The thief thought that when this woman will sleep I will steal the goods. When the women had done AFTARI he stood up to say her prayer
Once upon a time there lived an old woman in City of Baghdad. She used to fast a lot and was busy in saying her prayers. She had only one son who used to do business of gold and was always busy in drinking or time wasting games. Son used to stay busy all day on the shop and at night used to give his mom bag which was always fill with money and jewelry and spent the night at his friend’s house. A thief used to see this entire incidence and he made a plan to steal the bag and entered the house. The boy didn’t find out and the thief hid in the house. The boy gave the bag to his mother and went out of the house. The old woman put the bag in a steel cupboard in one of the rooms and sat on the door and placed the food in front of her for AFTARI. The thief thought that when this woman will go to sleep he will steal the bag. .
When the women had done AFTARI she stood up to say her prayers and the prayer prolonged and half the night passed away. Now the thief got scared and thought that dawn might occur. He roamed around in the house and found some perfume and pair of shorts. He put on the perfume and wore the shorts and in a loud and heavy voice he spoke up to scare the old woman. The woman was brave and understood that it is a thief. The thief said I am Gabriel angel and GOD has sent me to advise that your son as he is a big sinner. The woman showed as if she is shivering and is getting unconsciousness. She requested to exempt her son and not to kill her. The thief said I just want to make him grief by taking away the bag. If he repents I will return the bag. The women said do it then. The thief entered and woman slightly slipped out and closed the door and bolted out. Now the thief could see death in his eyes. When he couldn’t find any way out he asked the woman to open the door. The woman replied: O Gabriel it shouldn’t be difficult for you. As you can go out through the roof window or break the wall and go out. Now the thief understood that the woman is clever and brave. He started to do flattery and requested the woman and started to repent. The woman started her fasting and started to say her prayer. And the thief kept on requesting her till the sun came out and her son returned. The old woman told the whole incidence to her son and he went out and fetched the inspector. They opened the door and captured the thief.
