Some saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی state: We departed for Jihad from ‘Tarasoos’ and a dog followed us. When we exited from the city gate, there was a dead animal lying over there. We sat at a high place and the dog returned towards the city. When he came back after some time, he was not alone. Instead, there were about 20 more dogs with him. The dogs nabbed the dead animal but that dog sat aside and saw them eating. When the dogs ate and left, this dog started to eat the remaining bones of the animal. Then he also returned. (Ibid, pp. 319)
Dear Islamic brothers! In the parable of dog’s selflessness, there are numerous admonitory Madani pearls for us to consider. It looks as if, by giving ‘Call to righteousness’, the dog is saying to us through his actions that, ‘I have the courage to act selflessly though I am a dog. O the people who scoff at me and neglect me! Just show me that how do you people act selflessly.’ Regretfully, our situation has got worst; but our pious predecessors were not like us. They used to leave signs of selflessness even at the time of death.
Sayyiduna Huzayfah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُ has stated: Many Sahabah Kiraam رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم were martyred in the Battle of Yarmook. I had water in my hand and was searching for my paternal cousin رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. At last I found him, he was about to die. I asked, ‘O Ibn-e-‘Am (i.e. O my paternal cousin رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ)! Will you drink water?’ He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ replied quietly with a