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satan had also filled the heart of this man with pride and love
of his possessions, and made him forget the time when he
had been poor, and how his people had made fun of him. He
had forgotten that it was Allah who had blessed him -- none
of his wealth belonged to him.

satan whispered to this man as well and advised him to
make up different excuses until he too told the angel, "I have
too many commitments to take care of", and refused to help
him.

So the angel said to him, "I am sure I have seen you before,
weren't you the bald-headed man that everyone made fun off
and whom Allah made rich?" The man was so ungrateful that
he replied, "No, I inherited my property from my family!"

The angel looked at the man and said, "If you are lying, may
Allah return you to how you were. And once more, the man