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40 HADITHS

FOR CHILDREN WITH STORIESby

Prof. Dr. M. Yasar KANDEMIR

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CONTENTSForeword

The Birds

A Thorn

The Coat

The Mirror

The Meanie

A host

A Nei!h"or in #aradise

Tooth Medi$ine

The Wa%%et

The #oisonThe Be%t

An!er

The Ra$e

The o%d

The Thie&

The Morse%

The Mone'

The Mediator

Hide and See(

S)oi%s)orts

The Cherr' TreeThe Bra*e Son

The +id

The Ta%ented Chi%d

The #%asti$ #%ate

The Fo,ntain-#en

A Liar

The Chestn,t Tree
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The E$ho

Bread

The Miser

The Shoes

The Car

S.o(eS,n-Dried Bri$(s

The ,est

The Woods.an

The B%ood' Fi%e

The Do!

The /e%%ow Cow

So,r$es O& The Ahadith

FOREWORD

My dear (hildren& /od Almi!hty wishes for all 0is ser)ants to be hay. 0e sent us

rohets in order to tea(h us how. 1he rohets are the !uides and tea(hers of human bein!s.1hey tea(h us the (ommands of Allah Almi!hty and how we should li)e in this world. 1his has

been so sin(e the first rohet& Adam& to the last rohet& Muhammad 2ea(e be uon them3.As you already 4now& the sayin!s of our Prohet are (alled hadiths. 5ur belo)ed Prohet

2ea(e be uon him3& who brou!ht us the 6ur7an or the (ommands of our 'ord& e8lained to us

these Di)ine (ommands throu!h his hadith. 0e tau!ht us throu!h his sayin!s what we need to doin order to be hay both in this life and in the 0ereafter.

-e should often read the holy sayin!s of our Prohet if we want to understand the

(ommands of Almi!hty /od& and if we want to learn our reli!ion in the most erfe(t way. 9or

(enturies many Muslim s(holars ha)e ut our Prohet7s sayin!s to!ether into bou:uets of fortywhi(h made them easier to learn.

I also wanted my fortieth boo4& whi(h I ha)e written for you& to be a (olle(tion of forty

sayin!s of our !lorious Prohet. I 4now that you li4e )ery mu(h to read stories& so I ha)eresented these sayin!s in the form of tales written around the sayin!s of the Prohet. My

belo)ed (hildren& I hoe you will en;oy readin! this boo4& and if you li4e it& would you lease

ray for me Do you really thin4 you (an (at(h birds on the win!


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=If there was only one bird in the net I wouldn7t stand a (han(e. @ut wait and see I will

(at(h them.?

=1he hunter was ri!ht. -hen the ni!ht fell& the birds all wanted to !o to their own nests.Some of them ulled the net to the woods& others headed toward the la4e. Some wanted to fly to

the mountains& others to the bushes. None su((eeded and finally all of them (rashed down with

the net. 1he hunter (ame and (au!ht all of the birds.

Poor birds> If only they had 4nown the followin! sayin! of our Prohet they would ha)ealways flown in the same dire(tion& and then they would not ha)e !otten (au!ht by the hunter+

1Do not se)arate &ro. one another2 The %a." that a"andons its herd wi%% "e eaten

"' the wo%&3

A THORN

5n(e uon a time there was a terrible unishment under way in a (ertain (ountry. 1heywere feedin! the (riminals to the hun!ry lions. Peole would !ather to wat(h this horrifyin!

s(ene.

1he (riminal that day was a sla)e who had es(aed from his owner. 0e was left in themiddle of an arena surrounded by hi!h walls. 1hey let a hun!ry lion into the arena. At first the

lion !ot ready to oun(e on the oor man& but suddenly it stoed and started to li(4 the sla)e7s

hands>


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1he se(tators were astonished. 1hey as4ed the sla)e why the lion had not atta(4ed him.

1he sla)e said+

?5ne day& I saw this lion in the forest. A thorn had lod!ed itself in its aw& and it was in!reat ain. I ulled out the thorn and sin(e that day we ha)e been !ood friends.?

Peole !ot tou(hed by this story. 1hey set both the lion and the sla)e free. 1o the

eole7s amaBement the lion was followin! the sla)e as if it was his et (at.

-hat a wonderful sayin! of our Prohet+

1od shows his .er$' to those who are .er$i&,% Ha*e $o.)assion to $reat,res on

earth so that those in hea*en .a' ha*e .er$' ,)on 'o,3

THE COATAhmad the sheherd was )ery sad. 0e had lost almost e)erythin! he owned durin! the

terrible years of war. 0is wife had died and he had also lost his son. -hen he lost his ;ob intown& he be!an to wor4 as a sheherd in the (ountryside.

5ne day& as his shee !raBed near the road& he saw a !rou of eole ta4in! a youn! man

to the hosital in town. It was ob)ious that this youn! man was e)en oorer than him. 0e wasshi)erin! in his thin ;a(4et. Ahmad the sheherd immediately too4 off his own (oat& whi(h he

had owned for years& and ut it on the youn! man.


