Sayyidina
Abdullaah bin Umar (Ra) was travelling on a journey when he saw a crowd
of people standing by the road. "What is the matter with those
people?" Sayyidina Abdullaah bin Umar (Ra) enquired.
"There is a
lion on the road frightening them," came the reply. SayyidinaAbdullaah bin
Umar (Ra) got off his animal, walked up to the lion and held its ears. He then
twisted its ears, slapped its nape and moved it off the road.
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Thereafter, he said
(to himself), "Rasulullaah (PBUH) did not lie to you. I heard Rasulullaah
(PBUH) say: 'Only that which man fears will be given the upper hand over him
and if he fears none besides Allah, Allah will not allow anything else to gain
the upper hand over him. Man is also handed over to that which he entertains
hopes in and if he pins his hopes in none other than Allah, Allah will not hand
him over to anyone else."
