He started talking with his children about the days to come...

He started talking with his children about the days to come and how Allah would help him to find a good job. Then he would buy whatever sweets and fruits they like. Then there was a knock at the door. Wondering whom it could be at such an early hour, Hassan went to find out. When he returned, his face was shining with happiness. Upon seeing this, his wife said, "Hassan, I feel our test is over." In a voice choking with emotion, he replied.

"Yes, my dear wife, Allah, the Exalted, has ended our test. Praise to Allah, it has happened with your patience, efforts and faith. There is a hadith which says: ‘A good woman is better than 1000 men’ our hardship is finished by the grace of Allah and your strong faith." "Was it the messenger of Hajj Sahib?" "No, it was Hajj Sahib himself. He said that he had been looking for someone to manage his business and heard about our situation and my past experience.

Allah used him as the way to save us from despair and to give us hope, as Allah promised to the patient believers. Hajj Sahib said to me, ‘You are now cleaner and purer than all of us. You are now as one newly born.’” Previous…