A Maulvi writes….

AssalamoAlaykum. Wahrehmatullahe Wabarakatu.

Today, I will be telling you about a very nice Hadith, which was told to me by my father, who was an expert on Hadith, as a matter of fact. Yes, and he knew his facts all right, yes, always telling me facts and figures, by the way, never have pictures of figures in you homes, as the angels of mercy will not enter your homes then, have something like plants, shapes, etc. Yes, talking of plants, I don't think too much of the botanical garden I visited last week, I fell into the goldfish pond, my shalwar was soaking, and my day trip was spoiled. I smacked my children for persuading me to go there. Yes, never be pressurised into doing something you don't want, be your own man, strong willed, firm, independent, and confident. For example, there was no hot water in our house last night, so I kicked up a fuss, I nearly blew my top, I told my wife to turn the boiler on immediately. I hate washing dishes in cold water don't you. Yes cold water, the goldfish pond was cold, I can still feel the cold, brrrrrr!

I'd like to go back to Pakistan, where the weather is hot, yes that Marilyn Monroe film, 'Some like it hot' is great isn't it. Oops, I haven't seen it, just read about it in an urdu paper. I never watch films, no prefer to study the Hadith word by word. Words, strange how words can do so much for you. Yes, reading books can expand your knowledge a lot, but I only wish I could read…