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Vol. 1 Issue 58 August 2023 ELITE

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hometowns, absent from their businesses, and large stones…
away from their children…and came here The man laughed, and asked: What is that?
disheveled and dusting, crying out for Allah’s -I want to take out my anger on him, to release
mercy…would He send them away wanting? my frustration of him, and make him taste my
The young man shook his head. might…
The man continued: They came hoping for The man said with a smile on his face: Throw
forgiveness, shall Allah keep it from them? those away, and gather up seven the size of a
The young man shook his finger to the hazelnut, do not submit to your anger, bow
negative. down to your frustration, or count on your
The man added: They pray for rescue from might…
hell, shall Allah not save them? How then shall I resist his whispers, beat his
The young man cried out: No…He is the nudges, and get away from his pursuits…
Honorable One. -You must fight him with his own weapons…
The man looked at him long and hard, and resist him with his own cunning…avoid him
said: Rejoice, my son…Allah willing, He has with his own resourcefulness…deceive him…
forgiven your sin, you are as you were when He gaped: could one deceive the devil?
your mother had you…all blackness has been -By frequently mentioning Allah, remembering
erased from your slate, it’s pearly white to request forgiveness, and being quick to do
now… good…
The young man jumped in joy, hugging the After they had thrown the stones on the first
man, and whispered in his ears: As you have day of Tashriq, and completed the Ifadah
taken me a companion in the world…I call to Tawaf, the man addressed the younger man: Be
Allah to unite us again in the life to come… sure to always sanctify your tongue with the
In the Muzdalifah, the young man fell asleep mention of Allah, remind your mind of His
until the night was at its end, and when the anger, and reassure your heart of His
man woke him, the young man looked forgiveness.
around him, and said: Such a quiet place…I At the end of the days of Tashriq, during the
haven’t slept as deeply as I have tonight… farewell circumambulation, the young man
haven’t felt such reassurance except here… made intense Dua’a for Allah to give him more
nor such safety except right now… visits to His house for years and years to
The man said: These could be the signs of come…
mercy, forgiveness, and safety from hell... On their way back, the young man’s phone
10 He added: Come on, let’s gather up the rang, and he looked at the older man, anxious,
and did not answer…
stones with which we will stone the devil
tomorrow, Allah willing… It rang again, and the elder man looked at him
The young man went, and gathered seven strangely for not answering…