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TheThreeMenInACave, page : 6
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
the rest of my family any milk without having given my parents theirs
first, so I waited patiently beside them until the dawn came with the
jug in my hand.
The children were hungry and started to cry and my parents awoke,
so I gave them their milk. O Allah, I did this seeking Your pleasure,
please help us now."
There was a noise and the boulder moved, but it was not enough to
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
the rest of my family any milk without having given my parents theirs
first, so I waited patiently beside them until the dawn came with the
jug in my hand.
The children were hungry and started to cry and my parents awoke,
so I gave them their milk. O Allah, I did this seeking Your pleasure,
please help us now."
There was a noise and the boulder moved, but it was not enough to