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SPECIAL
GROCERY LIST
A a poorly dressed
lady with a look of defeat 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, they had seven
children and they needed food. The grocer, scoffed at her and
requested that she leave his store at once.
Visualizing the family
needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the
money just as soon as I can."
The grocer told her
he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at
his store.
Standing beside the counter was a customer who
overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked
forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever
she needed for her family. The grocer said in a very reluctant voice,
"Do you have a grocery list?"
The
lady replied, "Yes sir." "O.K" he said,
"put your grocery list on the scales and
whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in
groceries."
The poor lady, 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
the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and
stayed down.
The grocer, 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 disgust. 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 said:
"O
Allah, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood
in stunned silence.
The lady thanked him and left the
store.The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and
said;
"It was worth every penny of it .
Only Allah Knows how much a prayer weighs."
When you
receive this, say a prayer. That's all you have to do. Just stop right
now, and say a prayer of thanks for your own good
fortune.
Ttrust Allah to heal the sick, provide food for the
hungry, clothes and shelter for those that don't have as we do.
Amen.
Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.There is no
cost but a lot of rewards.
May you always walk with Angels
.
Allah Bless !
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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