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As the youn! man was waitin! in the hosital to be e8amined& he was surrised to hear

someone (allin! him =Dad.? 0e loo4ed u but he (ouldn7t re(o!niBe the youn! man standin! in

front of him. 1he latter& who had (alled him dad& was surrised as well.0e aolo!iBed& sayin!& =I7m sorry& sir. I had mista4en your (oat for my father7s& whom I

ha)en7t seen for many years. I thou!ht you were my father.?

1he si(4 man as4ed him who his father was. After tal4in! for a few minutes& he realiBedthat the youn! man was the lost son of Ahmad the sheherd. 0e told the youn! man that he did

not ma4e a mista4e and that the (oat had really belon!ed to his father. After bein! e8amined at

the hosital& he returned to the )illa!e& a((omanied by sheherd Ahmad7s son.0ow true is the sayin! of our belo)ed Prohet&

1E*er' (indness wi%% "e rewarded ten&o%d3

THE MIRROR

5n(e uon a time& a )iBier was wal4in! around the mar4et with his hi!h offi(ials. 0e(ame a(ross the sla)e mar4et. Pitiful eole who had lost their freedom were bein! sold one by

one.

1he )iBier aroa(hed the sla)es. 0e wanted to see them more (losely. ust then& an oldsla)e said to the )iBier+

=1here is a stain on your turban& sir.?


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1he )iBier too4 off his turban and e8amined it. 1he sla)e was ri!ht. 1his meant that he

had been wal4in! throu!h the mar4et with a stained turban for hours and e)erybody had seen it.

0ow embarrassin!> 1hen he loo4ed at his (omanions sadly and said to them+=You saw the stain on my turban& yet you (losed your eyes and didn7t tell me anythin!

about it. I ;ust realiBed that my real fried was that oor sla)e. I (annot let my true friend be sold

as a sla)e> @uy him immediately and set him free.?

'ater& the )iBier had the followin! hadith of the Prohet framed and sent it to his men so

that they would ne)er for!et this in(ident+

1A M,s%i. is the .irror o& another M,s%i.3

THE MEANIE

It was a beautiful summer day and (hildren were layin! on the shore of a stream.Amon! them was a boy named /affar& but all the (hildren (alled him Meanie7 be(ause of his

(ruel treatment to animals. /affar was bored with the !ame they were layin! he wanted to lay

somethin! that was more e8(itin! and interestin!. 1he other (hildren made some su!!estions&but he thou!ht they were all borin!./affar (alled aside some of his friends who thou!ht li4e him. Soon they announ(ed that

they had (ome u with a fun !ame.

1he other (hildren wondered what this !ame (ould be./affar and his friends snea4ed behind their friend Ali& who was new in town& and didn7t

4now how to swim. 1hey (au!ht his hands and le!s and threw oor Ali into the stream>


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Ali ani(4ed. 0e stru!!led hard to swim& but the harder he tried the more he san4. 0e

started s(reamin! for hel. /affar and his friends were lau!hin! as he s(reamed.

5ne of the other (hildren :ui(4ly too4 off his (lothes. It was Ismail. Ismail was a bra)e4id and only he (ould stand u to /affar. As soon as he saw what they had done to Ali& he rose

u a!ainst them. In a few minutes& he brou!ht Ali safely to shore.

1he other (hildren (on!ratulated Ismail. A man assin! by had seen e)erythin!. 1hewell*dressed& 4ind*fa(ed man went u to Ismail& and uttin! his hand on his shoulder& said+

=My dear boy& you ha)e a(ted ;ust as the way our belo)ed Prohet has ordered. May

Allah be leased with you. 5ur Prohet said in one of his hadiths+

1A M,s%i. is the "rother o& another M,s%i.He neither o))resses hi. nor %ea*es hi. in e*i% hands3

A HOST

5n(e uon a time& a trader was (omin! ba(4 home late at ni!ht. Suddenly he saw an old&

oor bla(4 man rearin! to send the ni!ht ne8t to a wall. No one a((eted him into their

houses fearin! that their (hildren would be s(ared of him. 1he trader de(ided to hel him. 0etoo4 him into his house& offered him hot sou& !a)e him (lean (lothes and a room to stay.


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In the middle of the ni!ht& the old man sleein! near the window suddenly wo4e u with

a noise. 0e saw that two bur!lars were tryin! to enter the house throu!h the window.

1he bla(4 man raised his hands and shouted loudly=-hat are you doin! there


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=5f (ourse I would not let him enter. -hile we are freeBin! here& he is sittin!(omfortably in his warm ala(e he doesn7t 4now how we li)e. 0ow (an he be my nei!hbor in

Paradise< I don7t need any su(h nei!hbor there.? 1hey both lau!hed.

1he Sultan said to his sla)e+=Do not for!et this small mos:ue and these two men.?

