مالک و مُختارِ ما اَھلاًوّسَھلاً مرحبا

حامیِ ہر بے نوا اَھلاًوّسَھلاً مرحبا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

In another narration, a person once came to the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and said,

I want to become Muslim, but I am a habitual alcoholic, adulterer, thief and liar. People say you consider these things haram. I cannot leave these sins (all at once). If you were to settle for me to abandon just one of these evils, I shall be ready to accept Islam.

The mercy for all worlds, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said, ‘Let go of lying.’ The man accepted this and became Muslim. When he left, he was offered alcohol elsewhere. He began to consider,

If I drink alcohol, and the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asks me about this but I lie in response, the promise I made to him will be broken. If I drink this and tell him the truth, I will be punished (according to sharia).

He rejected the alcohol that was offered to him. Later, he came across the opportunity to perform adultery but once again had the same thoughts and rejected that too. The same occurred when he had the chance to steal something. Each time, he thought of the final Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and what answer he would have to give in front of him.

He presented himself to the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and began explaining what he experienced. ‘O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم !’, he exclaimed, ‘You have been gracious upon me by forbidding me from lying.