There was a man in Isfahan who used to beat his wife but unfortunately she
succumbed to his beating though he had not intended to kill her. But when she
was dead he became fearful of her relatives. In a state of anxiety he came out of
his house and met an acquaintance to whom he posed his problem.
The friend told him to invite a young man to his house and behead him and put
the severed head next to the wife’s corpse. Then he would tell the wife’s relatives
that he had found them together in bed and was unable to control his ire. And
slew them both. The man liked the idea and sat at the doorway in anticipation of
a young man. After sometime a handsome youth passed by his house. He invited him inside and
beheaded him.
Then he summoned the wife’s relatives and told them the fictitious story. They were satisfied but
the person who had devised this plan had a teenage son who did not reach home that day. The man
was worried and when the son failed to turn up he came to the house of the one whom he had
offered evil advice and asked him if he carried out the plan suggested by him. Yes, said he and took
him near the dead bodies. He was shocked when he saw that the youth he had killed was his own
son. His evil advice caused the death of his own son.
The moral of this story is that one who digs a pit for others falls into it himself.
History is replete with such incidents.
According to Tafserul Mizan the following saying was common among the Arabs: One who digs a
hole for his brother; Allah throws him headlong into it. A similar proverb is present in Persian also:
Do not do evil to anyone the sane evil will turn towards you.
Reference: Greater Sins Vol. 3 (English) by Ayatullah Dastagaub Shirazi
PUPPIES FOR SALE
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about
nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug
on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies come from
fine parents and cost a good deal of money.”
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a
handful of change and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a
look?” “Sure,” said the farmer.
And with that he let out a whistle, “Here Dolly!” he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.
The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
DO NOT DO EVIL TO ANYONE
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