There was once a monk in the Banu Israaeel who remained (devoted to the worship of Allah Ta\u2018ala) in a monastery for sixty years. One day, he saw a dream in which he was told, \u201cSo-and-so shoemaker is better than you.\u201d<\/p>\n
On awakening, he (dismissed what he had heard and) said to himself, \u201cIt was just a dream.\u201d However, when he had a nap that afternoon, he saw the dream once again, and continued to see this very same dream multiple times thereafter.<\/p>\n
Eventually, he descended from his monastery and went to the shoemaker. As the shoemaker saw him approaching, he immediately ceased his work, stood, and began to rub his hand over him (in order to derive blessings). He then asked the monk, \u201cWhat has prompted you to descend and emerge from your monastery today?\u201d The monk replied, \u201cYou are the one who has caused me to descend. Tell me, what good actions do you carry out?\u201d<\/p>\n
Initially, the shoemaker was reluctant to divulge the details of his good deeds, but thereafter (relented and) said, \u201cI work throughout the day, earning a livelihood. At the end of the day, I take the money that Allah Ta\u2018ala has given me as sustenance, and spend half of it in charity, while my family and I use the other half to see to our needs. I also fast during the day.\u201d<\/p>\n
After hearing this, the monk turned and left. However, subsequent to this, he was told (in a dream), \u201cAsk him what has caused the yellowness in his face.\u201d He thus returned to the shoemaker and enquired, \u201cWhat has caused your face to turn yellow?\u201d The shoemaker replied, \u201cI am a person who is such that if I see anyone, I always think to myself that he is destined for Jannah while I am destined for Jahannam (and thus the fear of Jahannam has caused my face to turn yellow).\u201d<\/p>\n
Hence, the shoemaker had surpassed the monk on account of him considering himself to be insignificant and worthless.<\/p>\n
(\u2018Uyoonul Hikaayaat pg. 103)<\/em><\/p>\n Lessons:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. One of the good deeds of the shoemaker was that of charity. He kept only the amount of wealth that he and his family required for their needs and then spent the remaining amount on the poor. He did not amass abundant wealth nor was he obsessed with accumulating riches.<\/p>\n 2. The action which caused the shoemaker to surpass the monk was his humility. The shoemaker not only thought nothing of himself \u2013 he regarded himself to be the worst person. It was this level of humility that elevated him beyond even the rank of the monk who worshipped Allah Ta\u2018ala for sixty years.<\/p>\n 3. The shoemaker never looked down at others, despite their faults and sins. Rather, he focused on his own weakness and considered others to be better than him.<\/p>\n
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