Dealing with a Thief

We were sitting together in a room. We had guests. A sound came from the street. Ibrahim looked out of the window quickly. Someone took his sister’s husband’s motorcycle and was escaping! He shouted, “Get him… thief… thief…!” Then he ran to the door quickly. One of the neighbors kicked the motorcycle. The thief fell to the ground with the motorcycle! A piece of iron which was on the ground cut the thief’s hand, and he was bleeding. The face of the thief was full of fear and anxiety. He was in pain. Ibrahim came forward. He picked up the motorcycle, turned it on and said, “Get on!” They went to a clinic with the same motorcycle. They dressed his wound there. Then they went to the Mosque together! After praying Ibrahim sat next to him and asked, “Why do you steal?! Um, unlawful money…” The thief was crying. Then he said, “I know these things. I’m unemployed. I have a wife and children. I have come from another city. I was forced to do so.” Ibrahim thought a little bit. He went to one of the people praying in the Mosque and spoke with him. He came back happily and said, “Thank God! A suitable job has been found for you. You can go to work from tomorrow. Take this money. Ask God to help you. Always look for lawful money. Unlawful money burns the life. Even if lawful money is little, it has blessings.”