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Madinay ki Machli | The Fish of Madinah
An unusual hospitality
It is stated in Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan: Once a hungry man came to the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Prophet of Rahmah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم enquired from all the Ummahat-ul-Mu`mineen رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُـنَّ if there was some food, but none of them had anything to eat. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم, ‘May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ shower His mercy upon the one who accepts him as his guest.’ Sayyiduna Abu Talhah Ansari رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ stood up and took the guest to his house. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ asked to the mother of his children, ‘Is there something to eat at home?’ She replied, ‘Some food is kept for the children.’ Sayyiduna Abu Talhah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘Somehow, make the children sleep. When the guest starts to have the meal, get up and pretend to set the lamp right and extinguish it so that the guest eats comfortably.’
This plan is to be carried out so that the guest remains unaware of the fact that the hosts are not eating with him, otherwise, he will force them to eat and since the food is less, he will remain hungry. In this way, Sayyiduna Abu Talhah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ fed the guest and he himself and his family members remained hungry for the whole night.
Next morning, when he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ went to the court of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, upon seeing Sayyiduna Abu Talhah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘At night, a strange incident happened in someone’s house.
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- Table of Contents
- Excellence of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
- Grapes sacrificed
- Definition of Isaar (selflessness)
- Sacred habit of Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم in his blessed childhood
- You can never attain virtue
- Explanation of this verse
- Sacks of sugar
- Beloved garden
- An excellent horse
- Farooq-e-A’zam liked the slave girl, so he set her free!
- The fine camel of Sayyiduna Abu Zar Ghifari
- Three benefits are obtained from wealth
- Inheritor’s wealth
- Selflessness of a terminally-ill patient!
- Astonishing swiftness in generosity!
- Carry out good deeds swiftly
- Accepted the request without reading it!
- Heart can be purchased with benevolence, not with money
- Generous is not the one who gives only when requested
- Regret for not communicating with the friend
- An unusual hospitality
- Beloved Prophet did not keep food for the next day
- Most important ruling regarding the fast of a child
- If there is gold equivalent to the Uhud mountain, even then…
- O you who preach Sunnah!
- Bracelet of fire
- Selflessness of Sayyidatuna Fatimah
- Great reward for feeding someone
- Unique dining mat
- Excellence of forgoing one’s desire
- Methods to earn reward of selflessness, free of cost
- Reward of selflessness, Jannah without accountability
- Skull of a goat
- Qutb-e-Madinah mentioned the parable of a selfless businessman
- Unique dacoits
- Selflessly, gave his food to a dog
- A strange parable of dog’s selflessness!
- Selflessness, even at the time of death
- One who gave water selflessly, entered Jannah
- Madani parable of selflessness
- 14 Madani pearls about clothing
- Madani attire
- Du’a of ‘Attar
