A story is told about a King in Africa who had a close friend that he
grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that
ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) by remarking, “This is
good, Allah Almighty knows best”
One day the King and his
friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and
prepare the guns for the King. The friend had apparently done something
wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the King fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, “This is good! Allah Almighty knows best.”
To which the King replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and ordered his soldiers to put his friend into jail.
About a year later, the King was hunting in an area that he should have
known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured the King and took him to
their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up a stake
and bound him to the stake.
As they came near to set fire to
the wood, they noticed that the King was missing a thumb. Being
superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So after
untying the King, they chased him out of the village.
When the
King reached his Palace, he was reminded of the event that had taken his
thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. He went
immediately to the jail to speak with his friend.
“You were
right” the King said, “It was good that my thumb was blown off.” And he
proceeded to tell the friend all that had just happened. “I am very
sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do
this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “this is good…Allah Almighty knows best“
“What do you mean, ‘this is good’! How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
The King’s friend replied: “Remember that the Almighty knows best and
if I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you on that hunting
trip.”
“He knows what is before them and what is behind them: And to Allah go back all questions (for decision)” Qur’an: Al Hajj 22:76
Do Not Judge Things or Events by its Immediate Outcome!
Although the decisions of Allah swt may seem harsh to us, they are full of wisdom.
Taken from : facebook page (happy muslim family)
