Sunday, 5 June 2011
A female deer that lived in the forest with two of its fawns was once walking somewhere when she got caught in a trap and was powerless to escape. In this state of desperation, she fortunately saw Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) advancing towards her and cried out, “O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam), have mercy on me.” Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) heard her plea and asked, “What do you need?” The deer responded, “I am caught in a trap while my two children are at a mountain nearby. Release me and let me feed them one last time. You have my guarantee that I’ll return afterwards.”
Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) replied, “I’ll free you and wait here. Come as soon as you are finished.” He then released the deer and stood by the trap in wait.
While it was gone, the hunter of the trap, who was not a Muslim, appeared and was informed by Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) of the entire incident. The man replied, “It won’t be good if that deer doesn’t return.” Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) responded, “You’ll see for yourself whether it returns or not.”
As promised, after feeding its fawns, the deer returned to the trap and placed its head on the feet of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam). Seeing this miracle, the hunter then too lowered his head and accepted Islam, making both him and the deer recipients of Rasoolullah’s (Sallallahu Alaihi Vasallam) mercy. [Shifa Shareef ]
