Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 173
173 state. She replied, ‘Your brother Abu Darda does not need this world and is detached from it. ’ In the meantime Abu Darda came and prepared a meal for Hazrat Salman and invited him to eat while he himself was fasting. Salman said, ‘I am not going to eat unless you eat. ’ So, Abu Darda broke his fast (it must have been an optional fast). When night fell (a part of the night had passed), Abu Darda got up to offer Salat, Salman told him not to awaken yet and Abu Darda went back to sleep. Afte r sometime Abu Darda again got up, and Salman told him to go back to sleep. When it was the last hours of the night, Salman told him to get up, and both of them offered Salat. Salman said: ‘O’ Abu Darda', your Lord has a right on you, your soul has a right on you, and your family has a right on you; so you should give the rights of all those who have a right on you. ’ Later, Abu Darda went to the Prophet and narrated the whole story. The Prophet said, ‘Salman has spoken the truth. ’ (Bukhari, Kitabu Sawm, Bab u Man aqsama ‘ala akheehi leyuftira fi - tatawu’e) Zuhd does not signify forgetting the worldly rights of the wife and children that Allah the Exalted has given or to give up work. Worldly work should be carried out in parallel side by side but should not be the only objective. Everyone’s rights should be given. ’