There was once a lady who always said Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem
(I begin in the name of Allah, the Kind, the Merciful)
before she did anything. She knew that Allah would then
always be with her.
One day, she put her ring in the cupboard and as usual she
said Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem (I begin in the name of
Allah, the Kind, the Merciful) before she put it away. She knew
that it would be safe.
Her husband took the ring and threw it in the river. He wanted
to prove to her that only saying Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem
(I begin in the name of Allah, the Kind, the Merciful) would not
keep it safe. He thought that in the evening he would ask her
where the ring was and it would not be there.
Later that morning, the lady went to the market to buy some
fish. When she was cleaning the fish at home she found her
ring inside the stomach of the fish. She wondered how it got
there but then put it back in it’s place in the cupboard saying
Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem (I begin in the name of Allah, the
Kind, the Merciful)
When her husband came back from work, he asked her where
the ring was. She brought it from the cupboard. He was so
surprised!
He told her what he had done and apologised to her. He also
truly believed that Allah is with the person who says Bismillahirrahmaanirraheem
(I begin in the name of Allah, the Kind,
the Merciful) before he/she does anything.
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