Asalaamu'Alykum,
I thought I would just share with you this little experience of mine which brother M.Hussain contributed in me posting it:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22725
Please click on the link and read the content because it is will Insh'Allah contribute in the increase of your Eeman and an effective method of self reflection.
The experience is short.
Basically I was walking down the corridor for my next class and there was £5 on the floor. I was surprised to see it and my initial reaction was whose is it and where may find he/she. At the time I was not aware that when finding a belonging of someone else one should announce it publicly or try and find the person it belongs to.
I informed the lecturer of mine and he said "It's only £5 just keep it". I was like WHAT! In my mind, I could never keep anything that did not belong to me whether it be 1 pence or a significantly high amount. I asked those in my class whether it belonged to them, the answer was no, apart from a false response of "Yeah, it's mine". I thought to myself what to do, so I informed the lecturer I was going to hand in at Lost & Found area within the college.
While others were shocked at the fact I was not going to keep, keep in mind my colleagues within the class were Muslims which is the sad fact apart from the lecturer who was non-muslim. I also received a response "If you’re not going to keep it, give it to me".
I made my way to give it in at Lost & Found. I was praised for my honesty upon my arrival although I did not intend to seek pleasure from them only from Allah (S.W.T). They told me if nobody claims the amount within 3 months, I will be emailed for me to collect and it will be mine. I was even more shocked to hear this although understandable because of the ridiculous saying which came in mind "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers".
I have not received anything, maybe someone has collected or its still there. I was intending to go find out although have not done so. If I have to go and collect it will be going in a charity box Insh'Allah although Allah (S.W.T) knows best.
The essence that I took out of this experience was that whatever the belonging, it always will be worth a lot to the individual who has lost it. Like in my first year a member of the class lost £100 and she realised this in class. She left the room crying because it was obviously worth a lot considering circumstances an individual can be in. Everyone was breating her after she had left and in a way laughing at the fact "It's only £100" Its amazing what a date is worth in dire circumstances.
Thereafter she must have seen the course tutor who went to lost & found and the £100 was there. She had left it in the toilets and someone found it and with the same kind of thinking like Qazi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Abdul Baqi Ansari (Refer to the link) she gave it in.
Alhamdulilah. Such honest decisions can lead to success. Imagine Qazi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Abdul Baqi Ansari or me keeping the belonging. That could have opened a path of unsuccessfulness. Allah (S.W.T) knows best.
The moral of what the story did for me is that ensure to make ethical and wise decisions in decision making situations because Allah (S.W.T) knows best it will end up contributing in shaping your successfulness. Which will lead to position of you Eeman which determine your abode. Paradise or Hell?
And Allah (S.W.T) knows best.
Jazakallahu Khayran to my brother Mohammed Hussain who initiated the whole process of my writing this succinct thread which lead to determining other factors which only Allah (S.W.T) knows.
Alhamdulilah
Wasalam
I thought I would just share with you this little experience of mine which brother M.Hussain contributed in me posting it:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22725
Please click on the link and read the content because it is will Insh'Allah contribute in the increase of your Eeman and an effective method of self reflection.
The experience is short.
Basically I was walking down the corridor for my next class and there was £5 on the floor. I was surprised to see it and my initial reaction was whose is it and where may find he/she. At the time I was not aware that when finding a belonging of someone else one should announce it publicly or try and find the person it belongs to.
I informed the lecturer of mine and he said "It's only £5 just keep it". I was like WHAT! In my mind, I could never keep anything that did not belong to me whether it be 1 pence or a significantly high amount. I asked those in my class whether it belonged to them, the answer was no, apart from a false response of "Yeah, it's mine". I thought to myself what to do, so I informed the lecturer I was going to hand in at Lost & Found area within the college.
While others were shocked at the fact I was not going to keep, keep in mind my colleagues within the class were Muslims which is the sad fact apart from the lecturer who was non-muslim. I also received a response "If you’re not going to keep it, give it to me".
I made my way to give it in at Lost & Found. I was praised for my honesty upon my arrival although I did not intend to seek pleasure from them only from Allah (S.W.T). They told me if nobody claims the amount within 3 months, I will be emailed for me to collect and it will be mine. I was even more shocked to hear this although understandable because of the ridiculous saying which came in mind "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers".
I have not received anything, maybe someone has collected or its still there. I was intending to go find out although have not done so. If I have to go and collect it will be going in a charity box Insh'Allah although Allah (S.W.T) knows best.
The essence that I took out of this experience was that whatever the belonging, it always will be worth a lot to the individual who has lost it. Like in my first year a member of the class lost £100 and she realised this in class. She left the room crying because it was obviously worth a lot considering circumstances an individual can be in. Everyone was breating her after she had left and in a way laughing at the fact "It's only £100" Its amazing what a date is worth in dire circumstances.
Thereafter she must have seen the course tutor who went to lost & found and the £100 was there. She had left it in the toilets and someone found it and with the same kind of thinking like Qazi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Abdul Baqi Ansari (Refer to the link) she gave it in.
Alhamdulilah. Such honest decisions can lead to success. Imagine Qazi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Abdul Baqi Ansari or me keeping the belonging. That could have opened a path of unsuccessfulness. Allah (S.W.T) knows best.
The moral of what the story did for me is that ensure to make ethical and wise decisions in decision making situations because Allah (S.W.T) knows best it will end up contributing in shaping your successfulness. Which will lead to position of you Eeman which determine your abode. Paradise or Hell?
And Allah (S.W.T) knows best.
Jazakallahu Khayran to my brother Mohammed Hussain who initiated the whole process of my writing this succinct thread which lead to determining other factors which only Allah (S.W.T) knows.
Alhamdulilah
Wasalam