BISMILLAH IR RAHMAN IR RAHEEM





For the Sake of Allah





Adapted for Children from an Authentic Hadith


Transmitted by Abu Hurayrah





by (Anne) Khadeijah A. Darwish





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Before we start this story we must remember that traveling in the days of our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was not at all easy, and towns were not as near to one another as they are today. There were no cars or busses, just camels, horses and donkeys and not everyone could afford to either own or keep one, the poor people had to walk.





In this story, our beloved Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, told his Companions the story of a man who wanted to visit his brother-in-Islam. However, his brother-in-Islam lived in another town, but this did not stop the man from setting off on the long, difficult journey across the desert in the heat of the sun to visit him.





As the man journeyed an angel appeared to him and asked, "Where are you going?" The man replied saying that he was going to visit his brother-in-Islam in the next town. The angel asked the reason for his visit saying, "Are you going to visit him for some sort of favor?" Whereupon the man replied: "No, the only reason I am going to visit him is that I love him for the Sake of Allah." The angel was pleased with his answer and told him, "I am an angel sent to you by Allah with a message which is to tell you that Allah loves you as you love your brother for His Sake."





Our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, also told his Companions that whenever you visit a sick person for the Sake of Allah or go to visit someone for His Sake, a herald calls out, "You are good, and your walking is good. You will receive a home in Paradise."





When we do nice things for the Sake of Allah, Allah is very generous in ways we do not expect or can even imagine. InshaAllah, there will be times when we do nice things and Allah will reward us.





I don't think the man in the story ever thought for one minute that he would be worthy of the love of Allah for doing what seemed to him as such a simple thing, do you?