HADITH OF THE DAY
ABIDING
Narrated by An-Numan bin Bashir
The Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allah upon Him) said, "The example of the person abiding by Allah's order & restrictions in comparison to those who violate them is like the example of those persons who drew lots for their seats in a boat.
Some of them got seats in the upper part, & the others in the lower. When the latter needed water, they had to go up to bring water (& that troubled the others), so they said, 'Let us make a hole in our share of the ship (& get water) saving those who are above us from troubling them.
So, if the people in the upper part left the others do what they had suggested, all the people of the ship would be destroyed, but if they prevented them, both parties would be safe."
[ Vol – 3 Hadith – 673 Sahih Al-Bukhari ]
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