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house of the poor man. The poor man was delighted and said, "My
supplication has been answered there is nothing more lawful than this!" He
led the cow into his back-yard and slaughtered it, then prepared a fire and
arranged the cooking pots over it and started to cook the meat for his family.
As the meat was cooking on the fire, a villager ran past the houses crying out,
"Has anyone seen a cow on the loose?" And a neighbor told him that he had
seen one go to the poor man's house. When he reached the poor man's
house and saw what had happened he cried out in protest and accused the
man of stealing his cow so the matter was taken to the mufti who was a very
just man and feared Allah, in order to settle the matter. It seemed to the mufti
that the poor man had done something he should not have done and asked,
"Why did you take this man's cow and kill it?" You must pay him for it!"
Just then an angel appeared to him and said, "You are commanded to take
whatever belongs to the one who claims the cow is his and, give it all to the
poor man." The mufti was surprised but knew there were matters in the
unseen that he did not know, so he ordered those around him to go to the
owner's him and bring everything he possessed and place it before him. After
supplication has been answered there is nothing more lawful than this!" He
led the cow into his back-yard and slaughtered it, then prepared a fire and
arranged the cooking pots over it and started to cook the meat for his family.
As the meat was cooking on the fire, a villager ran past the houses crying out,
"Has anyone seen a cow on the loose?" And a neighbor told him that he had
seen one go to the poor man's house. When he reached the poor man's
house and saw what had happened he cried out in protest and accused the
man of stealing his cow so the matter was taken to the mufti who was a very
just man and feared Allah, in order to settle the matter. It seemed to the mufti
that the poor man had done something he should not have done and asked,
"Why did you take this man's cow and kill it?" You must pay him for it!"
Just then an angel appeared to him and said, "You are commanded to take
whatever belongs to the one who claims the cow is his and, give it all to the
poor man." The mufti was surprised but knew there were matters in the
unseen that he did not know, so he ordered those around him to go to the
owner's him and bring everything he possessed and place it before him. After