accountability on the Day of Judgement. Repent sincerely. Recite Salat-‘Alan-Nabi and plead, ‘O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I repent of Israaf which I have committed till today as well as of all my minor and major sins. With Your grant and assistance I will strive to refrain from all sins in the future. O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Forgive me without holding me accountable.’

The Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: It is a sign of humility that a man drinks the leftover water of his fellow Muslim brother and whoever drinks the leftover water of his brother, his 70 ranks are elevated, 70 sins are forgiven and 70 virtues are written for him. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 3, pp. 51, Hadees 5745)

گناہوں سے مجھ کو بچا یا اِلٰہی

بری عادتیں بھی چھڑا یا اِلٰہی

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Cobbler with a pale face

A parable is mentioned on page 166 of the first part of ‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, a publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Sayyiduna Khuld Bin Ayyub رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: A worshipper from Bani Israel spent 60 years of his life in worshipping on top of a mountain. Once he dreamt that somebody is saying: ‘Such and such cobbler is a greater worshipper than you and his rank is higher than yours.’

Upon awakening, he thought about the dream and said to himself: ‘It is only a dream and there is no real truth in this.’ So he did not pay any attention to it. After some time, he again had a dream like the previous one in which it was gestured that such and such cobble was greater than him. But this time too, he paid no attention to the dream, and then a third time again he was informed about this in another dream. Upon repeatedly seeing the same thing in his dreams, he descended from the mountain and approached that cobbler. The moment the cobbler saw him, he stood up immediately in respect and kissed his hands out of reverence and humbly asked about his