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,
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