The story of a Patient Old Man
When passing
through a mountain pass, a bedouin (villager) once came across an old
man who was blind and who seemed to be afflicted with various ailments
all over his body. It was clear that he was wasting away. He was even
paralyzed and was constantly forced to remain in a seated position. The
Bedouin could clearly hear him say, "All praise is for Allah, Who has
kept me safe from ailments with which He has tested many among His
creation; and He has indeed preferred me over many among those that He
created."
"My brother!" exclaimed the bedouin. "What have
you been saved from? By Allah, I think that you have been afflicted
with every single kind of ailment!"
"Go away from me," said the
old man, as he raised his head. "Do I not still have a tongue with
which I can pronounce His Oneness, and with which I can remember Him
every single moment? And do I not still have a heart with which I can
know Him?"
These words of the old man were enough for the bedouin to repent to Allah for his sins and ask Him for forgiveness.
Remember, there is always someone else who is in more problem than you.
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