began to leave. After seeing this, the groom said, ‘I knew that the princess of Shaykh Shah Kirmaani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه can never stay at the house of poor person like me.’ The bride said, ‘I am not going back due to your poverty. Instead, I am returning because your belief in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ seems very weak to me. That’s why you saved a piece of bread for the next day. I am amazed at my father that how come he considered you to be pious and with purest of the characters?’ Upon listening to this, the groom became extremely embarrassed and said, ‘I apologise upon this weakness of mine.’ The bride said, ‘Your excuse with you. However, I cannot stay in a house where food is stored for the next meal. Now, either I or this bread will stay here.’

The groom straight away donated that bread in charity (and thanked        Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for becoming a husband of such a unique righteous princess with saintly character) (Raud-ur-Riyaheen, pp. 192)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you noticed how unique the qualities of the contented people^[1] are! Despite being a princess, the daughter of Shaykh Shah Kirmaani had such a firm faith in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that she did not desire to save any food for the next day. This was indeed her firm belief in the fact that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ Who has provided sustenance today, can also provide it tomorrow. He عَزَّوَجَلَّ is omnipotent.

Birds and animals do not save anything to eat for the next day either. It is not in their nature to do so. Look at the hen’s trust. If you give it water to drink, it will drink as much as it needs and then will step on the bowl spilling the remaining water on the floor. It is as if she is a ‘silent preacher’ that is advising us like this: ‘O People! You are not content even after accumulating enormous wealth that is sufficient for many years, whereas I have no worry after drinking water just once, because the One [Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ] Who has given me water right now, will also provide me with it later on.’ Would that we could also be blessed with the absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ!

Alas! Today’s non-practicing Muslim starts committing killings only for the sake of one morsel let alone his placing absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Despite