-hen the Sultan returned to the ala(e& he sent his men to the mos:ue. 1hey brou!ht the

two oor men to the ala(e. 1he two men were uBBled about what was !oin! on. After theywaited in fear& they were ta4en into a lu8urious room and were told+

=You shall eat& drin4& and li)e here and you shall ray for our Sultan and you shall not

ob;e(t for him to be your nei!hbor in Paradise>?

-hat a 4ind*hearted Sultan he is& isn7t he If only he had 4nown the followin! hadith then he wouldn7t ha)e a(ted in

su(h a way.

1A%%ah re*ea%ed to .e6 Be h,."%e and %et none o& 'o, "e arro!ant toward others3


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THE OLD

Aylin was a snobbish and arro!ant !irl. @ut then one day her father died and she be(ame

)ery deressed.

She always layed by herself in the !arden of their )illa. She didn7t want to tal4 to the!irl ne8t door& @edriye& be(ause they were )ery oor.

5ne day @edriye (ame runnin! into Aylin7s !arden& sayin!+=My father is )ery ill. 0e (ould be dyin!. 0e wants to see you. 0e wants to say

somethin! )ery imortant to you.?Aylin surned and said+

=As if a oor man (an tell me somethin! imortant> Your house robably smells reallybad and no one would want to !o into a bad*smellin! house.?

A few minutes later @edriye (ame ba(4 with tears in her eyes.

=My father has to tell you somethin! really imortant. Your father buried some !old ;ustbefore he died. 5nly my father 4nows where the !old is buried.

=Your father told him not to mention the !old to you until you be(ame a !rown u& but as

he is about to die he wants to tell you now. Please hurry>?


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-hen Aylin heard what @edriye was sayin! she ran to the nei!hbor7s house. @ut they

were too late the oor man had ;ust died.

Aylin was )ery an!ry with herself and she re!retted her a(tions.-as the !old the only thin! that she had lost< No& she had also lost her (han(e to !et to

Paradise be(ause she had (lun! to her old bad habits.

5ur Prohet said the followin! for su(h eole+1No one who has arro!an$e in his7her heart sha%% enter )aradise5 e*en the wei!ht o&

a .,stard seed3

THE THIEF

Nuri was a oor& simle farmer. Some eole thou!ht he was an in(ometent loser

be(ause he ne)er meddled himself in anybody7s business and wouldn7t sea4 unless he had to.

5ne day& someone who was re)iously reuted to be a wise erson stole Nuri7s don4ey.-hen he saw that his don4ey had !one& Nuri set out to the mar4et to buy a new don4ey.

As he was wal4in! around the mar4et he saw his own don4ey there for sale. 0e went u

to the seller and said+=1his is my don4ey. It was stolen from me last wee4.?

1he thief was a man without shame. 0e relied+=You7re mista4en I bou!ht this don4ey when it was a foal and raised it myself.?-hen Nuri heard this& an idea o((urred to him. 0e (o)ered the don4ey7s eyes and said+

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THE MORSEL

@esim was a !ood (hild. 0is father was wealthy& so he had e)erythin! he wanted. @ut he

4new nothin! about how less fortunate eole li)ed.

5ne day& as he was !oin! to lay football& a do! started to (hase him. 0e ran )ery fast butthe do! (au!ht him in a narrow alley. ust then& @esim stumbled o)er a stone and fell down.

-hen he oened his eyes he saw a boy& about his own a!e& and the boy7s mother. 1he

mother was dressin! his wounds. 1hey had sa)ed him from the do! and too4 him to their hometo (lean his wounds.

@esim than4ed them. 0e was )ery surrised when he saw their home. 1heir furniture was

)ery simle and ordinary.-hen he sat down to share dinner with them he was )ery un(omfortable. 0e felt that

e)ery bite he ate stu(4 in his throat.

1he ne8t day @esim too4 some food reared by his mother to the boy and his mother.1hen he ate dinner with them this time he felt better about what he ate. Soon the two boys

be(ame !ood friends.

@esim was a mer(iful and 4ind (hild& and this is why he beha)ed in a((ordan(e with the

followin! hadith of the Prohet+

1The )erson who is sated whi%e his or her nei!h"ors are h,n!r' is not a M,s%i.3


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THE MONE/It was Ramadan and Ethem had !one to the ba4ery to buy some bread to !et ready for

iftar. 1here was a lon! :ueue in front of the ba4ery. As the time to brea4 the fast aroa(hed the

eole be(ame more and more imatient.

1he ba4er was worried about the eole in the :ueue. It was not easy for him to wor4:ui(4ly& to ma4e sure e)erybody had bread and ta4e the (orre(t money. It was almost time to

brea4 fast when Ethem7s turn (ame. 1he ba4er was really tired by that time& and by mista4e he

!a)e Ethem too mu(h (han!e. At first Ethem hesitated& and loo4ed at the ba4er7s fa(e insurrise.

=Is there somethin! wron!


