(Bint Jamshed Chughtai)

Having wondered the whole story he looked up in the sky and said, “O Allah! You bless greatly even your disobedient servants.”

Hazrat Zul’noon Misri رحمت اللہ علیہ narrates: “One day I was strolling near the bank of the river Nile. I at once saw a scorpion. I took a stone and tried to kill it. But it rushed and stopped by the bank. I saw a frog coming out of the river. The scorpion jumped and sat on the frog’s back. The frog swam to the other end of the river. Since it was astonishing to see all this, I followed the frog and reached the other end of the river so that I could figure out this mystery. Upon reaching the ground the scorpion jumped from the back of the frog and started creeping fast. I kept on following it. I saw there a drunkard lying faint and near his head a large snake sitting who was about to attack the sot. Scorpion crept quickly and stung the snake. The snake shattered as soon as he received the deadly bite by the scorpion. I approached the man and shook him awake. He got frightened to see the giant snake and started running. I yelled him not to get frightened for Allah had saved him. I told the man the whole story how Allah had helped and saved him. He bowed down his head. Having wondered the whole story he looked up in the sky and said, “O Allah! You bless greatly even your disobedient servants. Will not You bless those who obey you.”

Sheikh Saadiرحمت اللہ علیہ  has narrated the man as saying, “O Allah! I swear upon your Glory. I will never ever disobey you.” The drunkard has been moved such a great deal that he started weeping and recited the following verses.

“O you sleeping! The Mighty Allah protects you from all the evil that creeps in darkness. Then for what your eyes sleep and do not see the Lord from Whom comes to you many rewards.”

Reference: Door to forgiveness is ever open.