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A pious man once entered a masjid to perform salaah, where he noticed two people: a devout worshipper engrossed in du‘aa and a trader seated nearby. He heard the worshipper supplicating to Allah Ta‘ala, “O my Master! O my Lord! Today I desire such-and-such a dish and such-and-such a sweet from You.”

The trader also heard the du‘aa. Instead of thinking well of the worshipper, he became suspicious and said to himself, “By Allah! Had he (simply) asked me, I would have given it to him. But he is trying to trick me and is only making a display so that I will give him something. By Allah! I will not give him anything.”

After completing his du‘aa, the worshipper lay down in a corner of the masjid and fell asleep. Just then, a man entered carrying a covered container of food. He looked to his […]