Pleasant Stories & Anecdotes — Page 55
Pleasant Anecdotes—Blessings Of A Father’s Good Deed 55 Blessings of a Father’s Good Deed I believe that if a man is Godly and genuinely righteous, his seven generations get mercy and blessings of God and are protected by Him. Once Hadrat M u s a (peace be upon him) was delivering a ser- mon, someone asked him whether there was anyone more knowl- edgeable than him. M u s a as replied, ‘I do not know’. God did not like the response given by M u s a. He should have said that there are many men of God, and every one of them excels in knowledge. God ordered him to go towards a particular place where his fish will become alive and where he will meet a knowledgeable person. As he went to the place, he left his fish somewhere. He went back to get his fish but was unable to locate it. He stayed at that place. He came across a man of God. M u s a as asked him, ‘Can I follow you to attain knowledge and wisdom?’ The pious man replied, ‘You are permitted to follow, but you will not be able to protect yourself from doubt. It is difficult to show patience when the reality of a situation is not known or understood. It is seen that doubt takes root on an unexpected action’. M u s a (peace be upon him) said, ‘I will not doubt and will trust you’. The pious person advised him not to question him dur- ing the journey. Both of them started their journey. They saw a wall which was about to collapse. This wall belonged to two orphans, and a treasure was buried under the wall. It was feared that the with the collapse of the wall that treasure will be exposed and people will grab it, while the orphans who were still