Once upon a time in a village there was a man named Abdullah. He was extreme in need of money and was pondering over it; one day he met Abdul Rahman.
Abdullah requested Abdul Rahman for a loan of 1000 dinar. Abdul Rahman demanded a witness, Abdullah answered, “Allah is my witness”. Then Abdur-Rahman demanded assurance, Abdullah replied: “Allah is my assurance”. Abdul Rahman replied: “Oh my brother, it is true that Allah is sufficient”. So he lent a 1000 dinar to Abdullah and specified a certain period of time to return it. Abdullah travelled over the seas, carrying these dinars.
After a long time when the specified period was over, Abdullah came to the sea-shore looking for boats by which he could travel back his native place. But unfortunately he was unable to find any boat. Helpless, Abdullah finally took a piece of bamboo and broke it and placed the dinars in it and wrote a letter mentioning in it what he was facing, then he sealed it and invoked Allah; “Oh My Allah! You know I borrowed 1000 dinars from Abdul Rahman, he demanded from me a witness, and I made You the witness. He demanded from me assurance, I made You my assurance. He is satisfied with your assurance. Oh My Lord! I tried my best to reach him to pay back his dinars, but I am unable to find any of the boats”. Putting his trust in Allah he threw the bamboo stick into the sea.
A few days later Abdur-Rahman came to the sea-shore. Meanwhile he saw a bamboo stick. He took it and thought it would come be of use to him. So he took it to his home. When he broke the stick to burn a fire, he found Abdullah’s letter and his dinars.
Days passed Abdullah himself came to Abdul Rahman to return his dinars. The moment he extended his hands to return his dinars Abdullah replied: My brother, Allah has handedover to me your Dinar which you sent through the bamboo stick.
Moral of the story: If a person puts his trust in Allah, Allah will never put him in trouble and Allah fulfils all his needs
Mohammed Farhan Nadwi.