👈 Repentance of a Jewish Youth __!! A Jewish youth used to frequently visit the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family). The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) never objected to his comings and goings, but would sometimes send him for some work, or send letters to the Jewish community through him. However, once he did not come for a few days. The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) inquired about him, to which someone said: "I saw him in a condition of severe illness, perhaps it is his last day." Hearing this, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), along with a few companions, went to visit him. He was not speaking to anyone, but when the Prophet reached there, he began responding to him. Accordingly, the Messenger of Allah called out to the youth. The youth opened his eyes and said: "Labaik ya Abul Qasim!" (At your service, O father of Qasim!). The Prophet said: "Say: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah." As soon as the youth's gaze fell upon his father's (frowning/skewed) look, he could not say anything. The Holy Prophet invited him to the Shahadatain (the two testimonies of faith) a second time; this time too, seeing his father's frowning look, he remained silent. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) invited him for the third time to repent from Judaism and accept the Shahadatain. The youth once again looked at his father's face. At that moment, the Holy Prophet said: "If it is your will, accept the Shahadatain, otherwise remain silent." At that instance, without paying attention to his father, the youth recited the Shahadatain of his own free will and departed from this world! The Holy Prophet said to the youth's father: "Hand over the body of this youth to us," and then said to his companions: "Perform his ritual bath (Ghusl), shroud him (Kafan), and bring him to me so that I may pray over him." After that, they left the Jew's house, and the Prophet kept saying: "O Allah, thank You that today, through me, You have saved a youth from the fire of Hell...!!!"
