One day of Ramadan, the Abbasid Caliph Harun Rashid ordered the following to Behlul Dana: "For the maghrib prayer go to the mosque, and invite all the ones who pray to Iftar."
Then sun had set and the Maghrib Salah was prayed. After the prayer, Behlul went back with a group of 5-10 people. Harun Rashid was surprised, he said:
"Behlul who are these? Didn't I tell you to invite all of those who prayed to the iftar at the palace? But you, among all of those people in the congregation, didn't even bring enough people to fill up one table". To this Behlul replied: "Master, you told me to invite those who prayed, not those who attended to the mosque, I myself waited at the exit, and asked everyone who was leaving, which surah the Imam read. Only these people were able to answer my question correctly. There were a lot of people who attended the mosque, but these people were the ones who prayed."
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