Story of Khalid

 *Story of Khalid*

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بسم الله الرحمان الرجيم

Every single day, we fight sleep, fight tiredness. We do it for an appointment with someone - maybe for a job, a flight or for business. We do this even with a headache, fever, and even when our body begs for rest. We do not complain. Why? Because that appointment is important to us.

Now,

Answer this:

What is more important than an appointment with the King of all Kings? The Owner of the Heavens and the Earth?

Let me tell you a true story about a man who understood this.

Five years ago, A man called Khalid travelled to a village far from the city. At night, a very big scorpion stung him. The pain was terrible. There was no hospital. No doctor. He had to find herbal medicine in another village.

That night, the pain was so strong he could not sleep. His body was on fire. But when the time for Tahajjud came, he moved. He made dry ablution. He could not stand, so he sat down. In great pain, he prayed two rakaats. He made dua. Then he went back to his bed of pain.

That man was tested again.

A few months later, he was visiting his parents. He was sleeping in the middle of the night. Just before the time for Tahajjud, two small scorpions stung him. He woke up. He killed them. He ate a little onion to fight the poison. He made wudu.

Then, he stood for Tahajjud.

What he did next is hard to believe, but it is true. By Allah, it is true.

In the first rakaat, he began to recite Surah Al-Baqarah. The long surah. Verse by verse. His body was in pain from the new poison. But he kept standing. He kept reciting. He recited all 286 verses.

A miracle happened.

Before he even finished that first rakaat… the pain vanished. Completely. The burning was gone. The poison stopped its work. Allah, the Most High, had removed it.

Think. The first time, pain did not stop him from Tahajjud. The second time, Tahajjud stopped the pain.

Allah says in the Quran: "And during the night, wake up and pray, an extra prayer for you. It may be that your Lord will raise you to a praised station." 📚(17:79)

This man was raised from a bed of pain to a station of mercy. His faith was stronger than scorpion's poison. His love for standing before Allah (swt) was greater than his love for sleep or comfort.

So I ask you, my brother, my sister…

If a man can pray Tahajjud while being stung by a scorpion… What is our excuse?

Tiredness?

A little sleep?

Cold weather?

If Allah (swt) can remove deadly poison during the recitation of His Book… What problem do you have that He cannot solve in your Tahajjud?

If the door is this open, why can we allow ourselves to miss a single night waking up for Tahajjud?

Let this story shake us. Let it break our laziness. Tonight, when everyone is asleep, get up. Make wudu. Stand in the dark. Just two rakaats. Talk to your Lord. The One who controls scorpions and heals all pain including your challenges .

Embrace Tahajjud. Angels carry the attendance register every night. Never miss even for one night. Do it until the end of your life.

You will never regret it. And you will never be the same.