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said, “ Allah is praising you for this act to the angels and has pardoned all
your past sins!”
• It is narrated from the Prophet of Allah (a.s.) that three persons were
travelling together. On the way they took shelter in a cave because of
cyclonic rain. With severe rain and wind a big boulder slided down the hill
and blocked the mouth of the cave. The persons were very worried. They
knew that there was no escape for them and that they should pray for Allah’s
help recalling their best acts of virtue. One of the three persons raised his
hands to the Heaven and said, " O Sustainer of people! I engaged a worker
fixing a measure of rice for his labors. He finished the work but left without
taking the wage. I sowed that quantity of seed, took the crop and bought
cows from the proceeds. When the worker came claiming his wages, I
offered him the cows. He refused to accept them and said that he wanted the
measure of rice agreed to between them. I told him that the cows were
bought from the returns obtained from his measure of rice. With difficulty
the worker agreed to take the cows. I did all this with Allah’s fear in my
heart. If this act of mine is acceptable to Allah, He will remove the boulder
from the mouth of the cave!” The boulder moved a little. The second traveler
said, “ O Allah! You know well that one night I took food for my parents
when they were already asleep. I thought it well not to disturb their sleep and
abided near them all the night. If this act of obedience and love of my parents
is acceptable to you, please remove the boulder from the mouth of the cave!”
The boulder moved away a little more from the mouth of the cave. The third
person cried and said,” O Allah! It happened one night. I was deeply in love
with a cousin of mine. When I expressed my wish to her, she demanded a
huge sum of money from me in return. When I gave her the sum and the time
for fulfilling my desire came, she said, ‘ O cruel person! You are not afraid of
Allah! You are trying to open a closed door without permission! ‘ When she
said this, I had pangs of remorse and refrained from the nefarious act. O
Allah! If you have liked my remorse, repentance and compunction, do
remove the boulder from the mouth of the cave!’ No sooner the person
completed his prayer, the boulder slid away from the mouth of the cave!”
• Klein narrates from Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) that one day Hazrat Ali (a.s.)
was sitting with his companions when a person came and said, “ O Ameer al
Momineen (a.s.)! I have committed a foul act with a boy. Please make a
pronouncement against me!” Hazrat Ali (a.s.) said, “ Go away from here!
Are you mad!” The man was adamant and raised the same call four times.
Hazrat Ali (a.s.) said, “ You are a self confessed criminal! The Prophet (a.s.)
has ordered three punishments for such crimes. !) Beheading with a sword.
2) Tying of the limbs with rope and throwing from the top of a hill. 3)
Burning the person. Now tell me which of the punishments you would prefer.
The man asked, “ Which punishment is the most severe!” Hazrat Ali (a.s.)
said, “ Getting burnt alive is the most severe!” The man cried and said, ‘ I
would like to be burnt alive!” A fire was lighted in a ditch and the man went
crying toward it. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) too cried in sympathy with the man and