Moulana Asghar Husain (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)’s Consideration for his Neighbours

On one occasion Mufti Muhammad Shafee’ (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) and Moulana Zaki Kayfi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) visited their ustaad Moulana Asghar Husain (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) after the Maghrib salaah. Moulana Asghar Husain (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) offered them mangoes, which Mufti Muhammad Shafee’ (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) gladly accepted. He brought two baskets, one full of mangoes and the other one empty for throwing away the seeds and peels. When they had finished, Mufti Muhammad Shafee’ (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) took the waste basket for disposal outside. Moulana Asghar Husain (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) asked him whether he knew how to dispose of the seeds and peels. Mufti Muhammad Shafee’ replied that it was a simple job, which did not require any training. Moulana Asghar, however, took the basket away from him and said, “This is a craft which needs to be learnt.”

He separated the peels from the seeds and then he went outside and placed them at particular spots. On being asked about this he explained that many poor people lived nearby. Upon the sight of a large heap of mango peels and seeds near his house, they would grieve over their poverty and would feel sad that they do not have the means to purchase it. Hazrat explained that he did not wish to be the means of bringing hurt and pain to their hearts. Therefore, he spread them out in small quantities at various spots. 

Note:
It should be noted that Moulana Asghar Saheb (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) perhaps hardly ate any mangoes. He offered these to his guests and the poor children of his neighbourhood. Even then he avoided placing heaps of mango peels and seeds near his house lest it might hurt them. Some jurists recommend that eating out should be avoided, for it is witnessed by the poor, and as they cannot afford it, this spectacle may hurt them. A devout person thinks of Allah Ta’ala even while doing mundane things, and is always conscious of his obligations (and considerate towards the creation). (The Great Scholars of the Deoband Islamic Seminary Pg. 70)