02-10-2006, 10:30 PM
Assalamualikom wa RahmatuAllahu wa Barakatuhu
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 profusively and the two where 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. he 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
recieve from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve
that good.