A poorly dressed Muslim lady with sadness on her face, walk into a grocery store. she approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would charge her a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food. The grocer scoffed at her and ask the lady to leave his store.
Visualizing the family needs she said " Please sir! I will bring you the money as soon as I can." He told her he could not give her credit, as she did not have a charge account at his store.
Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family.
The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, " Do yo have a grocery list?
Muslim lady replied, "Yes sir"
"Okay" he said, "Put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries". She hesitated a moment with bowed head, then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribble something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.
The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed down. The grocer staring at the scales, turned slowly to customer and said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it!".
The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on the until the scales would hold more.
The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which said; "Ya ALLAH SWT, You know my needs and I am leaving this in Your Hands".
The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence. The Muslim lady thanked him and left the store. The customer handed a fifty dollar bill to the grocer and said, " It was worth every penny of it". Only ALLAH SWT knows how much prayer weighs.
Resources: Islamic website
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