Bedtime Stories: Inspired by real events Episode 23: The Story of my father and a magician.

 Bedtime Stories: Inspired by real events 

Episode 23: The Story of my father and a magician.

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This is a true story and I am a witness to it. One hot afternoon, a man knocked at the door and I was home that time, so I went to check. I didnt open bcos I did not know the man, He said, is Alhaji inside? I said yes, He said, tell him he has a visitor. So i went back in to inform my father. Quickly my father came out to see this man. As a tradition, my father would ask me to lay down the mat or carpet and bring out some drinks and snacks. So i did as instructed. 

They sat down together and began to talk. The Man began by saying "What kind of a man are you that doesnt die?" My father was astonished by the question, He said, what do you mean? The magician said, I have a client who brought your case to me, I cast every magic formula that I know on you, and you are still standing. I want to know who your magician is. My father smiled and then said, glory be to Allah who protects his servants day and night. 

My father said, my magician is Allah, I seek help only from him. The man then said, No, I dont believe you. You must have someone working for you, other than God. My father added, not a single person. My protector is Allah. The Magician ate and drank, then as He was about to leave He said. If truly your protector is God, then I quit magic today, bcos even as you stepped out of your house, I spread a death-powder on your door, hoping that you cross it and die at the spot. Yet you stand. 

I was there, half dead, my heart stopped for a while, I became cold despite the hotness of the day. I was just making dua in my mind. So the man left. I moved close to my dad, I asked, are you ok father? He smiled and said, absolutely. So we packed the plates and the carpet and went back inside. 

The next day after fajr my father said to me. Let me share my greatest weapon with you, I said ok. He continued... The best weapon for a muslim is dua (azkar). If you want Allah to protect you, always remember Him in zikr. So my father shared a few protection dua with me. Two of them were:

1. Ayatul Kursi and the supplications after every daily prayer (salah). My father said, if you were to offer salah and perform all the supplications provided by the sunnah, then nothing can touch you except Allah. 

2. Then Laa'ilaaha illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa alaa kulli shay'in Qadeer (100x every morning after Fajr). Allah will send Angels to protect you from evil from morning to night. If you cant do 100 times in the morning, do 20 times after every daily prayer.   

Till date, I do this routine and I dont skip. I am a living witness...I cannot count how many times Allah removed me from a calamity that was suppose to fall on me. So the lesson in this story is we should always seek help from Allah through dua. Dua is the weapon and shield of the believer. 

Assalamu Alaikum

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