A friend is a rare species. Where is there a real friend today? Hadhratwala Rahmatullah Alaihi mentioned a qissah in this connection: A buzurg arrived at the house of his buzurg-friend. He knocked on the door. His friend answered the knock and, after salaams were exchanged, asked: “What can I do for you? The buzurg replied: “I`m in need of 500 rupis.” The friend went inside the house, took out 500 rupis and came to give it to the buzurg, who took the money and left. There was no cross questioning. This buzurg friend then came back into the house, went to sit on the charpai (bed) and started weeping.
All of you know that a wife`s relationship is very informal and blunt. She will blurt out whatever she wants, whenever she wants and whatever way she wants to! So, when this buzurg husband started weeping the wife commented: “Suh-han-Allah! Just now, in a fit passion, you readily took out 500 rupis and gave it away. Now it seems you are grieving to why you gave away the money! If that is the case, why did you give the money away in the first place?” The buzurg replied composedly: “Begum! This is not the case.” “Then why are you weeping?” she countered. He replied: “I am weeping for the following reason: Tomorrow on the day of Qiyamah, if Allah Ta’ala were to ask: `Why was it necessary for your friend to come to your house for assistance? Why did you not make yourself aware of his need beforehand? ` What answer will I give? This is what makes me weep!”
Ponder a while! This is the friendship of ahlullah. These personages are of use in this world and they will be of use in the hereafter as well.
