himself in worship again. After some time passed, it was said to him in a dream, ‘Ask the cobbler, the fear of which thing has caused his face to become pale?’ Thus, the worshipper went to the cobbler again and asked him,’ Why is your face pale? What is it that you fear so much?’ The cobbler replied, ‘Whenever I see someone, I think that he is better than me, and that he is a dweller of Paradise and I am worthy of Hell. I consider myself inferior to everyone and the most sinful of people, and I am in constant fear of Hell. It is only because of this that my face has become pale.’ The worshipper then went back to his place of worship.

Sayyiduna Khalid Bin Ayyub رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: The cobbler was given superiority over the worshipper because he considered himself to be inferior to others and he considered everyone apart from himself to be a person of Paradise.

Dear Islamic brothers! The cobbler was a greater worshipper and achieved a greater rank than the man who worshipped Allah Almighty for 60 years on the top of a mountain. The distinction of the righteous cobbler was that he would earn Halal sustenance for the entire day, save himself from Haraam and then give away half of his wealth in the way of Allah Almighty. The other action of the pious cobbler was that he would keep fasts in abundance, and the specific action of that righteous cobbler which caused him to attain a higher rank than the one who worshipped Allah Almighty for 60 years was that he held a good opinion of everyone and considered everyone to be better than himself. He considered everyone to be a person of Paradise and his own state was such that his face had become pale due to his fear of Hell.

Dear Islamic brothers! Remember! Having a good opinion of others is a superior form of worship; the heart which beats in our chests can also become a means of an increase in good deeds or it can equally become a means of an increase in sins. When accountability will be taken on the Day of Judgement from one’s hands, feet, ears, and other body parts, this heart will also accompany the other limbs. If we have a good