Honest Hajj Pilgrim Returns Bag With Cash And Jewelry
12 September 2017Mohammed Al-Sulami
JEDDAH: A pilgrim who found a bag containing cash and jewelry has been praised
for his honesty after he handed it over to authorities.
Lutfi Mohammed Abdulkarim, from Egypt, was looking for pebbles to perform the
rami Al-Jamrat ritual in Mina when he found the unattended bag. He asked
around, but could not find the owner.
Inside the bag, as well as the valuables, Abdulkarim found an ID card
suggesting it belonged to a Nigerian woman. He handed the bag over to
officials from King Salman's Hajj and Umrah Program, of which he is a guest.
Ahmed Jailan, a member of the program's Sharia committee, said: "The pilgrim
is with us in the program after one of his sons, a police officer, was killed
in his country. He is of high moral standards and a good example of the guests
of the program."
The bag and its contents will be returned to their owner, Jailan said. "This
emphasizes the meaning of solidarity and cooperation."
He said he hoped all pilgrims would follow such a good example.
Meanwhile, Palestinian pilgrim Abdullah Mohammed Sharaka's grief at losing his
14-year-old son was replaced by pleasure and joy when he and his wife arrived
in Makkah as guests of King Salman's Hajj and Umrah Program.
Sharaka said King Salman's generosity had healed the wounds of many
Palestinians who had been living in bitterness after losing children,
brothers, fathers or mothers. His son, Ahmed, was shot dead by Israeli
soldiers for throwing stones.
Sharaka said he could not express his pleasure when he was selected for the
Hajj and Umrah Program. He found it hard to believe as he was walking in the
districts of Makkah and the holy sites.
He said he would pray for King Salman, asking Allah to keep him and bestow
security on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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