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1Sin is the thin! whi$h dist,r"s 'o,r heart and the thin! 'o, dont want others to

(now3

Ethem felt his fa(e turnin! red& as if our belo)ed Prohet had so4en this hadith ;ust for

him. 0e immediately went to the ba4ery and !a)e the ba4er7s money ba(4& aolo!iBin! for not

ha)in! returned it sooner.

THE MEDIATOR

It was a (old winter day. Isa was !oin! to s(hool when he ran a(ross a oor (hild. 1he

(hild wasn7t e)en wearin! a (oat. 0is shoes were old& worn and wet. Isa was mo)ed when hesaw this. 0is family wasn7t ri(h either& but they (ould buy what their son needed.

Isa de(ided to follow this boy. 0e was surrised to see that the boy was !oin! to the same

s(hool. 0e didn7t re(o!niBe him from s(hool he hadn7t seen him there before. 0e wonderedwhat he (ould do to hel the boy& but he didn7t 4now what. 0e would ha)e !i)en his boots that

he had been wearin! for two years& but he didn7t ha)e a sare air.

At lun(htime he saw the boy a!ain and as4ed him if he wanted to be friends. Soon theybe(ame really !ood friends. 1he other boy7s father had died a few years a!o. 0e li)ed with his


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mother and two little sisters and they had ;ust mo)ed to the nei!hborhood. Isa shared his lun(h

with him that day.

1hat e)enin!& Isa said to his father+=5ur tea(her !a)e us an assi!nment today. -e need to find out how we (an hel the

oor.?

0is father !a)e him some ideas and told him of some ways to hel the oor.1he ne8t day& Isa went to the =0el the Poor 9oundation? in the nei!hborhood. 0e met a

man there& who had a )ery 4ind fa(e. 0e told him about his friend7s situation and as4ed for hel.

1he man be(ame )ery hay for what Isa had done and (on!ratulated him for his a(tion. 0e toldIsa to find out where his friend li)ed and said to him+

=@oth Allah Almi!hty and our Prohet lo)e (hildren li4e you. You ha)e a(ted in

a((ordan(e with the followin! hadith+

1One who .ediates &or $harit' is rewarded "' od as i& he had )er&or.ed this

$harit' hi.se%&3

HIDE AND SEE+

Ihsan was layin! hide and see4 with his friends. -hen it was time to hide he found a

!ood hidin! la(e behind a (hestnut tree near the street. It would be hard to find him there>ust then& an old man with a white beard (ame u to him. 1he man was a stran!er.

=Son& I need dire(tions& (an you hel me


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Ihsan turned round and ut his fin!er to his lis& si!nallin! the old man that he should be

:uiet.

1he man did not understand why he needed to be :uiet& and loo4ed at Ihsan in surrise.0e as4ed+ =-hy do you want me to be :uiet< I as4ed you a :uestion. If you 4now the answer&

;ust tell me. If you don7t& then ;ust sha4e your head. I (annot understand the 4ids in town. 1hey

are so stran!e&? the old man !rumbled.-hen the erson who was =it? saw the old man tal4in! to someone behind the tree he

realiBed that someone must be hidin! there. 0e aroa(hed silently.

1he old man H who was !rowin! imatient H said+=5b)iously& no one has tau!ht these (hildren the followin! hadith+

1It is a $harit' to !i*e dire$tions to so.eone who is sear$hin! &or a )%a$e3

0e turned away and wal4ed off. Ihsan felt ashamed of what he had done. 0e for!ot aboutthe !ame he was layin!. 0e ran after the man and as4ed for his for!i)eness. 1hen he too4 him

to the la(e he was loo4in! for.

S#OILS#ORTS

A)ni was a !ood boy most of the time. 0e ;ust had one roblem. 0e was )ery (ontentious

and his friends didn7t li4e his bad (hara(ter. 5ne day in the autumn the (hildren were all sittin!by the la4e and tal4in! about seas and la4es. 1hey were sayin! that seas were deeer and (older

than la4es.As always& A)ni too4 u the oosin! )iew.

1his time his friends didn7t ar!ue with him they 4new him )ery well by now.

1hey be!an to s4i stones. 1hin& flat stones s4ied o)er the blue water li4e flyin! birds.9aru4 was able to s4i his stones further than anyone else that day. 0is stones went a

lon! way& s4iin! toward the horiBon.


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A)ni felt ;ealous and said+

='et me see your stones.?

9aru4 oened his hand and showed A)ni his stones. 0is stones were no different thananyone else7s. @ut soilsort A)ni always loo4ed for a reason to i(4 a fi!ht.

=5h. You ha)e ta4en the thinnest stones. 5f (ourse& su(h thin stones will !o a lon! way&

anyone (an do that.?9aru4 was an easy*!oin! boy and said+

=All ri!ht why don7t we e8(han!e stones< You ta4e mine and I7ll ta4e yours.?@ut the result was the same.

'imin! 0aydar& who had been hurt in a traffi( a((ident& aroa(hed A)ni.

=You are in a bad mood today. And you7re not )ery lu(4y either&? he said to his friend&!ently.

