''just Five More Minutes''

[umm Zachariah]

Assalamu aleikum,


Found this story and want to share it with you.


Just 5 more minutes



Author Unknown


While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a lady on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.


"He's a fine looking boy," the lady said. "That's my son on the swing in the blue sweater." Then, looking at her watch, she called to his son. "What do you say we go, Sameer?"


Smaeer pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Mummy. Please? Just five more minutes." The lady nodded and Sameer continued to swing to his heart's content.


Minutes passed and the mother stood and called again to her son. "Time to go now?" Again Sameer pleaded, "Five more minutes, Mum. Just five more minutes." The lady smiled and said, "O.K."


"My, you certainly are a patient mother," the woman responded.


The lady smiled and then said, "My older son Haitham was killed in a road accident last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent as much time with Haitham as I could have, and now I 'd give anything for just five more minutes with him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake with Sameer. He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch him play."


What are your priorities?

[umm Zachariah]

Assalamu aleikum,


Found this story that suits well into this same theme.


Upon Her Return



There was a young man in Damascus who planned to leave his country to study. His mother was very caring and supportive of him. She raised him alone through toil and hardship. And, at last, she felt that after all the hard work--she was proud of her son as any mother would.


"Ah! The joys of motherhood!" she said to herself. The pleasure of staring at this little man, who once held onto her dress begging to be carried and to be tightly clenched by her arms. She recalled the days when he was small and helpless, and yet there he was--embarking on a journey to be the man he was raised to be.


The young man's flight was scheduled to leave early in the morning, thus his mother prepared food and all that was needed for this long trip. Her acts of kindness and loyalty displayed his mother endearing love for him. His excitement as a young man, and her hopefulness as a proud mother, is something we can all relate to.


That morning, she heard over the news that there was a storm headed their way. Out of fear that her son might die on this journey, she decided not to wake him. Instead she left early for the market hoping to surprise him with his favorite food later that morning.


Upon her return, she called out his name in anticipation and excitement--for she had a few more days with him before he would continue on with this journey. But to no avail, there was no response from him. Allah had taken his soul away and he died in his sleep that morning. Story obtained from Al Qaseem Newspaper.


Allah Ta'ala says: Say (to them): 'Verily, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to (Allah), the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will tell you what you used to do.'
Al Quran [62:8]

[Shereen]

subhan allah........these were indeed thought provoking stories. Yes, when Allah's order comes, no one can do anything, but we can make good use of the time we have


Really nice posts

[NaSra]

Asalamalaykum


Great Reminders Ummzachariah, Jezekelah khayran for sharing Sister, very touching. May Allah reward you


PleaSe continue.......


FeeeAmanaAllah

[NaSra]

Asalamalaykum


Sister UmmZachariah since you posted a couple of stories inshaAllah why don't we all dedicate this thread to islamic stories? I'm sure everyone would benefit from it a lot. ~For Allahs sake~.


<b>The Lesson from the Son</b>


Author:<i> Anonymous</i>


One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.


They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.


On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Oh Yeah" said the son.


"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.


The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.


We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.


We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.


Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.


We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.


We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.


We buy our food, but they grow theirs.


We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them. "


With this the boy's father was speechless.


Then his son added, <b>"Thanks dad for showing me how ungrateful we truly are"</b>


You can't buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc.,;... but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't have.


<b>The Prophet said;</b>



<b>Richness does not lie in the abundance of (worldly) goods but richness is the richness of the soul (heart, self). </b>[sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 5:2287]


<b>Also; If one is satisfied with small provision from Allah, Allah will be satisfied with a few good deeds from him</b>[al-Bayhaqi, mishkat]

[umm Zachariah]

Assalamu aleikum,


Masha'Allah sister that is a beautiful story to have in mind.


I think your idea is a great one let's try to fill this thread with good reminders, insha'Allah - so that we always keep in mind WHO our Provider is.


Wasalam

[NewBeginning]

The first two almost made me cry, but the last one made me smile. All of them were so nice. Where do you find stories like these???

[umm Zachariah]

Assalamu aleikum,


Dear sister Shaunee - I admit! I am a 'net addict'! I love to surf the net to find new Islamic web sites and they just pop up! Masha'Allah do we have the best Guide to show us to what is benefitting to us Isnha'Allah more of them will come in our way.


Wasalam

[radiyah]

Bismillah


Masha'Allah sister Umm is always riching this site with wonderful stories, Jazaky Allah khayr sister


and intuition truly this is a wonderful story, it also gives us a lesson to never underestimate a child's mind


Wasalam

[umm Zachariah]

Assalamu aleikum,


This is a story of what happened, maybe not during five minutes, but during a trip in an airplance and the important subject is REPENTANCE.


<b>The light of guidance
</b>


I was coming back from a long journey, and Allaah decreed that my seat in the airplane should be beside a group of carefree young men whose loud laughter and voices were too much, and the air was filled with clouds of smoke from their cigarettes. By the wisdom of Allaah, the plane was completely full and I could not change my seat.


I tried to escape from the problem by sleeping, but it was impossible… When I got fed up of their noise, I took out my Mus-haf (copy of the Qur’aan), and started to read what I could of the Qur’aan in a soft voice. Soon after that these young men started to quieten down. Some of them started to read newspapers, and some of them fell asleep.


Suddenly one of them said in a loud voice, even though he was sitting right next to me, “Enough! Enough!”


I thought that I had disturbed him because my voice was too loud, so I apologized to him and carried on reading in a whisper that only I could hear. I saw him holding his head in his hands, then fidgeting in his seat, moving a lot. Then he raised his head and said to me angrily, “Please, stop it, I can’t stand it!!”


Then he got up from his seat and went away for a while, then he came back, greeted me with salaams, and apologized. He fell silent, and I did not know what was going on. But after a while he turned to me with his eyes full of tears and said to me in a whisper, “For three years or more I have not put my forehead on the ground, and I have not read even one aayah!


For a whole month I have been on this trip, and there is no evil action that I did not indulge in. Then I saw you reading Qur’aan, and my world turned black and my heart was filled with despair. I felt as if someone was strangling me… I felt every aayah that you read coming down on my body like a whip .


I said to myself, for how long will this negligence go on? Where will this path lead you? What will happen after all this foolish play? Then I went to the washroom, do you know why?


I had the strong urge to weep, and I could not find anywhere else to hide from the people’s sight!”


I spoke to him in general terms about tawbah (repentance) and turning back to Allaah, then he fell silent.


When the plane landed, he stopped me, and it seemed that he wanted to keep away from his companions. He asked me, with a serious expression on his face, “Do you think that Allaah will accept my repentance?” I said, “If you are sincere and serious in your repentance, then Allaah will forgive all your sins.”


He said, “But I have done terrible things, very terrible.”


I said, “Have you not heard what Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


‘Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful’
[al-Zumar 39:53]?”


I saw him smiling with joy, with his eyes filled with tears, then he bade me farewell and left. Subhaan Allaah al-‘Azeem!


No matter how great a man's evil and sin, in his heart there is a seed of goodness. If only we can reach it and make it grow, it will bear fruit, in sha Allaah.


This seed of goodness is always fighting in man's heart, even when it is covered by layers of whims and desires. When Allaah wills good for His slave, He causes the light of guidance to shine in his heart and guides him to the path of those who are guided. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


“And whomsoever Allaah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky”
[al-An’aam 6:125]


Ahmad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Swiyaan


From al-Bayaan magazine, issue # 152, Rabee’ al-Aakhir 1421, pp. 66-67