Sheikh Ismail (serving free tea and coffee to pilgrims for 40 years) dies in Medina.
Sheikh Ismail dies in Medina:
Sheikh Ismail was from Hama, Syria, and had lived in Madinah for 50 years.
Sheikh Ismail used to offer free hot tea or coffee to every pilgrim who came to Medina.
Sometimes these elders from Syria would offer the traditional sweets of their homeland to the pilgrims.
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Sheikh Ismail also applied free perfume to pilgrims and distributed free dates on a daily basis.