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Islam - Children's Corner
Bad Habits
Once a man came to the prophet Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) and said, "Oh
prophet of Allah, I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up
first?" The prophet said, "Give up telling lies first and always speak the
truth." The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought
for a moment about the promise he made with the prophet. "If tomorrow the
prophet asks me where have I been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out
stealing? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth,
everyone will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be punished for
stealing."
So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he felt like drinking wine, when he was about to do so, he said to
himself, "What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what did I do during the
day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will hate me, because
a Muslim is not allowed to drink wine." And so he gave up the idea of drinking
wine.
In this way, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his
promise to tell the truth at all times. One by one, he gave up all his bad
habits and became a good Muslim and a very good person.
If you always speak the truth, you can be a good person, a good Muslim whom
Allah likes and favors. If Allah - our Creator - is pleased with us, He will
reward us with Jannah (Paradise), which is a place of happiness and joy.
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The
Holy Quran Quotes
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“As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou has no part in them in the least....”
(Al-An'aam, 6:159)
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