Once Abdullah Bin jafar(ra) was passing through a forest when he went by an orchard where an Abyssinian(Ethiopian) slave was working. Someone brought him his food and, at the same time a stray dog came in to the garden, and stood by the slave, who threw a loaf of bread to the dog, which ate it but didn't go away. The slave-boy threw it a second loaf and a third one, thus letting it eat the whole of his daily provision of food, keeping nothing back for himself. Abdullah bin jafar, who had been watching this, said to the boy," How much bread do you get as your daily ration of food?" The boy said," I get three loaves everyday, as you have just seen." Ibn jafar asked," Then, why did you prefer a dog to your self and feed it all the three loaves?" The boy said," There are no dogs living around here. The poor creature must have traveled a long distance to reach here and it must be feeling very hungry. So, I felt ashamed to send it away, without serving it any food." Ibn jafar said to himself," people criticise you for spending too liberally, but this slave-boy, is far more generous than you." After this he came back to the town and, after purchasing the slave-boy, the garden and all the other effects therein from the owner, he set free the slave-boy and gave him the garden as a gift.
Islam is the religion of mercy towards the creations and obedience towards the creator. Let us practice it fully.
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