Something to smile at
A man woke up early in order to pray the Fajr prayer in
the Masjid. He got dressed, made his ablution and was on his way to
the
Masjid.
On his way to the Masjid, the man fell and his clothes
got dirty. He got up, brushed himself off, and headed home. At home,
he
changed his clothes, made his ablution, and was, again, on his way to
the Masjid.
On his way to the Masjid, he fell again and at the same
spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off and headed home. At home
he, once again, changed his clothes, made his ablution and was on his
way to the Masjid.
On his way to the Masjid, he met a man holding a lamp.
He asked the man of his identity and the man replied "I saw you fall
twice on your way to the Masjid, so I brought a lamp so I can light
your
way." The first man thanked him profusely and the two were on their
way
to the Masjid.
Once at the Masjid, the first man asked the man with
the
lamp to come in and pray Fajr with him. The second man refused. The
first man asked him a couple more times and, again, the answer was the
same. The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray.
The man replied "I am Satan". The man was shocked at
this reply. Satan went on to explain, "I saw you on your way to the
Masjid and it was I who made you fall. When you went home, cleaned
yourself and went back on your way to the Masjid, Allah forgave all of
your sins.
I made you fall a second time, and even that did not
encourage you to stay home, but rather, you went back on your way to
the
Masjid. Because of that, Allah forgave all the sins of the people of
your household. I was afraid if I made you fall one more time, then
Allah will forgive the sins of the people of your village, so I made
sure that you reached the Masjid safely."
So do not let Satan benefit from his actions. Do not
put
off a good that you intended to do as you never know how much reward
you
might receive from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve
that good.
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