Islamic Stories500 Years of Worship

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Angel Jibrail (as) told Rasulullah (peace be upon him) the follwing
incident about a man in the past who worshipped Allah Ta'ala
continuously for 500 years. He was granted a shelter on top of a
mountain that was surrounded by salty water. However, Allah caused a
stream of sweet water to flow through the mountain for that
individual. The man would drink from this water and use it to make
ablution. Allah Ta'ala also raised a pomegranate tree from which the
man would eat one fruit every day.
One day, this person supplicated to Allah that,"Oh Allah, bring my
death while I am in the state of prostration." Allah accepted this dua
of his. Whenever Jibrail (as) came down to the Earth, he found this
man prostrating to Allah. Jibrail (as) said that on the day of
Judgement, Allah will tell the angels to take this individual to
Paradise through His mercy. However, this man will insist that he
should enter paradise through the good deeds that he had performed.
Then, Allah will tell the angels to compare his good deeds with the
blessings that were given to him in the world. It will be seen that
500 years of his worship does not even equal to the gift of eye sight
that was given to him by Allah. The angels will be asked to take
himtowards the hell fire. Then the man will plead,"Oh Allah! Enter me
into Paradise only through Your mercy." At that point, the following
discussion will take place between Allah and that man.
Allah: Oh my servant, who created you?
The worshipper: Oh Allah, You have created me.
Allah: Were you created because of the good deeds you have done or
because of My mercy?
The worshipper: Becauseof Your mercy.
Allah: Who granted you the ability to worship for500 years?
The worshipper: Oh the Almighty! You have granted me that ability.
Allah: Who placed you on the mountain surrounded by the ocean? Who
caused a stream of sweet water toflow in between the salty water? Who
causeda pomegranate tree to grow for you? Who granted you death
whilein the state of prostration?
The worshipper: Oh the Sustainer of the Worlds! You have done all of these.
Then Allah will say, "All these have happened due to My mercy and
youtoo will enter Paradise only through My Mercy."
Source: Obtained from the book "Tambihul Ghafileen" by Shaikh Abul
Laith Samarkandi.
We can never thank Allah for the blessings that He has given us. Let
us use these blessings to recognize Allah before our death.