judging you as a Muslim.
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