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smiled and said, “
I know how you
feel. When I was a little boy I lost
both my father and my mother
.”
The boy was surprised to hear that
it was an orphan who was comfort-
ing him, and for the first time he
looked up to see who it was.
To his great surprise and joy, he
saw that it was
Nabi
Muhammad [s]
and he immediately jumped to his
feet out of love and respect.
“
If I were to become your new
father, and ‘A’ishah your new moth-
er, and Fatimah your new sister
,”
said the Prophet [s] with a big smile,
“
Would that make you feel a little
better?
”
“
Oh yes, indeed!
” said the little boy,
smiling through his tears, “
That
would be the best thing in the
world!
”