A)ni was an!ry be(ause he hadn7t been able to s4i the stones and shouted at 0aydar&=-hat do you 4now& you (rile>?1he other (hildren be(ame )ery an!ry with A)ni. 1hey all lo)ed 0aydar and hated to see

anyone treat him badly. 1hey told A)ni that he had been )ery unfair and mean.

A)ni7s beha)ior !oes a!ainst what our Prohet told us in the followin! hadith+

1Do not ar!,e with 'o,r M,s%i. "rothers and sisters2 Do not .a(e &,n o& the.23

THE CHERR/ TREE

Ali and Aisha (limbed the (herry tree and be!an to eat all the rie (herries.

Ali noti(ed that the (herries han!in! at the bran(h*tis loo4ed better.


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=1hose bran(hes loo4 thin and won7t hold your wei!ht. 1hese are ;ust as !ood&? Aisha

said to Ali to sto him from !oin! to the thin bran(hes.

@ut Ali didn7t listen. 0e (ould thin4 of nothin! but those (herries. 0e (rawled toward thethin outer bran(hes of the tree. @efore lon!& he found himself on the !round alon! with a bro4en

bran(h. 0e had bro4en not only the lon! bran(h of the tree but also his le!. 0e had to stay home

for many wee4s he (ould only wat(h the other (hildren (limbin! the tree and i(4in! all the(herries.

Ali7s beha)ior was )ery !reedy& wasn7t it I would sa(rifi(e

myself to ha)e su(h a bra)e erson. Come& I !i)e you your father7s life for your sa4e. You and

your father are both free to !o>?

1he old man and his bra)e son returned home& e(stati( at the out(ome of their misha.

1his story reminds us of the followin! hadith of the Prohet+

1A $hi%d $an ne*er re)a' the ri!hts he owes his &ather On%' i& he &inds his &ather as

a s%a*e and ranso.s his &reedo. has he re)aid his &athers ri!ht in &,%%3


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THE +ID

Ne(i lo)ed !oats )ery mu(h ese(ially the little 4ids. 0is father !a)e him a 4id as a !ift

to loo4 after. Ne(i fed it and raised it durin! the summer. 0e lo)ed it when the 4id ran u tohim and !ently butted his hands.

Ne(i7s father always told him+

=Don7t lea)e the door oen& otherwise the 4id will (ome into the house and dama!e thefurniture.?

5ne day& Ne(i ran into the house to !et his ball. 0e remembered what his father had told

him& but didn7t bother to (lose the door as he was !oin! to be )ery :ui(4. 0e didn7t noti(e thatthe 4id had run after him into the house.

-hile the 4id was sear(hin! for Ne(i& it found itself in front of the bi! mirror in the

li)in! room. Another 4id was loo4in! at it. -hen the 4id mo)ed (loser& the one in the mirror

(ame (loser& too. It went (raBy when it saw the other 4id aroa(hin!. 1he 4id ut its head down&ran at the mirror& and butted it. It wanted to tea(h the other !oat a lesson. A hu!e (rash was heard

throu!h the house. 1he mirror had been smashed into a hundred ie(es.

If Ne(i had 4nown what our Prohet had told his two youn! (omanions& Ibn Gmar and

Abdullah Ibn Amr he would ne)er ha)e i!nored his father7s ad)i(e+1O"e' 'o,r &ather23

THE TALENTED CHILD

1hree women were returnin! from the mar4et with bas4ets in their hands. 1hey sat on a

ben(h in order to ta4e a brea4. 1hey started to tal4 about their (hildren.


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1he first woman mentioned how a(ti)e her son was and said that he (ould wal4 on his

hands for se)eral minutes.

1he se(ond woman said her son (ould sin! )ery well and that e)eryone lo)ed his sin!in!.1he third woman only listened. 1he other women as4ed her why she hadn7t said

anythin!. =My son has no se(ial talent I (an boast of&? she said.

An old man who was assin! by o)erheard their (on)ersation and de(ided to followthem. -hen the women (ame to the street on whi(h they li)ed they stoed a!ain to rest& lea)in!

their bas4ets on the !round. 1heir (hildren saw them and (ame runnin! to their mothers.

1he first woman7s son was turnin! (artwheels.1he se(ond woman7s son started to sin! one of his mother7s fa)orite son!s. All the

women alauded him.

1he third woman7s son (ame and as4ed+ =Shall I hel you& Mom


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0is son and dau!hter*in*law were always tellin! him to be (areful. 1hey would !et )ery

an!ry with him& ese(ially when the food dribbled down his (hin. 9inally they set a searate

table away from theirs.0is little !randson 0asan felt )ery sad about his !randfather. 0e tried to hel him by

holdin! the soon for him& so he would not sill his food.

5ne day& the old man a((identally droed and bro4e his late while he was eatin!. 0eloo4ed at his (hildren sittin! at the table with tears in his eyes. 1hey !ot )ery an!ry. 1hey

s(olded him and bro4e his heart. 9rom that time on they ser)ed him his meals in lasti( lates.

