Orphans with living Fathers!

[Globalpeace]

Asslamo Allaikum,

I was listening to an Islamic talk which I rarely get time for these days & came across an incident which I would like to share with you.

Shaykh quotes an Arabic couplet which means:

For every Orphan you show me, whose father has died,
Come, Let me show you an Orphan whose father is alive!​

Here is the incident/dialogue which occurred in South Africa and posted in many Mosques across the South-Africa:

Father comes home after a long day with a whole bunch of paper-work for his business and the following incident takes place…

Son: Abba (Father)! How much do you earn an hour?

Father: Look son! I am really busy, look at all this paper-work I have to do…I earn 20 Rands/Hour, now! can you give me sometime so I can finish my work?

Son: Abba (Father)! Can I ask you for 10 Rands?

Father: Why? You asked me for a new school bag last week and I got you that! Why do you need 10 Rands? Look, go & play as I have work to do.

Son goes away to his room and goes to sleep.

A while later, Father realises that he has been really harsh and after-all he is making all this money for his son anyways, so he goes to the son’ room and says…

Father: Look son! I am really Sorry about my harsh conversation earlier, here is a 10 Rands bill, take it.

Son takes it & puts it under his pillow but the father notices another 10 Rands bill already there; so he asks…

Father: Son! You already have 10 Rands under your pillow so why do you need the extra 10 Rands?

Son: Abba (Father)! I was wondering how much you earn an hour because I have been saving up. Here are 20 Rands! Can you come home an hour early tomorrow and spend time with us?

 

[hussain.mahammed]

very sweet and emotional. Jazakumullah khair for sharing it. May Allah Subhanahu wa Taala bless the parents of this great Ummah.

 

[halah]

:salam2::ma:
Jazak allah khair ,it's a very touching story,may Allah guide all the parents to realize the blessing of having a child.

 

[samiha]

:salam2:

Good moral masha'allah... this sounded familiar on TTI, so I thought I'd search it up and...

About same story here: Daddy can I have $10?

So, do you know, is this a real story? Or for moral purposes?

wasalam

 

[Globalpeace]

Asslamo Allaikum Sister,

With my limited understanding of the English language...

The impression I got from the talk is that this is a real story which occured in South Africa and the Arabic couplet is also from the talk.

:salam2:

Good moral masha'allah... this sounded familiar on TTI, so I thought I'd search it up and...

About same story here: Daddy can I have $10?

So, do you know, is this a real story? Or for moral purposes?

wasalam

 

[alkathiri]

:salam2:

kids these days are intelligent indeed