Stories from Quran & Hadees - Stories of the Prophets, Prophet Dawood / David (pbuh): Excellence of Prayer

Prophet Dawood / David (pbuh) once decided to perform prayers and read
Zabur (Book of Psalms) with the excellence that nobody would have
done. He entered the Mehrab and prayed.
After he finished to his satisfaction he found a frog appear before
him and told him, "Oh Dawood! Is it true that you feel that you have
prayed too well? Every night I am habituated to pray 1,000 Tasbih
(glorifications) and from every Tasbih three thousand Hamds are
expressed.
Sometimes when I am at the bottom of a pond and I hear the voice of
any bird above, thinking that it might be hungry, I come to the
surface of the water so that the hungry bird may get its food by
eating me. This isthe part of the duty that Iperform towards Allah
(SWT)."
Stories of the Prophets, Prophet Sulayman / Solomon (pbuh): Do not Transgress
Prophet Sulayman / Solomon (pbuh) in response to his special prayer to
Allah (SWT) wasgranted Kingdom and was given power over the forces of
nature, overthe men, Jinn, devil and other living creatures. He was
also endowed with knowledge of their language and could easily
communicate with them.
Prophet Sulayman / Solomon (pbuh) once was sitting on the bank of a
lake deeply engrossed in the beauties of nature around and
appreciating the various forms of Allah's (SWT) creation on earth.
Suddenly Prophet Sulayman's / Solomon (pbuh) attention was drawn
towards an Ant creeping forward with a grain of wheat in its mouth. As
it reached nearthe water, a Tortoise came out, opened its mouth and
the ant crept into it. The Tortoise closing its mouth disappeared
under the water. After a while, the Tortoise again sprung out of the
water and standing on the bank opened its mouth and the Ant came out.
But thistime it had no grain of wheat in its mouth.
Prophet Sulayman / Solomon (pbuh) became anxious to know what had been
happening under water. On inquiring, the Ant explained that at the
bottom of the lake, was astone and underneath it lived a blind Ant.
Allah (SWT) had created it there and because of blindness, it could
not move about. The Ant further said that I have been appointed by
Allah (SWT) to provide its daily sustenance with the assistance of the
Tortoise and hence, I do perform this duty everyday.
Let us ponder over one thing. If a tiny creature like an Ant living
under a stone at the bottom of a sea is not denied its sustenance, why
should man the noblest of all creatures (Ashraf ul Makhluqat) ever
suspect loss of his sustenance from Almighty Allah (SWT)? Isn't it
foolishness to dirty one's hand in prohibited transactions for earning
one's livelihood? Such persons do not get more, than what is destined
and earn Allah's (SWT) Wrath and Punishment in this world and
Hereafter.
Moral: Allah (SWT) is Ar Razzaq. He is our Provider we should always
have faith in Him and trust Him in all our Affairs.