May Allah keep our hearts attached to Him, story by story, moment by moment. Ameen.
The old man scoffed. But then the imam said: "There was a man who thought Allah forgot him. One day, he found his son's old clock. It had stopped at 2:15 PM. He wound it. It ticked once, then stopped again. He realized: That was the exact time of his son's death. And he had never prayed for him. That night, he prayed Janazah (funeral prayer) in his room. The next morning, a stranger knocked. 'Your son owed me money. But before he died, he told me: If my father ever prays again, forgive the debt.'"
The old man wept. He returned to Allah that day.
By: Your Spiritual Wellness Desk
One Friday, he entered the mosque only to escape the heat. The imam was speaking about Surah Ad-Duha: "Your Lord has not abandoned you, nor has He become hateful." (93:3)
An old man in Damascus had lost his son. For ten years, he stopped praying. He told everyone, "Allah took everything from me."
