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cattle to take care of his herds.
Then, one day when I was in the market I saw him. I was very happy
that he had returned.
Before I could say anything, he asked me for his pay. I invited him to
come with me and showed him his servants tending his camels, cattle
and goats and said, "All this is yours!" The man thought I was joking
and said, "Worshiper of Allah, do not make fun of me!" But I assured
him I was not joking, and that all of it belonged to him because I had
invested his pay for him.
The man was very pleased and took all of it and left nothing. O Allah,
I did this seeking Your pleasure, please help us to get out of here!"
With that, there was a very loud noise and the boulder moved, in fact
it moved so much that the three men did not even have to crawl out
of the cave. They were able to leave without even bending their
heads!
Then, one day when I was in the market I saw him. I was very happy
that he had returned.
Before I could say anything, he asked me for his pay. I invited him to
come with me and showed him his servants tending his camels, cattle
and goats and said, "All this is yours!" The man thought I was joking
and said, "Worshiper of Allah, do not make fun of me!" But I assured
him I was not joking, and that all of it belonged to him because I had
invested his pay for him.
The man was very pleased and took all of it and left nothing. O Allah,
I did this seeking Your pleasure, please help us to get out of here!"
With that, there was a very loud noise and the boulder moved, in fact
it moved so much that the three men did not even have to crawl out
of the cave. They were able to leave without even bending their
heads!