The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
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Those abiding by Allahs Laws in comparison to those who violate them are like people who drew lots for their seats on a ship. Some of them got seats on the upper deck and some on the lower.[/FONT]
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When the ones below needed water, they had to go to the upper deck to get it (which troubled those on the upper deck), so they said, Let us make a hole in our part of the ship to get water and save those above us from trouble.[/FONT]
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If the people on the upper deck allow them to do what they have suggested, everyone on the ship will drown; but if they prevent them, all the people will be safe.
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(Hadith in Al-Bukhari)