The Last Letter : A final request from Father
A wise and saintly rich
man, sensing his approaching death, called his son to his side and
gave him some instructions. “ My son, i shall be leaving
you very shortly. My final request you to:
On the day when i die, and they have washed my body
and come to wrap it in the shroud, i want you to put one of my
socks on my foot.
Soon after this, the old man
die, leaving behind his goods and property, his children and his
dependents, family, friends, acquaintances
and neighbors attended his funeral. The body had been washed and
was almost completely wrapped in the shroud, when the son remembered his
father’s wish. Finding one of his old socks, he handed it to the washer of
the dead, saying, “ in accordance with my
father’s last request, please put this sock on his
foot.” “ that is quite impossible" said the man. “ such a thing is utterly
impermissible in Islam. I cannot act against the shariah.”
Despite this valid objection,
the son insisted, “ that was my father’s final
request, it must certainly be carried
out.” the washer of the dead was
unmoved. “ if you won’t take my word for
it,” he said, “ go and ask the Mufti. He will confirm what i tell
you,
that it is not permissible.” holding up the funeral, they consulted the Mufti, preachers and scholars, all of whom declared that this
was not permissible in Islam. Just then, an aged friend of the deceased
interrupted the debate with these words to the son. “ My boy, your late father
entrusted me with a letter which i was to hand over to you after his departure. here, this letter belongs to
you.” so saying, he gave him an
envelope.
Taken by surprise, the boy opened the envelope and
read out the contents of his father’s letter. “ my son, all this wealth and
property i have left to you. now you see, at the last moment, they won’t even let you give me
an old sock to wear. when you yourself come one day
to be in my condition they will also refuse to let you keep anything but your
shroud. Eight yards of shroud are all
you will be able to carry over from this fleeting world into the hereafter. So pull yourself together and
be prepared. spend the fortune i have left you, not for the satisfaction of
vain desires, but sin ways pleasing to Allah,
that you may achieve honor in
both worlds.”
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