During the time of Prophet Musa (pbuh) there were two brothers
who lived in flats above each other.
One believed in Allah and His Prophets and the other was an
atheist (one who does not believe in God).
Both ate their meals together and for years each tried to
convince the other that he was right. It is related that the
brother who was an atheist was rich whilst the believing
brother was not.
One day the believing brother woke up thinking, “It seems
that my brother is right. I struggle so hard and pray but to no
avail. He has far more than I have! I must go downstairs and
tell him that he is right.”
That same day the unbelieving brother woke up thinking, “My
brother is right. There has to be more to life than this. I must
go upstairs and tell my brother that he is right.” Both brothers
met half way on the staircase but before they could say a
word to each other, the angel of death took their souls away.
Prophet Musa (pbuh) was advised of this by Allah and he
related it to his people. The brother who had been a believer
all his life died the death of a kafir whilst the brother who was
an unbeliever all his life died the death of a Muslim.
We must try to recite and understand Dua e Adeela every
night asking Allah to keep our faith safe.
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