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more louder.
“What’s the matter,
brother”
, shouted one of them,
“
Don’t you know how to obey your
teacher’s instructions?
” “
What a
fool!
” laughed another.
Junayd called him forward in a stern
voice. “
Well?
”, he asked, “
Why didn
‘t you slaughter the bird as I instruct-
ed?
”
“
Dear teacher! You said to slaughter
the chicken in a place where no one
could see
”, apologised the student,
“.
..but since Allah sees everything
that I do, that was impossible. How
can I hide anything from Him? That
is why I could not kill the bird
.”
Junayd nodded his head and turned
to the others, “
There, now do you
see now why he is wiser? Compare
his understanding with yours, and
you’ll see why I prefer him.
”
