Empty Pockets, Full Pockets

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

When the world comes between you...

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Ahmad Ibn Ammaar related:

A GROUP OF STUDENTS once set out with their teacher to attend a Janazah Salaah. As they proceeded, they passed by some dogs that were playing together. The teacher drew the students’ attention to the dogs and said: “Observe how happily these dogs are playing together.”

After the Janazah, they again passed by the same dogs. This time, the dogs were standing around a carcass and were barking at each other. They began to bite off and snatch morsels of meat from the carcass. Soon, they were growling, snarling and fighting with each other over the meat.

By way of lesson and caution, the teacher then said to his students: “My students, you have seen these animals. Take lesson. You too will remain the best of friends so long as worldly riches do not come between you. When the world comes between you, you will then become hostile with each other, oppose each other, and fight like dogs over a carcass!”

Tariq Dimishq, Volume 5, Page 85