kids asked for 20c for a can of Coke, so I looked in my ashtray and gave him $1 or $2 I forget, and said, "Share it with your friends." isa mashaallah that was excellent!! You sure gave them a good impression (I hope...) isa 29-Apr-2007, 08:59 PM :jzk: Ukhtee cheesegirl for your comment. But maybe I was not extreme enough Ukhtee? However, I believe that my finishing touch was a form of da`wah. Maybe I am just kidding myself? For surely a "terrorist" would not give the "heathen children" any money right? I believe that I broke down three or four barriers towards the Muslims in general that day, and maybe more, if the children explained what transpired between us that day in a positive light to others, w'Allaahu A`lam. By Allaah's leave, I showed a sense of humour, and also showed that Muslims (or people dressed up in thawbs and caps) can be and are generous by giving more than what was asked for :alham: I believe that these two qualities would be void in the mind of a non-Muslim child's understanding of terrorists? And Allaahu A`lam, this may show the children that we are not terrorists, but good folk. Wouldn't you say so too? In hind sight, I admit that I could have done a lot more if I were prepared for such an encounter. But I wasn't, and I was on my way home with the shopping, so may Allaah accept what little I did to