Several years ago
an Imaam moved to London. He often took the bus from his home to the town 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 quiet.
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? I 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.”
