ssons from the greatest teacher there was, their Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing upon him, and since those teachings, Abdur Rahman's view on life had changed, an

they delivered firewood to their father, Abdur Rahman h

and blessings are enough and more, secondly, it is important to maintain kinship ties with family and close friends, our prophet said it, it is very important to maintain ties with our families and close friends because then you also maintain our connection with Allah, why, because w

ming upset due to personal experience, "Well Hassan, A man came to the prophet with a similar complaint, he said 'Messenger of Allah! I have relatives with whom I maintain ties while they cut me off. I

t.' so do you believe Allah, boys, do you put your trust in him and depend on him in times of difficulty?" He asked as the boys quickly nodded, "Then know that Allah will alwa

given you, then when you're in need, he wouldn't hesitate to give you what you want because you gave without a second thought even when it probabl

wonder what you would bring with you to your end, and how mu

e

one knows its date. It's like your shadow, always behind you, following y

of Abdur Rahman's closest friends and out of obedience and love to maintain ties with his friends e

is Janazah (funeral), it would be nice if you could make a special dua(prayer) for hi

take care of his family so that our beloved brother can rest easy, understand?" H

Hanifa goodbye and then leaving wit

le gathered around an item that was wrapped in layers of cloth. Tugging his father's c

y is it like that?" He asked, "Because as Muslims, we were taught that the best way to return to Allah is how he had brought us into this world, when we we

are wrapped in layers of cloth that conceal and protect our bodies, do you understand?" He

ayed over it, made dua for the brother, and then finally bu

care of his family, pray for him, give charity for his sake, and beg for forgiveness on his behalf now

he left behind and with the desire of wanting to be like his father, Khaleed knew he had to show mercy to

circle," he said as they both looked up to them in question, "What should we do, baba?" Abu al Hassan asked as their father smiled down at them, "You must look out for your new brothers, visit them, comfort t

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ched their father lean down to speak to the four young boys. The four boys looked comfor

re bringing the boys over to them "I don't know, but I trust my Rabb and Baba," Khaleed replied

he introduced as the boys looked at one another with growing smiles. It was as if there was a click, something

oldest and youngest brother as his eyes lit up, earning a broad smile from the brothers while Abu al Hass

things come with great responsibility, in this world, it's filled with tests. Tests

e face, catching you completely off guard. But