The Disabled Child began to Walk

A group of thieves once set out to loot. They stayed at an inn and pretended to be travellers on the path of Allah Almighty. The innkeeper was a pious man, and with the intention of pleasing Allah Almighty, he treated them well. The next morning, the thieves left, and after stealing during the day, they returned in the evening to the same inn. To their amazement, the innkeeper's son, whom they had seen crippled the night before, was now walking freely!

They asked the innkeeper, “Is this not the same crippled boy we saw yesterday?”

He replied with great reverence, “Yes, he is the same one.”

They asked, “How did he recover?”

He replied, “This is all due to your blessings, the travellers on the path of Allah. Whatever food was left over from what you had eaten, we fed to our crippled son with the intention of healing, and we massaged his body with your leftover water. Allah Almighty cured him through the blessing of your leftover food and water."

When the thieves heard this, tears flowed from their eyes. They wept and said, “This is only a result of your good opinion of us. In reality, we are grave sinners. We are not travellers on the path of Allah, but thieves. This favour from Allah has touched our hearts. We take you as our witness that we repent.” From that moment on, they repented and adopted the path of piety, remaining steadfast upon their repentance until their final breath.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! From this account narrated in Faizan-e-Sunnat, we learn that having a good opinion about fellow Muslims brings tremendous blessings. Ḥusn al-Ẓann means to think well of others. For example, believing that a