Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
On one occassion Ibn Simaak (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) paid a visit to the king of the time. It so happened that when the sheikh (ibn Simaak (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)) greeted him, the king was holding a tumbler of water in his hand. The king said to the sheikh: “Give me a word of advice.” The sheikh said: “Suppose this tumbler of water could only be obtained at the cost of your entire kingdom and you had to choose between dying of thirst and giving your kingdom away, which one would you prefer?” The king replied: “I would naturally prefer a tumbler of water and part with my entire kingdom.” The sheikh then said: “Then I do not understand why anyone should take joy in a kingdom which is worth only a tumbler of water!” (Fazaail Sadaqaat pg.552)
