There were two neighbors; one was an excessive gambler & indulged himself in many vices, the other was a devout Muslim who was always preaching. The very devout man had taken it upon himself to try and "reform" his neighbor by reminding him how many times he had sinned. For every night that he would go out gambling, the devout man would place a stone on his front lawn. More than twenty years had passed and the gambler's front lawn was burried under the stones of sin placed there by the devout neighbor.

The gambler always admired his neighbor's devotion; he was in awe at his timely prayers and numerous attempts to change the gambler's ways. Whenever the gambler passed the neighbor's house, he was thankful that someone was trying to help him even if he didn't listen.

The Day of Judgement was finally upon humanity, and the two neighbors were awaiting their lot. An angel told the gambler to enter the gates of heaven. To which the gambler told the angel, "I believe you have mistaken me for my neighbor. He was the devout one who always prayed and tried many times to change my habits - with no success. I'm not the one who should be in heaven, he should."

The angel of course disagreed with the gambler and told him why.

"You see, you are the one who should be in heaven. Every time you passed the 'devout' Muslim, your heart was filled with good thoughts about him. You admired his habits and wished him well. Your neighbor on the other hand, wanted to show the world just how bad a person you were by exposing your vices by placing a physical reminder on your lawn. When your neighbor passed by your house he never wished you well, he only thought of just how much better he was then you. Arrogance created malice in his heart. That malice consumed him. Arrogance is not rewarded here."

And so the 'devout' Muslim was thrown in hell, while the gambler enjoyed paradise.