A Terrible Fate This incident has been narrated by Abdullah Al Matrood, a well known preacher and speaker from Saudi Arabia, from his speech entitled "Dar Ahlahaa Yatakallamoon". It has been transcribed from his CD. Abdullah Matrood visited a hospital in a suburb of Riyadh, where the majority of patients had been injured in road accidents. A 27 year old patient told him the following story: "As you can see I'm confined to this bed, lying either on my back or on my stomach. I had an accident many years ago and I've been hospitalized ever since. Let me tell you my story. One day my mother asked me if I could take her to see a close relative, if I could drop her there. I told her that I had to go somewhere else and that I didnt have time. I said that she could visit her relative some other day. My mother said, "Son, the people i want to see have done me a great favour, which I'm unable to pay back, but I want to at least visit them. Please take me there." I told my mother that I could only do it if I could drop her off and then pick her up again after half an hour. 'I will honk the car horn outside once. If you dont come out I will not wait for you or come back again to pick you up.' After dropping her off, I returned half an hour later and hooted once. When she did not come out, I sped off. I had hardly gone far when I had an accident and was badly injured. Now this is my plight. I cant move or stand. I cant even move onto my side; I can only lie on my back or on my stomach. I'm in this terrible predicament because I disobeyed my mother!" "So take warning, O people of vision". (2) ~ Al Hashr ~