"Why are you dirtying my water?"

I was reading through my brother's books, and I found this story:

يو شپاڼه ډير پسونه درلودل. هغه به ېې د غره په لمن کي څرول.
يو وری ډېر تګی شو. وری له رمې نه بېل شو, او د غره ېوې برخې ته ولاړ. هلته ېې ېوه لوېه چېنه پېدا کږه چې ښې رڼې اوبه ېې درلودلې. وری چېنې ته نږدې ورغۍ. د چېنې اوبه ښکته روانې وې, نو ورې د چېنې په کښتنۍ برخه کې اوبه و څشلې. وری چې ګورې له بلې خوانه د سپې په څېر ېو ځناور منډې راوهې. وری پوه شو چې دا لېوه دی او زموږ دښمن هم دی. وری چې ډېر تږی و, نو بېا ېې د اوبو په څښلو پېل وکړ.
لېوه غوښتل چې د ورې خوړلو ته څه بهانه جوړه کړې.  نو ورې ته ېې ووېل: "اوبه راته ولی خړوې!" ورې ووېل: "ته د چېنې په بر سر کې اوبه څښې او زه په کوز سر کې اوبه څښم, نو دا څنګه کېدای شې چې تاته دې اوبه خړې شې. که ته بله بهانه نه لرې نو سم راته وواېه". د ورې خبره رښتېا وه, لېوه بله بهانه نه درلوده, نو په ورې ېې ورټوپ کړ او وېې خوړ.

ENGLISH:

A herd of animals was grazing at the bottom of a mountain. One lamb within the herd became very thirsty, so she left the herd and found a flowing stream of clean water. She started drinking at the bottom of the stream and she saw a wolf running down the mountain from above. The lamb knew very well that this was an enemy. The wolf tried to find an excuse to attack her. "Why are you dirtying my water?", said the wolf. "How can I drink this muddy water now?!" The lamb responded: "I am drinking at the bottom of the stream and you are standing at the top of the stream, so how can I possibly have dirtied your water?" The wolf could not find any other excuse, and attacked the lamb.

NEDERLANDS:

Een kudde van dieren zaten te grazen bij een bergachtige gebied. Een lammetje kreeg dorst en verliet de kudde om water te vinden. Hij vond een schone beek en begon onderaan te drinken. Hij zag een wolf van de berg afkomen, en het lammetje wist heel goed dat dit zijn vijand was. De wolf zocht excusen om het lammetje aan te vallen. "Waarom vervuil je mijn water?", zei de wolf. "Hoe kan ik dit modderig water nu drinken?!" Het lammetje antwoordde: "Ik ben onderaan de beek aan het drinken en u bovenaan, dus hoe kan ik uw water hebben vervuild?" De wolf kon geen andere excuus vinden en viel de lammetje aan.

["Pashto de dreeyem toolgi lepaara", 15].

"There was a man ..."

دعا أحد الأمراء أشعب لعلمه بمدى خفة ظله وطلب منه أن يقص عليه قصة. بدأ أشعب قائلا: كان هناك رجل، لكنه ما كاد ينتهي من جملته حتى شهد الأكل قد حضر يعلو بخاره، وتفوح رائحته في المكان فتوقف عن الكلام وكأنه قد أصيب بالخرس. فسأله الأمير في حيرة: وماذا جرى للرجل؟ فأجاب أشعب: مات

ENGLISH:

Ash'ab was about to relate a story to a ruler, and he began, saying: "There was a man...". But at that point he noticed a tray of food being brought to them. He paused as he was staring at the tasty food. So the ruler said: "Yes ... And then?" Ash'ab said: "And he died".

NEDERLANDS:

Ash'ab was een verhaal aan het vertellen aan een van de leiders, dus hij begon: "Er was eens een man ...", en op dat moment zag hij dat een schaal eten naar hen toe werd gebracht. Hij pauzeerde, en zat naar het eten te staren. De leider zei: "Ja ... en toen?" Ash'ab zei: "En hij stierf."

"When will knowledge disappear?"

Abdullah ibn Abbas has said:

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: هل تدرون ما ذهابُ العلم؟ قلنا: لا، قال: ذهاب العلماء

ENGLISH:

"Do you know when knowledge will disappear?" We said: "No". He said: "With the passing away of the scholars!"

NEDERLANDS:

“Weten jullie wanneer de kennis verdwijnt? Wij zeiden: "Nee!" Hij zei: "Samen met de dood van de geleerden!”

[“Al-Kabier” 8/276].

"Woe to those who ..."

Al-Awzaa'iy said:

أنبئت أنه كان يقال: ويل للمتفقهين لغير العبادة والمستحلين الحرمات بالشبهات

ENGLISH:

"I have been informed that it used to be said: :"Waylun (woe), to those who acquire (religious) knowledge for other than the sake of worship and to those who permit the unlawful due to doubtful arguments."

NEDERLANDS:

"Er werd mij verteld: "Waylun (wee), voor zij die kennis vergaren omwille van iets anders dan de aanbidding (van Allaah), en voor zij die hetgeen verboden is toestaan doormiddel van Ash-Shubuhaat (achterdochtige zaken)".

["Iqtidaa-u al'ilmi al'amal", 77].

"They are men and we are men"

Shaykh Muqbil Al-Wadi'ie said:

فمنهم من نبذهم وقال هم رجال ونحن رجال،
صحيح هم رجال ونحن رجال، ولكن الفرق بيننا وبينهم كما بين السماء والأرض

ENGLISH:

"Amongst the (people) are those who discard the sayings (of the salaf) completely and say: “They are men and we are men.” Yes this is correct; they are men just as we are men, but the difference between us and them is like the difference [in distance] between the heavens and Earth!"

NEDERLANDS:

"En er zijn (mensen) die totaal geen waarde hechten aan de woorden (van de salaf), zeggende: "Zij waren mannen en wij zijn mannen". Saheeh, zij waren mannen en wij zijn ook mannen, maar het verschil tussen ons en hen is zoals het verschil (in afstand) tussen de hemelen en de aarde!"

["Al-Ajwibah As-Sadeedah", 132].

"Do you think I have paid her back?"

"Knowledge is a pleasure of this world"

Sahl bin 'Abdillaah said:

العلم أحد لذات الدنيا فإذا عمل به صار للآخرة

ENGLISH:

"Knowledge is one of the pleasures of this worldly life. But when one acts on it, it then becomes for the Hereafter."

NEDERLANDS:

"Kennis is een begeerte uit de begeerten van het wereldse leven. Wanneer er naar gehandeld wordt, wordt het [de kennis] bestemd voor het hiernamaals".

["Iqtidaa-u al'ilmi al'amal", 31].