LEENA’S STORY ENGLISH VERSION BY : MEDINA ADULYARAT
This morning, Leena felt that it was a nice sunny day.
Mom, can I go outside and play with my friends?
Of course, go ahead sweetie.
She asked her mom for permission to go out to play with her friends at the playground.
Leena then wore her favorite dress, and hijab. She walked out of her home singing Nasheed happily.
She walked pass Nada’s house but was so surprised to see that Nada was still in bed.
She went in and greeted Nada. “Nada, what’s wrong, you don’t look so well”
Nada answered,
“I’ve got a toothache since last night, I can’t sleep. My mom gave me painkiller but it didn’t help much.”
While Nada was talking, her mouth was so stinky that Leena had to close her nose.
Leena thought to herself, “Teeth are for enjoyably chewing variety of food so that kids would grow,and get stronger. Why toothache? and when kids have toothache, why is it so smelly?�
Leena’s mom always admired Leena’s teeth,
“Leena, you have such a beautiful, strong, and white clean teeth that Allah’s gracefully arranged.” Leena remembered the melodious and gentle voice of her mom echoing in her ears.
Leena then asked Nada, “Why do you have toothache?�
Nada replied, “Because I love candies, sweets, and I didn’t brush my teeth.
The germs likes sweets. So it bit my teeth and my gums. That’s why I have toothache.”
Leena then asked again, “Why don’t you brush your teeth? Now, there are variety of cute, pretty, suitable size toothbrushes, and toothpastes. “
Leena told Nada, “Allah has already given you nice, clean and strong teeth. You have to keep them clean. Brush your teeth in the morning, before each prayer, before bed, and after meals.�
After Nada did what Leena said, Nada then has nice, white and clean teeth like Leena.
If you don’t want to have toothache like Nada, you have to brush your teeth when you wake up, before each prayer, after each meal and before bed just like what our Prophet (SAW) did.