An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
3. Worship
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unbelievers, transgressors and evil, doers, the
reference being to the Children of Israel. Someone
suggested to Hudhaifah, a companion of the
Prophet, that as these verses had been revealed
with regard to the Children of Israel, they did not
apply to Muslims, and that what they meant was
that those of the Jews who did not judge in
accordance with God’s revelations were
unbelievers, transgressors and evildoers. “What
good brothers you have in the Children of Israel
that they should accept all that is sour, leaving all
that is sweet for you in life,” replied Hudhaifah.
“It cannot be as you say, “God knows, you are
bound to follow in their footsteps.”
WHEN THOSE BOUND FOR PARADISE FIND
THEIR WAY BARRED
Jabir ibn Abdullah tells of how, when he learnt of
a companion of the Prophet who had actually
heard the Prophet’s words of wisdom, he bought
a camel, saddled it, and set off for Damascus. It
took him a whole month to reach this city, where
he betook himself to the house of Abdullah Ibn
Unays. There he told the gate-keeper to inform
