protects from arrogance, and nurtures humility, along with the glad tidings of forgiveness. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “A sign of humility is that a person drinks the leftover water of his Muslim brother. Whoever drinks his brother’s leftover drink is raised by 70 ranks, 70 of his sins are erased, and 70 good deeds are written for him.”^[1]

مرحبا! Drinking the leftover water of a Muslim brother is a sign of humility. Drinking the leftover water of a Muslim brother is a means for the elevation of 70 ranks. Drinking the leftover water of a Muslim brother is a means for 70 sins to be erased. Drinking the leftover water of a Muslim brother is a means for 70 virtues to be recorded.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The Pale-Faced Cobbler

Sayyidunā Khuld b. Ayyūb رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه narrates:

A worshipper from Banī Isrā'īl worshipped Allah Almighty on a mountain peak for 60 years. One night, he had a dream in which someone said: “Such-and-such a cobbler is a greater worshipper than you, and his rank is higher than yours.”

When the worshipper awoke, he reflected on the dream and said to himself: “It was merely a dream; what weight does it carry?” Thus, he paid no attention to it. After some time, he had a similar dream and heard the same words: “Such-and-such a cobbler is superior to you.” But he ignored the dream this time too. When the same was said to him in a dream for the third time, informing him of the cobbler's excellence, he descended from the mountain and went to find the cobbler.