5ne day& the (arenter7s son told his wife not to ut the fruit on the lasti( late& and toldher to throw the lates into the trash.

0asan too4 two of the lates and told his mother not to throw them away for they will

need the lates in the future.

=-hat do you want them for


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THE FO9NTAIN-#EN

elal was the son of a oor (arenter. 0e was sittin! on the street (orner and (ryin!

be(ause he had lost his fountain*en.A well*dressed man was assin! by. 0e stoed and as4ed elal what the matter was.

-hen he heard his roblem& he too4 a en from his o(4et and as4ed+

=Is this the en you lost


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After hearin! them& the ;ud!e 4new who was tellin! the truth and who was lyin!. @ut he

said nothin!.

1hen he turned to the man and said an!rily+ =You atta(4ed this oor woman and then(ome and tell us a a(4 of lies. /i)e all the money in your o(4et to this woman or I will ut you

in ;ail.?

E)erybody was sho(4ed. 1hey hadn7t e8e(ted the ;ud!e to rea(t in su(h a way.1he woman !ladly too4 the man7s money and left the (ourtroom rayin! for the ;ud!e.

As soon as she left& the ;ud!e told the man to !o and follow her in order to !et his money ba(4.

1he man was on(e a!ain sho(4ed and rushed out :ui(4ly& hoin! to !et his money ba(4.A few minutes later& they were brou!ht ba(4 into the (ourtroom a!ain. 1he man was hurt&

and had bruises and (uts on his fa(e.

1he woman so4e first a!ain. She was )ery an!ry.

=Sir& this brute tried to ta4e away the money you had !i)en me.?

1he ;ud!e as4ed her+

=Did he mana!e to !et it


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THE CHESTN9T TREE

0usnu was tal4in! to the ;ud!e& ointin! to the suse(t. =Sir> I left a diamond rin! withthis man before !oin! abroad last year. Now I want my rin! ba(4& but he refuses to !i)e it to

me.?

1he ;ud!e as4ed Misti4 Kahya& who was sittin! in the bo8+=-hy didn7t you !i)e him his rin! ba(4


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1he ;ud!e !a)e him a hea)y unishment for his (rime.

THE ECHO

'ittle RemBi was ta4in! food to his father who was wor4in! in the fields. 0e sotted ashadowy fi!ure behind the ro(4s at the to of the hill. 1hin4in! that it was another (hild he

shouted to him& sayin! =0eeeey>? A )oi(e (ame ba(4& sayin! =0eeeey>? from the hill to.

Not realiBin! it was an e(ho& he thou!ht that another (hild was u there& ma4in! fun ofhim.

=ust wait and see what haens if I (ome u>?1he )oi(e answered+=ust wait and see what haens if I (ome u>?

RemBi !ot really an!ry and shouted at the to of his )oi(e+

=Come out and let me see you& you (oward>?-hen the same answer (ame ba(4 to him he started to run toward the (liff. Soon he was

tired& but he (ouldn7t see anyone there. 0e thou!ht that the other (hild must be hidin!

somewhere else. 0e (limbed u the ro(4s& shoutin! all the while. 0e thou!ht about what he

would do to that other (hild when he (au!ht him. @ut that (owardly (hild didn7t dare to (omeout.

After a lon! time& he remembered his father. 0e must be )ery hun!ry by now. -hen he

!ot to his father he told his father e)erythin! that had haened. 0is father listened to him andreminded his son of a ro)erb+

=0e who sea4s whate)er he wants hears whate)er he doesn7t want to hear.?

If RemBi had 4nown the followin! sayin! of the Prohet he would not ha)e a(ted in su(ha way+

1Let the one who "e%ie*es in od and the Last Da' s)ea( !ood or re.ain si%ent3

BREAD


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It was a (old winter day. 0asan was returnin! home with bread he had bou!ht from the

ba4ery. Suddenly he noti(ed a oor& s4inny do!& whi(h was so thin that all its ribs (ould be

(ounted. 1he do! was starin! at the bread in 0asan7s bas4et and whinin!.0asan was deely mo)ed by this itiful si!ht. 0e said to himself =If I !i)e one of my

loa)es to this oor do!& My mother will be )ery an!ry.? 1hen de(idin! that it was worth to ta4e

the ris4 of his mother7s wrath& he ut the bas4et down and started to brea4 the bread into smallie(es for the do!.

A man who was (omin! ba(4 from the ba4ery heard what 0asan had said. 0e se(retly

ut one of his own loa)es into 0asan7s bas4et.

-hen 0asan arri)ed home he was surrised to find out that he had ;ust as mu(h bread ashe had bou!ht from the ba4ery>

5f (ourse& 0asan (ould ha)e e8lained this if he 4new the followin! hadith of the

Prohet+

1Charit' ne*er %essens wea%th3

THE MISER

Ihsan had a stin!y un(le. 0e li)ed mea!erly. 0e neither sent any of his money& nor !a)eanythin! to anyboy else. 9or this reason& no one li4ed him.

