Pleasant Stories & Anecdotes — Page 7
Pleasant Stories—Compassion Towards People Of God 7 passed away, and the other was very happy. One day he visited the other person’s grave and opened it. He saw that this individual’s delicate body is covered in dust and is being eaten by insects. On seeing this, he visualised the sad end of the world and started to cry. He cried so much that the earth covering the grave became wet. He closed the grave and wrote the following sentence on it: Do not be happy with the death of someone; no one is likely to live in this world forever. (Malf ūzā t, vol. 9, p. 218) Compassion Towards People of God Sheikh Sa‘dī (may Allah have mercy on him) writes that a king fell ill with an annoying disease. He requested for prayers that may the Bountiful God heal him. Sheikh Sa‘dī replied, ‘There may be thousands of innocent people imprisoned in your jail. How can my prayer be accepted against their curses?’ The king set the prisoners free, and then he became healthy. This means that if compassion is shown for the people of God, then God also shows His mercy. (Malf ūzā t, vol. 9, p. 369)