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56 young would be left with nothing. Therefore, God appointed the two prophets to repair the wall. They restored the wall so that orphans could use the treas- ure upon reaching adulthood. What was the reason for sending two great men of God? The reason for sending them was that the father of the orphan children was a pious person. The reward of the righteousness of a father was that two great prophets, Khidr as and Musa as, were made labourer. One can deduct from this as to what was the status of that person for whom prophets were sent to protect the treasure so that his offspring has access to the treasure when they grow up. It seems from the words of God that the two boys for whom Hadrat Khi d r inconvenienced himself were not going to be of a good character, but in the knowledge of God they probably were to go on the wrong path and were to develop bad habits. God, due to His attribute of covering faults of people, kept their character a secret and only manifested the piety of their father, and did not elaborate on their condition that in reality was not commendable and for the sake of a friend had mercy on the unfriendly. Observe how God took care of the progeny of a pious man and observe how a person continues to fall but fails to care for the Almighty God. It is evident from this narrative that those who maintain relationships with God under all circumstances, the Almighty God saves them from going to waste. (Malfū z āt, vol. 5, p. 245; see also Malf ūzā t, vol. 3, p. 337; see also Malf ūzā t, vol. 6, p. 68; see also Maktūbāt-e-Ahmad, vol. 2, p. 127, 2008 edition) 1 1. There are slight differences in the narrations given in the references. These narrations have been consolidated in this version. [Publisher]