Narrated Abu Musa (ra): The Prophet (saw) said, "The example of Muslims, Jews, and Christians is like the example of a man who employed laborers to work for him from morning till night for specific wages. They worked till mid-day and then said, 'We don't need your money which you have fixed for us and let whatever we have done be annulled.' The man said to them, 'Don't quit the work, but complete the rest of it and take your full wages.' But they refused and went away. (like the Jews who refused to believe the Message of Jesus (as). The man employed another batch after them and said to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be the wages I had fixed for the first batch.' So, they worked till the time of 'Asr prayer. They said, 'Let what we have done be annulled and keep the wages you have promised us for yourself! The man said to them, 'Complete the rest of the work as only a little of the day remains', but they refused (like Christians who refused to believe in the Message of Muhammad (saw)). Thereafter, he employed another batch to work for the rest of the day till the sun set, and they received the wages of the two former batches. So, that was the example of these people (Muslims) and the example of this light (Islam) which they have accepted willingly."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 3, Hadith No.471)
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