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How
Much
Does
A Prayer
Weigh?
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Fatimah, a poorly dressed lady with a look of forlorn on her
face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of
the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her
charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband
was very ill and unable to work, and they had seven children
and they needed food very badly.
Ahmad, the grocer and a mean man by nature, scoffed at her and
requested that she leave his store. Visualising the family
needs, she pleaded : 'Please, Brother Ahmad! I will bring you
the money just as soon as
I can. Please, have pity on my hungry children" Ahmad told her
he could not give her credit, as she did not have a charge
account at his store.
Standing beside the counter was a customer who was well-known
in the village as Mr. Hussien who overheard the conversation
between the Fatimah and the grocer. Mr. Hussien, who is well
known for his charitable heart, walked forward and told the
grocer that he would pay for whatever she needed for her
family.
The grocer said
in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery list? Fatimah
replied, "Yes "Sir"
"O.K." he said
in a mean voice, "put your grocery list on the scales and
whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount
in groceries."
Fatimah hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached
into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled
something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale
carefully with her head still bowed. The eyes of Ahmad, the
grocer and the Mr. Hussien showed amazement when the scales
went down and stayed down.
Ahmad, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and
said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it." The customer smiled
and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side
of the scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put
more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no
more. The grocer stood there in utter amazement.
Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and
looked at it with greater amazement. It was not a grocery
list, it was a prayer which read :
"Dear Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, you know what my family needs and I am
leaving this in Your hands. Aameen"
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and
stood in stunned silence. Fatimah thanked him and left the
store.
Mr. Hussien then paid the bill to the grocer and said, "It was
worth every penny of it." It was sometime later that the grocer
discovered the scales were broken, therefore, only ............
Allah
Knows
How Much A
Prayer
Weighs.
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PRAYER
Surah Al Shura 42
Aya 19
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Gracious
is Allah
To His servants:
He gives
Sustenance
To who He
pleases:
And He has Power
And can carry out
His Will
Aya 26
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And He listens to
Those who believe
and
Do deeds of
righteousness,
And gives them
increase
Of His Bounty:
but
For the
Unbelievers there is
A terrible
Penalty.
To the prayers of the righteous, Allah Subhanahu
was Ta'ala listens, and He gives them His Bounty beyond their
deserts. Every time they do a little good, they are increased
in their goodness. Every right impluse or aspiration is
strengthen and leads to progressive advancement with Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.
The source of all gifts
is Allah 'azza wajall. His bounty is inexhaustible and He gives
to all; but He does not give to all in the same measure, out of
the fullness of His knowledge and wisdom, He can judge best
what is best for any of his creatures. Allah Subhanahu wa
Ta'ala gives sustenance to whom He pleases i.e. provisions for
all needs, physical, moral and spiritual etc., but His
provisions is according to His wise Will and Plan and not
according to people's extravagant demands. He can provide for
all in any amount, because he has complete Power and can carry
out His Will.