Are You Raising Your Child for Other People? Nasreddin Hodja and the Donkey
From Timeless Fairy Tales · 00:04:21
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"Shh, the neighbors will hear!" "Sit up properly, what will people say?" We have all heard these words, and we have all said them. But where is the child in them? Tonight we tell the famous story of Nasreddin Hodja, the wise jester of Anatolian folk tales, his son and a donkey: if the boy rides, people talk; if the Hodja rides, people talk; if both ride, people talk even more... Along with the moral of the story, a verse from Surah al-An'am, two hadiths from al-Tirmidhi and from Bukhari and Muslim, and some gentle advice about living for your child rather than for other people.📖 Sources:• The story: a Nasreddin Hodja tale (father and son on the donkey), Anatolian folk tradition.• Quran, Surah al-An'am, verse 116: "If you obey most of those on earth, they will lead you astray from the path of Allah."• Hadith (al-Tirmidhi, Zuhd): "Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allah at the cost of people's anger, Allah will protect him from the people. And whoever seeks the pleasure of people at the cost of Allah's anger, Allah will leave him to the people."• Hadith (Bukhari, Muslim): "Each of you is a shepherd, and each of you is responsible for his flock."• Turkish proverb: "Not everyone's mouth is a sack you can tie shut."💬 Have you ever told your child "what will people say"? Looking back now, what would you want to tell them? Share with us in the comments.ℹ️ The voice is an AI voice. The narrator's memories are part of the storytelling.May God keep you.
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