I was testing the children in my school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to Paradise. I asked them, “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the charity, would that get me into Paradise?” “NO!” the children answered.

“If I cleaned the Masjid every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into Paradise?” Again, the answer was, “NO!”

By now I was starting to smile. Hey, this was fun!

“Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children, and loved my husband, would that get me into Paradise?” I asked them again. Again, they all answered, “NO!”

I was just bursting with pride for them.

Well, I continued, “then how can I get into Paradise?” A five-year-old boy shouted out,

“YOU HAVE TO BE DEAD.”