♦️ The Imam of one of the mosques in London shared a story: I moved to a mosque in the heart of London, away from my usual residence. Every day, I would take the bus from the mosque to my home. One day, a seemingly insignificant incident occurred on this routine journey. I boarded the bus, handed the fare to the driver, and he returned the rest to me. As I sat down, I realized the driver had given me 20 pence extra. I debated with myself whether I should return the amount. On one hand, it didn't seem like a significant sum, and I thought to myself, "Is it really necessary to return it?" ⁉️ As I pondered, I eventually decided to return the extra money to the driver because, after all, what is right is right.
When disembarking, I handed the additional amount to the driver and said, "Excuse me, you mistakenly gave me an extra 20 pence."
🚕 The driver smiled and said:
👈 "Excuse me, aren't you the new Imam who recently arrived in this area? I've been contemplating Islam for some time. I intentionally added this amount to see how a Muslim would react in such a situation!"
🧔 The Imam of the mosque replied:
When I stepped off the bus, I felt my legs could no longer support me. I leaned against the nearest traffic light pole.
Tears involuntarily streamed down my face. I looked up at the sky and said:
"Oh God! I was so close to selling my faith for 20 pence!!!"
🌺 Live in such a way that those who know you, but don't know God, get acquainted with God through their acquaintance with you.
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When disembarking, I handed the additional amount to the driver and said, "Excuse me, you mistakenly gave me an extra 20 pence."
🚕 The driver smiled and said:
👈 "Excuse me, aren't you the new Imam who recently arrived in this area? I've been contemplating Islam for some time. I intentionally added this amount to see how a Muslim would react in such a situation!"
🧔 The Imam of the mosque replied:
When I stepped off the bus, I felt my legs could no longer support me. I leaned against the nearest traffic light pole.
Tears involuntarily streamed down my face. I looked up at the sky and said:
"Oh God! I was so close to selling my faith for 20 pence!!!"
🌺 Live in such a way that those who know you, but don't know God, get acquainted with God through their acquaintance with you.
🌐 @rahyafte_en #Integrity #Morality #MuslimCharacter #FaithInAction
☘ Imam Reza (AS) said:
🖌 The intellect of a Muslim is not complete unless they possess ten qualities:
1⃣ They bring hope of goodness to others. 2⃣ Others are safe from their harm. 3⃣ They consider the smallest good deed from others to be significant. 4⃣ They consider their own greatest good deed to be insignificant. 5⃣ They never tire of fulfilling the needs of others. 6⃣ They never tire of seeking knowledge throughout their life. 7⃣ They prefer poverty in the way of God over wealth. 8⃣ They prefer humility in the way of God over honor with His enemies. 9⃣ They desire obscurity more than fame.
🌿 Then he said: "And what is the tenth quality?" He was asked: "What is it?"
🖌 He replied: "They do not see anyone except that they think the person is better and more pious than themselves."
📚 Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. 433
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🖌 The intellect of a Muslim is not complete unless they possess ten qualities:
1⃣ They bring hope of goodness to others. 2⃣ Others are safe from their harm. 3⃣ They consider the smallest good deed from others to be significant. 4⃣ They consider their own greatest good deed to be insignificant. 5⃣ They never tire of fulfilling the needs of others. 6⃣ They never tire of seeking knowledge throughout their life. 7⃣ They prefer poverty in the way of God over wealth. 8⃣ They prefer humility in the way of God over honor with His enemies. 9⃣ They desire obscurity more than fame.
🌿 Then he said: "And what is the tenth quality?" He was asked: "What is it?"
🖌 He replied: "They do not see anyone except that they think the person is better and more pious than themselves."
📚 Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. 433
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