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LEAD A BALANCED WAY OF LIFE

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The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, established the bond of brotherhood between Salman and Abu Darda'. Salman went to see Abu Darda' and found his wife looking unkempt. He asked her: ‘What is the matter with you?’ She replied: ‘Your brother, Abu Darda' has no worldly desires.’ Then Abu Darda' arrived and prepared some food for Salman and said: ‘Go ahead and eat, I am fasting.’ Salman said: ‘I shall not eat unless you eat with me.’ So Abu Darda' ate with him. At night Abu Darda' arose for the voluntary prayer. Salman told him to go to sleep, so he slept. This happened again. Later Salman said, ‘Wake up’ and both offered the prayer together.

Then Salman said: ‘It is true that you owe your duty to your Lord, but you also owe a duty to yourself and to your wife. So you should carry out your duty to everyone.’ Then they went to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and related all that transpired and he told them: ‘Salman was right.’”

Bukhari with a chain up to Abu Juhaifah Wahb son of Abdullah related this.