1his oor miser e8(han!ed e)erythin! he owned with !old& be(ause he wanted to see

e)erythin! he owned before his eyes. 0e then buried all the !old in his !arden.


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E)ery day he too4 the !old out from the !round and (ounted it (oin by (oin then he

buried it a!ain in the same la(e.

5ne day& he (ouldn7t find the !old anymore. Somebody must ha)e stolen it. 0e went(raBy with an!er.

Ihsan& when he learned about what had haened& went to )isit his un(le and said+

=Don7t (ry for the money. It was not yours. It didn7t belon! to you. If it had& youwouldn7t ha)e buried it in the !arden& but you would ha)e used it for your benefit.?

5ur Prohet who too4 refu!e in /od from stin!iness said in his hadith+

1A stin!' )erson is &ar &ro. A%%ah5 &ar &ro. )aradise and &ar &ro. other h,.an

"ein!s3

THE SHOES

It was a lon!& hard winter. Sadi was )ery (old& be(ause his shoes were worn and they let

the water in. 9or the first time& he was sorry that his family was oor. 0e thou!ht how ni(e itwould be if they had enou!h money to buy a thi(4 (oat and some !ood shoes.

5ne day Sadi was returnin! from s(hool with his ba! in hand. 0e stoed before the

(entral mos:ue ;ust as the adhan for afternoon rayer was bein! (alled. Sadi li4ed to ray in the

mos:ue& so he went into the (ourtyard and wal4ed u to the fountains to erform his ablution. 0eleft his s(hool ba! on the ben(h and rolled u his slee)es.

0e 4new almost e)erybody who was erformin! ablution there.0e sat at a fountain and too4 off his shoes. 0is so(4s were dirty and wet. An!rily he

threw one of his torn shoes on the !round. 1hen he saw a man rformin! ablution ne8t to him.

1his man washed one le! and then stood u. Sadi noti(ed that that the man had only one le!.

Now he was embarrassed. 0e had been worried about his shoes& but that man had onlyone le!. Maybe he had a lot of money to buy shoes but money wasn7t e)erythin!.

After (omletin! his rayer& Sadi be!an to ray to /od& raisin! his hands hi!h. 0e

than4ed /od for his stron! le!s.0ow wonderful is the followin! sayin! of our Prohet+

1A%wa's "e $ontent with %ess Then 'o, wi%% "e the "est at than(in! od3


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THE CAR

0i4met was a !ood student. 0e was !oin! to a se(ondary s(hool far from his home.E)eryday he went to s(hool by bus and returned home the same way.

0i4met had se)eral hobbies. 5ne of them was (ars. 5n the way to s(hool& he (ould tell

his friends the model and ma4e of e)ery (ar they saw on the road. 0e was a little sad& as hisfamily didn7t ha)e a (ar. 0owe)er& he ne)er (omlained about this to his family& be(ause he

4new that they (ouldn7t afford one. 0is father was a (i)il ser)ant and barely earned enou!h to

feed their family of four. It would be silly to as4 for a (ar. It would also be unfair to as4 more

from his father who was doin! his best for his family.0i4met7s friend Ahmad li)ed in the same nei!hborhood. @ut he ne)er too4 the bus to

s(hool. 0e always wal4ed the lon! way there and ba(4. 0i4met (ouldn7t understand why his

friend did this.5ne day& it was rainy and (old. 0i4met was waitin! at the bus sto with his friends.

Ahmad assed by in front of them& i!norin! the rain.

=Ahmad& the bus will be here soon. -hy are you wal4in!


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1/o, .,st $o.)are 'o,rse%& to those who are %ower than 'o,5 not to those who are

hi!her than 'o,3

SMO+E

5n(e uon a time there was a man (alled 0atem. 0e was a ri(h and !enerous man. 0ehad many herds of animals that !raBed in the !rassy fields& and he lo)ed to share his wealth with

others.

0atem had a it(h*bla(4 horse (alled Smo4e. E)erybody admired this horse for its seed.It ran li4e a flyin! ea!le. 0atem re!arded Smo4e as the ale of his eye& and he would not !i)e it

u for anythin!.

9inally& the fame of 0atem7s wealth and his beautiful horse rea(hed the ears of the

Sultan. -hen the Sultan heard about him he (alled his /rand FiBier and said+=I want to test 0atem7s !enerosity. As4 him to !i)e me Smo4e. 'et7s see what he does.?

1he Sultan7s men set off the ne8t day. 5ne ni!ht when it was rainin! )ery hard they

rea(hed 0atem7s house and be(ame his !uests.0atem !reeted them with ;oy and warmth. 0e ordered his ser)ants to reare food for his

!uests. Soon an e8(ellent table was set for dinner and they all sat down to eat. After the meal the

!uests were ut u in )ery (omfortable beds& where they slet soundly.

