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Story of Malik ibn Dinar (رحمه الله) and The Thief
A thief entered the house of Malik ibn Dinar (رحمه الله), he found nothing [and] was going to leave. Malik ibn Dinar called,
سلام عليكم
“Peace be upon you.”, [the thief] said,
وعليكم السلام
“And upon you be peace.”, [Malik ibn Dinar] said,
ما حصَل لكم شيء من الدنيا، فترغَب في شيءٍ من الآخرة
“You did not attain anything from the world, do you desire something from the Hereafter?” [The thief] replied,
نعم
“Yes.”, [Malik ibn Dinar] said,
توضَّأ من هذا المِرْكَن وصَلِّ ركعتين، واستغفرِ الله
“Make ablution from this sink and pray two units of prayer, and ask Allaah for forgiveness.” He [the thief] did so, then said,
يا سيِّدي، أجْلس إلى الصبح؟
“O’ sir, can I stay until the morning?”
Afterwards when they left for the masjid, his companions asked him,
مَن هذا معك؟
“Who is that with you?”, [Malik ibn Dinar] said,
جاء يَسْرقنا فسرقناه
“He came to steal from me, so I stole him.”
[Imaam adh-Dhahabi, Tarikhu-l Islam, 2/144]
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Lesson: It is our duty and a command of Allaah (ﷻ) to preach about Islaam and its permissibilty.
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