بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Sayyid Muhammad Madani al-Jilani ( q.s. ) related the following incident regarding three righteous men who also happened to be very close friends. One particular day, three pious men were out taking a stroll when all of a sudden their attention was distracted by a small bird flying towards their way being closely chased by a ferocious large bird of prey. One of the men immediately jumped up and managed to save the tiny bird from the claws of the predator. Soon afterwards the pious man who had saved the tiny bird’s life passed away. The remaining two men observed their departed friend in a dream and asked him how he was judged by Allah ( s.w.t. ). He replied, “'Everything was absolutely fine except I got Questioned and Admonished for the time I saved the bird from the claws of the bird of prey. Allah ( s.w.t. ) Asked me, when He had Given rizq for the wild bird, why did I deny it.” Hence they spent much ...
