Masjid (Mosque). He got dressed, made his Wudhu(ablution) and was on
hisway 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 back 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 alamp so I can light your way." The
first man thanked him profoundly and the two were 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 acouple more times and, again, the answer was the same. The first
man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray.
The man replied "I am Shaitan (Satan)." The man was shocked at this
reply. Shaitan (Satan) went on to explain, "I saw you on your way to
the Masjid and it was I who made you fall. Whenyou went home, cleaned
yourself and went back on your way to the Masjid, Allah (SWT) 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 (SWT) forgave all the sins of the
people of your household. I was afraid ifI made you fall one more
time, then Allah (SWT) will forgive the sins of the people of your
village, so I made sure that you reached the Masjid safely."
Moral:Do not let Shaitan (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 receive from the hardships you encounter while trying to
achieve that good.
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