måndag 6 september 2010

The man with the three friends


By Adam R.


There was a man who had three friends, the first one he loved so much that he gave everything for him. He always asked about this friend, it was his best friend.


The second friend was his good friend, which he asked the most about, but not as much as the first one.


The third friend he asked seldom about.


One day this man had to go to trial, he came to the first friend and said to him: "Come with me dear friend to the trial." The first friend answered: "No, I can give you my clothes, but I won't come with you to the trial." The man said: "I who love you, and would die for you."

Whatever he tried with him the friend didn't want to come.


So he went to the second friend and said: Come with me dear friend to the trial." The second friend answered: "No, I will follow you but only to the door of the trial, and then I will leave you." Whatever the man tried to make the second friend come, he refused and said: "I will follow you only to the door."


So he went to the third friend and said: "Come with me dear friend to the trial." The third friend answered: "I will come with you to the trial, and stand by your side, and if they put you to jail I will be with you."


This man's three friends are the things we have here in life. The first friend is your wealth, money, gold etc. When you die they won't follow you to the grave. But the only thing they can do for you and be useful for you is that they will buy for you kafan (the white material which you become wrapped up in when you die).


T he second friend is your near and dear, which means your parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends. When you die they won't follow you to the grave. But they will only follow you until you are buried and then leave you there. Our parents love us incredibly much, but would someone of them consider following you down into the grave with you? Sleep beside your side in the grave?


The only you bring to your next life if the third friend.


The third friend is your good deeds, everything you do is written down. Your good deeds is the only which will save you, examples on good deeds are that you shall obey your parents and don't yell at them, that you make your prayers in time, care about your religion, avoid what is haram and which is a sin, behave well, have good moral towards people etc. Your good deeds are the only which will follow you to the grave and into the trial. So dear sisters and brothers always do good and take away the evil because it is from shaytan and your Nafs (your inner self).

1 kommentar:

Somaiyah sa...

Assalamo alaykom,
Måste bara få säga att han heter Aram och inte Adam :)