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The Plight of an Ailurophobic - A Motivational Story of being kind to animals
“Aargh!” Tina shrieked while swiftly pulling both her legs up off the floor.
“What?” Seri immediately jumped onto her chair, startled by Tina’s screeches.
Still confused, she asked again, “Tell me what’s wrong?”
Tina regained her composure and answered sheepishly, “Sorry, a cat just brushed my ankle.”
Seri had this I want you dead expression written all over her face while climbing down from the chair. Tina had lived with the fear of cats since the day she first saw one. No one could explain her fear.
Some people brushed aside her fear, citing its-just-an-in-your-brain-thingy, but, Tina knew that it wasn’t true. Her fear was real.
Would she ever overcome it? Only time would tell.
Cats, how she wished they didn’t exist. Tina cracked a smile when she remembered a quote by Stephen Wright.
Curiosity killed the cat, but for awhile I was a suspect.
Hmmm, would it be so bad if she were?
Then these words of her beloved Prophet SAW came to her mind…
Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : Allah's Apostle said, "A lady was punished because of a cat which she had imprisoned till it died. She entered the (Hell) Fire because of it, for she neither gave it food nor water as she had imprisoned it, nor set it free to eat from the vermin of the earth." – [Bukhari Vol.4, Book 56, #689]
Astaghfirullaah. She quickly brushed away the whispers of the devil.
Then, she remembered hearing this hadeeth
Narated By Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "While a man was walking on a road. he became very thirsty. Then he came across a well, got down into it, drank (of its water) and then came out. Meanwhile he saw a dog panting and licking mud because of excessive thirst. The man said to himself "This dog is suffering from the same state of thirst as I did." So he went down the well (again) and filled his shoe (with water) and held it in his mouth and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for that deed and forgave him." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving the animals?" He said, "(Yes) There is a reward for serving any animate (living being)." – [Bukhari Vol. 8, Book 73, #38] & [Muslim Book 26, Chapter 39, # 5577]
Tina smiled. Perhaps one day, she will be able to do that to a cat too. Perhaps.
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