The Price of Imaan
Several
years
ago
an
imaam
moved
to
London.
He
often
took
the
bus
from
his
home
to
the
downtown
area.
Some
weeks
after
he
arrived,
he
had
occasion
to
ride
the
same
bus.
When
he
sat
down,
he
discovered
that
the
driver
had
accidentally
given
him
twenty
pence
too
much
change.
As
he
considered
what
to
do,
he
thought
to
himself,
you
better
give
the
twenty
pence
back.
It
would
be
wrong
to
keep
it.
Then
he
thought,
oh
forget
it,
it's
only
twenty
pence.
Who
would
worry
about
this
little
amount?
Anyway,
the
bus
company
already
gets
too
much
fare;
they
will
never
miss
it.
Accept
it
as
a
gift
from
Almighty
Allah
and
keep
quite.
When
his
stop
came,
the
Imaam
paused
momentarily
at
the
door,
then
he
handed
the
twenty
pence
back
to
the
driver
and
said
"
Here,
you
gave
me
too
much
change."
The
driver
with
a
smile
replied
"
Aren't
you
the
new
Imaam
in
this
area?
have
been
thinking
lately
about
going
to
worship
at
your
mosque.
I
just
wanted
to
see
what
you
would
do
if
I
gave
you
too
much
change."
When
the
Imaam
stepped
off
the
bus,
his
knees
became
weak
and
soft.
He
had
to
grab
the
nearest
light
pole
and
held
for
support,
and
looked
up
to
the
heavens
and
cried
"Oh
Allah,
I
almost
sold
Islam
for
twenty
pence!"
Remember,
we
may
never
see
the
impact
our
actions
have
on
people.
Sometimes
we
are
the
only
knowledge
of
Quran
someone
will
read,
or
the
only
Islam
a
non-Muslim
will
see.
What
we
need
to
provide,
Insha
Allah
is
an
example
for
others
to
see.
Be
careful
and
be
honest
everyday,
because
you
never
know
who
is
watching
your
actions
and
judging
you
as
a
Muslim.