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Do You Love Your Brother ?

Once there lived two brothers who lost their parents at an early age. They worked together on their family farm. Some years later, the elder married and had a family with 2 children, while the other was still single. They worked hard together in the day and at the end of each day they shared their produce equally.

One day while the single brother was working in the fields, he thought to himself, “It’s not right that we share equally everything. I’m alone and my needs are simple. My brother has a big family. He needs much more. “With that in mind, he took a sack full of grains and slowly went into his brother’s barn and placed the sack quietly. He did so every night.

Meanwhile, the married brother thought to himself, “It’s not right that we share everything equally. After all, I’m married and I have my wife and children to look after me in years to come. My brother has no family, and no one can take care of his future. He really should have a bigger share.” So each night he took a bag of grain and put it into his brother’s barn quietly.

This went on and both men were puzzled for years because their grain never dwindled. They decided to find out what happened.

Then one night, on the way to each others barn, the two brothers coincidentally meet. And they found out what was happening all these years!  They dropped their bags, cried and embraced one another with tears of happiness!

Moral: Love for your brother, what you love for yourself.!!


31 Responses to Do You Love Your Brother ?

  1. prakash H S December 15, 2013 at 7:08 PM #

    Liked the essence of this.True spirit of brotherhood.Alas. if all humanbeings practice this.No need to search heaven

  2. Zafar Iqbal June 7, 2013 at 2:53 PM #

    This is the true spirit of Islam, which we all have lost, so it seems!!!!!!!!

    May Allah bring this back, rather than all the Kalashnikovs in the world.

    Killing any innocent person, and then holding the Holy Quran in the Court is NOT Islam!

  3. Muhammad Imran February 19, 2012 at 6:00 PM #

    I like it. This a the example of Ukhuwwat.

  4. HAIDER ALI786 February 7, 2012 at 4:58 AM #

    Sara its very amazing story thanks for sharing…

  5. Rasha February 5, 2012 at 3:33 PM #

    very emotional, I remember I read this story in the reading book of 4th grade.

  6. Ayesha Shahnaz February 5, 2012 at 3:30 PM #

    MashaALLAH! Superb story with Superb moral!!!

  7. X 3body February 5, 2012 at 11:28 AM #

    Mohamed said this moral befor 1433 years ago thank you for make us remeber this moral.

  8. X 3body February 5, 2012 at 11:28 AM #

    Mohamed said this moral befor 1433 years ago thank you for make us remeber this moral.

  9. Mubarek Alamin85 February 5, 2012 at 1:39 AM #

    i don’t understand why would you have a harsh picture of a monster with longe a moral story of a brotherhood… didn’t like what i read because the picture is more awkward then the meaning of narration writing of speech it feels like no respond for you `!`

  10. Abier February 4, 2012 at 6:55 PM #

    this gave me goosebumps… amazing story! thanks for sharing 🙂

  11. Dr. manasrah February 4, 2012 at 3:21 PM #

    He will not be a beleiver one of you till he love for his brother what he love for himself (messenger Muhammad said)

  12. Anonymous February 4, 2012 at 2:41 PM #

    great story

    here in Egypt (and in most countries) a brother may kill his brother for money and other unimportant things, when will people learn to love each other?

    • Rodina February 4, 2012 at 9:44 PM #

      Masr de…rabena yeslah 7alha. Ameen ya Rab.

      But watch, a few years from now, itd be insanely developed. Egyptian people…we’re really stubborn. Very stubborn. When we want something, sooner or later it WILL happen. January 25th is proof enough.

      • Anonymous February 5, 2012 at 11:37 AM #

        I really wish so
        according to wikipedia, Egypt would be one of the 20 developed countries by ~2035, when I’m quite old, and those numbers were even before Jan. 25

        it says that Egypt will have one of the highest growth rate in the world (I remember it was the highest)
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC

        I really wish Egypt becomes one of the richest countries by 2015-2020

        although I’d agree that Egyptians are really stubborn, I think they are very pleased (????) they would be pleased with what they have and not look forward until they need to

        and please don’t use that Arabic in english letters writing
        I can’t read it

      • Anonymous February 5, 2012 at 11:37 AM #

        I really wish so
        according to wikipedia, Egypt would be one of the 20 developed countries by ~2035, when I’m quite old, and those numbers were even before Jan. 25

        it says that Egypt will have one of the highest growth rate in the world (I remember it was the highest)
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC

        I really wish Egypt becomes one of the richest countries by 2015-2020

        although I’d agree that Egyptians are really stubborn, I think they are very pleased (????) they would be pleased with what they have and not look forward until they need to

        and please don’t use that Arabic in english letters writing
        I can’t read it

  13. HAFSAH1483 February 4, 2012 at 2:39 PM #

    DO U LOT KNOW DAT ITS SNOWING

  14. Hafsah1483 February 4, 2012 at 12:58 PM #

    hey ppl its snowinggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!
    yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

  15. Javed1314 February 4, 2012 at 12:53 PM #

    It is Islamc lesson. (Essar)

  16. Garuwagadadi February 4, 2012 at 11:58 AM #

    A real brotherhood is displayed in the heart not by mouth.

  17. Fafouchka03 February 4, 2012 at 10:46 AM #

    great storie  macha allah tkhans

  18. Anonymous February 4, 2012 at 10:21 AM #

    Another beautiful sentimental story from SARA. Thanks

    • Sara February 5, 2012 at 10:02 AM #

      Thanks!!

  19. Hafsah February 4, 2012 at 10:06 AM #

    such a nice lovingly story.jzkl sara

  20. ??? ?????? ?????? February 4, 2012 at 9:11 AM #

    Great story

  21. Abubakarsadiq65 February 4, 2012 at 8:32 AM #

    The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him and His household and His Guided Companions) was reported to have said that No one is a true believer until he loves for his “brother” what he loves for himself.
    A good and spiritually inspiring story.

    • Bnt al-Islam February 4, 2012 at 5:16 PM #

      God bless you, that is correct. And what he means by “brother” here is every Muslim and true believers, so it doesn’t have to be your brother from both parents. May God bless our Prophet and his household and his guided companions.

  22. Engineer February 4, 2012 at 8:28 AM #

    Very nice.

  23. Salem Korayem February 4, 2012 at 7:12 AM #

    Nice Nice Nice

  24. msnewton2001(@)yahoo.com February 4, 2012 at 7:03 AM #

    lamo

  25. Khaled_nabasoft February 4, 2012 at 6:25 AM #

    May Allah grant you Paradise.

  26. owais siddiqui February 4, 2012 at 6:09 AM #

    This is one of the best examples of Essar. Good story