“This is my wife’s trust”

['Abd al-Baari]

assalamu 'alaykum warahmatullahi wabarkaatuh,

“One of our Jamats went to Edinburgh. The Imam who was leading the prayer [in a public place] after completing it was met by a few girls. One of the girls asked, “Do you know English?” The young man [who was leading the prayer] said, “I do”. She said, “What is this that you have done?” The young man replied, “We have performed worship”. The girl said, “But today isn’t Sunday”. The young man said, “We do this five times a day”. The young lady expressed, “That’s a lot”.

The young man explained that if the blessings of Allah are kept in view, this is very little. And this is that action which brings about the spring of tranquility. This isn’t hardship, this is felicity. Then the girl extended her hand to bid farewell and the young man said, “Forgive me for my hand cannot touch you”. She asked why? He said, “This is my wife’s trust”. The girl collapsed to the ground.

A scream, and she began to cry, saying, “How blessed is that wife who has such a husband, O that the men in Europe would be like this!””

[Mawlana Tariq Jamil]

wa'alaykumus salaam warahmatullah.

[Sohaib]

Mshallah very touching one. I have heard this story from one of his Bayan. He quotes this story from Ashfaq Ahmad a renowned intellectual of pakistan.

[yousufs]

Very touching..

[* Madinah *]

subhanAllah, thats really moving... may Allah grant us all Imaan and taqwa, amin

[abdushakur]

assalamu 'alaykum warahmatullahi wabarkaatuh,

“One of our Jamats went to Edinburgh. The Imam who was leading the prayer [in a public place] after completing it was met by a few girls. One of the girls asked, “Do you know English?” The young man [who was leading the prayer] said, “I do”. She said, “What is this that you have done?” The young man replied, “We have performed worship”. The girl said, “But today isn’t Sunday”. The young man said, “We do this five times a day”. The young lady expressed, “That’s a lot”.

The young man explained that if the blessings of Allah are kept in view, this is very little. And this is that action which brings about the spring of tranquility. This isn’t hardship, this is felicity. Then the girl extended her hand to bid farewell and the young man said, “Forgive me for my hand cannot touch you”. She asked why? He said, “This is my wife’s trust”. The girl collapsed to the ground.

A scream, and she began to cry, saying, “How blessed is that wife who has such a husband, O that the men in Europe would be like this!””

[Mawlana Tariq Jamil]

wa'alaykumus salaam warahmatullah.

This is a nice story. It carries a nice ending. But I think a lot is lost in the translation, which made me smile.
I am assuming the story is true because it is narrated by Mawlana Tariq Jamil who is a trustworthy speaker.

But girls in Scotland do not say things like, “How blessed is that wife who has such a husband, O that the men in Europe would be like this!”, and they certainly wouldn’t precede this statement by screaming and dropping to the floor.
UNLESS the story is from a few decades ago I suppose. Before the 1950’s?

Lost in translation maybe.

Also, I know it sounds cute, but surely the line, “It is my wife’s trust” is not really true or accurate. Men don’t touch strange women’s hands because of Allah’s trust. It has nothing to do with being married or not.

[reeha]

Yes a European girl collapsing like that in that situation is unimaginable.U should not have any connections with a non mahram whether u r married or not.He should have rather said it is Allah(swt)'s trust.

[streetwalker]

But girls in Scotland do not say things like, “How blessed is that wife who has such a husband, O that the men in Europe would be like this!”, and they certainly wouldn’t precede this statement by screaming and dropping to the floor.
UNLESS the story is from a few decades ago I suppose. Before the 1950’s?

Lost in translation maybe.

Also, I know it sounds cute, but surely the line, “It is my wife’s trust” is not really true or accurate. Men don’t touch strange women’s hands because of Allah’s trust. It has nothing to do with being married or not.

May be hidaya was written in her fate, thats why she had such feeling. and there are always who dont think like others. but not generally. SO guys dont expect that if you dont give your hand to a girl and they will say the same thing like this girl said

[Abdul]

Thanks for sharing that with us bro,