Zira Ishak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How Much Does A Prayer Weigh?
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 Brother I do." "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 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."
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in
stunned silence. Fatimah thanked him and Mr. Hussien 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.
He who kneels before Allaah can Stand before anyone.
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