1he ne8t mornin! when the !uests e8lained why they had (ome& 0atem be(ame )erysad and didn7t 4now what to do in his !reat sorrow.

=-hat a ity>? he said& =I wished you had told me what the Sultan wanted as soon as you

had arri)ed. I 4now that you lo)e horsemeat& and last ni!ht& as due to the bad weather I (ouldn7t


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find anythin! else to offer you. So& I slau!htered Smo4e last ni!ht for us to eat& as I had no other

alternati)e.?

@ut e)en 0atem7s !enerosity aled ne8t to our Prohet7s& who on(e !a)e a sin!le man a!ift of a hundred (amels>

5ur !lorious Prohet stated in the followin! hadith how !reat a (hara(ter trait !enerosity

was+ 1A !enero,s )erson is $%ose to od5 $%ose to h,.an "ein!s5 $%ose to #aradise5 and &ar

&ro. He%%3

S9N-DRIED BRIC+S

5n(e uon a time& there was a oor man (alled =Murat the /enuine.? 0e was a !ood*

hearted man and a de)out Muslim. 5ne day he found a !old in!ot in the shae of a sun*dried

bri(4 while he was reairin! the walls of his house. 0e was so hay that he didn7t 4now what todo.

0e be!an to thin4+ =9inally I am no lon!er oor. Now I will build a mansion for myself

and furnish its rooms with the best furniture and lay the floors with alabaster. 1he !arden will befull of flowers and all 4inds of fruit trees where the most beautiful birds will sin!.?

1hat ni!ht he had lo)ely dreams.

1he ne8t day& he ima!ined how many ser)ants he would ha)e& the !ardeners& (oo4s andbutlers who would all wor4 in his mansion.1he followin! day he (ontinued to dream su(h lo)ely thin!s. All day and all ni!ht he

would ;ust dream he didn7t e)en eat& drin4& or ray to /od and than4 0im for the health and

wealth he had been !i)en>5ne day when Murat was wal4in! outside the town& dreamin! his dreams& he saw a man

(uttin! sun*dried bri(4s by the wall of the (emetery.

1he man was di!!in! out the soil and mi8in! it with water and straw& whi(h he then utin a mold to ma4e the bri(4s.

1he man told Murat that the bri(4s made from the soil of the !ra)eyard were sturdier than

those made from other soil. Murat was sho(4ed. 0e felt as if he had been un(hed. Suddenly he

awo4e from his dreams and& (ontinuin! on his way& s(olded himself.=Shame on you> Poor& absent*minded man> 5ne day they will ma4e bri(4s from the soil

that (o)ers you. You lost your way when you found that !old. You for!ot to ray and than4 /od.

0owe)er& life ta4es many thin!s ba(4 ea(h day. You are !ettin! (loser to death with e)ery daythat asses. Sto dreamin! and indul!in! in fantasies> 1his is a !ift from /od send your money

wisely& don7t waste it and don7t send it foolishly>?

ust then& the adhan for noon*rayer rose u from the minarets.


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-hen he heard this& Murat went towards the mos:ue with ea(e in his heart he now

4new what was ri!ht and !ood.

If Murat had 4nown earlier the followin! hadith he wouldn7t ha)e under!one su(h a time

of (onfusion+

1I& I had !o%d as .,$h as Mo,nt 9h,d5 I wo,%d not want to (ee) it with .e .ore

than three da's other than the a.o,nt o& .' de"t3

THE 9EST

0amdi was layin! in the !arden when he saw a oor old man with a white beard in the

street. 1he man was wal4in! slowly. 0e stoed at the !ate of 0amdi7s house& a beautifulmansion& to ta4e a breath.

=My son& do you mind if I send the ni!ht in this !uesthouse


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=-hat is it then


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ealousy is nothin! but an illness. If someone is sufferin! from this disease& he or she will

ne)er be hay. 1he reason why the woodsman was tired and was ne)er at ease was be(ause ofhis ;ealousy& not the wood he was (arryin!.

0ow wonderfully our belo)ed Prohet e8lains this situation in the followin! hadith>

1Dont "e :ea%o,s It destro's !ood deeds :,st as &ire destro's wood3

THE BLOOD/ FILE

5ne Day Adam was !oin! shoin!. 0e !ot u early in the mornin! and went to the

mar4et. 5ne by one& he la(ed all the items he was buyin! in his small shoin! ba!. 0e had no

idea that the file he had bou!ht from the hardware store would ier(e the ba! of li)er he bou!htfrom the but(her7s.

-hen Adam (ame home from shoin!& he too4 out the bloody file and left it by the door

to (lean it u later. A few minutes later& he noti(ed that a hun!ry (at had been attra(ted by thesmell of li)er and was li(4in! the file with its ton!ue.

1he stran!e thin! is that the blood on the file was in(reasin! instead of de(reasin!.Adam felt sorry for the oor (at& but he (hased it away to rote(t it from hurtin! itself.1he (at went a little away and frowned at Adam. It was hun!ry and needed some food&

and why was this brutal man (hasin! him away

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