Forty Gems of Beauty — Page 145
145 " nC _ ¡ ;9 E 1 *JD / “If a poor man invited me to a meal [of cooked goat’s feet], I would certainly accept his invitation. ” Similarly, in the course of another Hadith, it is said that once Hadrat Ab u Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) inadvertently hurt the feelings of Hadrat Bil a l (May Allah be pleased with him) and of some other poorer Muslims. When the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) learnt this, he told Hadrat Ab u Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) to soothe the hearts of those who were aggrieved as “in the pacification of their hearts lay the pleasure of God. ” Hadrat Ab u Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) went straight to them and begged of his brethren to forgive him as he did not mean to hurt them. Can an unpleasant grouping emerge in a truly Muslim society in the face of this teaching? Never. It is our own fault that, through disregard of Islamic teachings, we have encouraged the growth of rival camps in our social structure.