*She is in Paradise*

Assalamualaikum..
2nd post for today. I would like to share a story taken from the "Gems & Jewels" which compiled by Abdul Malik Mujahid. i like this book as it contains many stories in the hope that we will gain a lot of virtues, develop good character patterns, and adopt intellectual behaviour in our lives from th examples of the great personalities of Islam.

*She is in Paradise*

Khalid bin safwan saw a group in the mosque of Basrah, and he said, "What is this gathering?" He was told, "There is a woman who informs men about women who are available for marriage." He went to her and said, "I want to marry a woman." She said, "Describe her to me." He said, "I want her to be a virgin who is wise like a married woman, or a married woman who is innocent like a virgin; she should be sweet when she is near, splendid when she is at a distance, she should have live a life of luxury and then became afflicted with poverty - so she has the manners of the rich and the humility of the poor. When we gather wealth we should be as the people of the world, and when we become poor, we should be as the people of the Hereafter."

She said, "I know of such a woman for you." He said, "And where is she?" She said, "In Paradise, so work to achieve her!"

(Gems and Jewels (2004) p23)

the story is about a man looking for a good woman to marry. For us ladies, it is the same. Every one of us are looking for a good husband, mature husband, rich husband and the list goes on...but if we really want a man that has all the criterias in our list don't wait till last,we have to work for it. Seek for Allah forgiveness and look for His blessing. May Allah granted us what is best for us.