The Mother's Pleasure The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) approached a youth who was dying and said to him: "O' Youth! Say 'Laa ilaaha illallah",but the youth's tongue would not move and he was unable to speak the sentence.
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.)asked the gathering crowd if the youth's mother was present. A lady, who stood near the head of the dying person, stepped forward and said she was his mother. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) asked her if she was pleased with her son to which she responded: "No. I have not spoken to him for the past six years." He said, "O' Lady! Forgive him and be pleased with him." The lady agreed and said, "For your sake, I forgive him. May God be pleased with him!" The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) again turned to the youth and asked him to testify to the Unity of God and this time, having procured his mother's pleasure, the youth was able to do so. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) asked him, "O' Youth! What do you witness at this moment?" He said, "I see an extremely ugly person who has a foul odour coming from him and who is waiting to strangle me." The Prophet (s.a.w.) then instructed the youth to recite the following supplication: O' He, Who accepts trivial (good) deeds and disregards the immense sins! Accept from me my trivial (good) deeds and disregard my immense sins, for you are the All-Forgiving and the All-Merciful. When the youth had recited this supplication, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) asked him once more what he was witnessing. He replied, "I now see a man with a luminous and pleasing appearance. He is wearing beautiful clothes and possesses an enchanting fragrance. He is exhibiting kindness andcourtesy towards me".(Having said this, the youth passed away). ( Ref : Anecdotes for Reflection, vol 1, Topic: Parents, Anecdote no.1) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Shia Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to shiagroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to shiagroup@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
