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him.
Now that they were old, he had a chance to show them his love, and
respect. He also knew that Allah loves those who are kind to their
parents. So he thought to himself that perhaps if he asked Allah by
the goodness of the deed he had in mind, Allah would in His Mercy
remove the boulder.
So he prayed saying, "O Allah, my parents were very old, so each
night I use to take them a drink of milk before they slept. I always give
them their milk first, before anyone else in my family, to show how
much I loved and respected them.
However, one night I was very late getting home. I had been
searching for some fodder for my cattle, but it had taken longer than
usual to find. It was so late that my parents had fallen asleep before I
could take them their milk.
I didn't like to wake them to give them their milk, nor did I want to give
Now that they were old, he had a chance to show them his love, and
respect. He also knew that Allah loves those who are kind to their
parents. So he thought to himself that perhaps if he asked Allah by
the goodness of the deed he had in mind, Allah would in His Mercy
remove the boulder.
So he prayed saying, "O Allah, my parents were very old, so each
night I use to take them a drink of milk before they slept. I always give
them their milk first, before anyone else in my family, to show how
much I loved and respected them.
However, one night I was very late getting home. I had been
searching for some fodder for my cattle, but it had taken longer than
usual to find. It was so late that my parents had fallen asleep before I
could take them their milk.
I didn't like to wake them to give them their milk, nor did I want to give