The Young Scholar Episode 16

Author’s POV
Some situation we consider to be nothing turns out to be our worse nightmare because the reaction of people differs. When we encounter such problem sometimes it might be there’s someone out there waiting to use any slight opportunity against us, so be watchful. “Keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer – Blade”

Willy tried to punch Abdulrasaq but Abdulrasaq held his hand. Andrew tried to do the same thing, he was also held by Abdulrasaq. And He pushed both of them backwards.

They felt the resistance and knew it won’t be easy to take him down

Abdulrasaq – I don’t want to cause any more trouble sir. But if this boys beat me up and you find out I was innocent, What then happens? You’ll say I’m sorry? ( Talking to Anord)

Anord – My daughter can’t lie about what she said. You’ve been harassing her and her friend Esther.

Abdulrasaq – Ohh two of them. Sincerely I know nothing about this whole crap. Something isn’t clear here because I don’t understand any of this.

Anord – You’re trying to pretend right?

Willy – We go just beat you here ohh

Andrew who was a bit frightened gave willy back up

Andrew – Leave am make e dey think say e get power

Abdulrasaq – please give me a chance to prove to you, If I had received a later from your daughter I’d have warned her and advised her sincerely speaking.

Anord – (starting to believe him) I don’t know you before but I can tell when someone is saying the truth.

Abdulrasaq – I understand, you have to be furious. But I’d like to ask you something?

Anord – okay

Abdulrasaq – who broke the story? I think the person has something to do with this..

Anord – Are you sure? I think they were three Teachers who said they witnessed it and that they saw different letters from different girls in SS2 & SS3 in your drawer of your office desk in the staff room.

Abdulrasaq – Someone is trying to blackmail me… They don’t like me and they need me out of the way.

Anord – hmmm.. I’m so confused right now, why will my daughter lie against an innocent man

Abdulrasaq – That’s because someone is forcing her to tell a lie.

Anord – How can?..

Abdulrasaq – You’ll have to scold her to find out. I guess she and her friend were really Writing me laters but I never saw those laters because I stopped using my drawer about 2 months ago.

Anord – Today is just Saturday, we have to wait until Sunday to know the truth.

Abdulrasaq – Insha Allah… I have to keep my enemies closer

Anord – Let’s go Willy and Andrew

Willy – you get luck oo fine boy.

Abdulrasaq – Thank you very much sir

Anord left with his thugs. . . The waitress was surprised everything was settled amicably. She came out to meet the Abdulrasaq.

Waitress – God really help you oo.. na beat them be come beat you before, how you take talk to them calmly and settle everything?

Abdulrasaq – (He smiled and teased the waitress) Yes ohh God saved me and your food gave me strength to resist.

Waitress – Hahaha (she laughed) Thank you for the compliment.. I’ve heard a lot about you.

Abdulrasaq – I hope it’s good things you heard.

Waitress – Yes oo.. Your name enter news paper four days after you come Apelle.

Abdulrasaq – (Smiled) what can I say… It’s God grace

Waitress – your God no dey sleep…

Abdulrasaq – Yes ma… I have to go to the mosque now to complete my salat

Waitress – may God continue to they bless you and remove you from trouble

Abdulrasaq – Amin ya Allah

The Young Scholar left to the mosque to observe Asr Salat before maghrib time. When it was time for maghrib, he made the adhan but no one came, only those in the mosque already. After the Maghreb Salat, Imam Malik called Abdulrasaq. Imam Malik has never been in such angry state before.

Imam Malik – Ohh Abdulrasaq, why have you disappointed us?

Abdulrasaq – Assalamu alaikum sir, How sir? I haven’t disappointed anyone

Imam Malik – The news spreading about you dating your students? And someone has accused you of sleeping with them.

Abdulrasaq – Subhanallah.. What?? I didn’t do anything Wallahi and I think this whole crap is getting worse.

Imam Malik – The student parents said their daughters leave their homes by 4pm to meet you for private lessons and then you sleep with them. To back that up, lately I have noticed you leave the mosque immediately after Asr prayer.

Abdulrasaq – I leave the mosque after Asr to do dawah and I’m not taking anyone private lessons.. I only teach Khadijah sometimes.

Imam Malik – so you are telling everything they said was a lie?…

Abdulrasaq – Believe me sir. I have no idea why they are formulating so many lies against me.

Imam Malik – They are planning on getting you Arrested and they came to me this to report the whole thing. Everyone has heard this rumor and they’re all disappointed. If noticed Mallam Sani and Mallam Jibril didn’t smiled with you like they use to and no one answered to the call for Salat.

Abdulrasaq – Feeling so sad.. I don’t deserve to be treated this way… Just one bad stuff which is a lie about me is changing the heart of people. (He cried)

Imam Malik – That’s how life is.. people will always judge you with a bad side when they hate you. The human mind/heart is easily corrupted.

Abdulrasaq – I can’t bear it anymore…

Imam Malik – Worry not Abdulrasaq.. If truly you’re rightly guided, the errs of those astray will not hurt you. Everything will be fine soon.

Abdulrasaq – Insha Allah.. I feel embarrassed with everything. May Allah not allow anyone become a disbeliever because this slanderers

Imam Malik – If anyone become a disbeliever because of this then you are not to blame. The sin is upon the slanderers. That is why Back bitting and slandering is one of the worse sin.

Abdulrasaq – (placed his hands on his chest) A’udhu bi’izzatillahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa ‘uhadhiru. (I seek refuge with Allah and with His Power from the evil that afflicts me and that which I apprehend).” He made duas upon himself.
(Antaa robbut-toyyibeen. Anzil rohmatan min rohmatika wa shifaan min shifaaika ‘alaa haazal-waja’i fa-yabra’u)
(You are the Lord of the good. Send down mercy from You and remedy from You to heal upon this pain, so that it is healed up”)

Imam Malik – Amin… What a powerful Dua. I’m convinced that you have no hands on this things they say and I’ll do my best to protect you from any harm it may cause…

To be continued…

N.B Everyone will be tested to a certain extent at times so that Allah can see which person has true faith in him.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:“No calamity befalls a Muslim but that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it, even if it were the prick of a thorn.” (Bukhari, Muslim). Tests are not a punishment from Allah. They are a part of His infinite mercy. May Allah make us pass every test. (Amen)