“O Allah, make me better than what they think of me, and forgive me for what they do not know about me, and do not take me to account for what they say about me.” - Abu Bakr RA
It is said that the young man in the photo, named Ahmed Abdullah, was a pharmacist working in a pharmacy. Every month, an elderly poor woman would come to him for her medicine. She would then approach him at the cash register... Whenever she saw him, her face would light up with joy. For years, she had been buying this medicine, and this young man would only take 200 Egyptian pounds from her. She would pay and leave.
Then, the young man passed away... The elderly woman returned to the same pharmacy, requested her medicine, and went to the cash register to pay 200 pounds. But he was not there.
Before she could ask about him, the new cashier said: “What is this, madam?”She replied: “This is 200 pounds for the medicine.”He responded: “But this medicine costs 2,000 pounds, madam.”
Surprised, she said: “But for more than three years, I have been getting it for 200 pounds from the young man who was here... Where is he?”
The new cashier replied: “He passed away, madam. May God have mercy on him.” Upon reviewing the records, it was discovered that this young man had been covering 1,800 pounds of the cost every month from his own salary at the pharmacy.
When the pharmacy owner learned of this, he decided to continue selling the medicine to the woman at the same price as an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) for the sake of the young man’s pure soul. The least we can do to honor this exemplary young man is to let his photo travel the world without stopping, so that everyone may pray for mercy upon him. He deserves recognition.
If you, my brother, truly knew even a small part of the reward Allah has prepared for you in Jannah,
you would not leave the masjid — you would leave this world and all its pleasures behind for the sake of Allah.
What you rush toward in the dunya is temporary.
What you turn away from is eternal bliss.
Jannah is not just comfort — it is everlasting joy, peace without worry, happiness without an end,
and a love so deep and pure the heart cannot imagine it.
A place designed by Allah Himself,
prepared only for the righteous,
where there is no pain, no fear, no loss, no regret — only nearness to Allah and pleasure upon pleasure.
If the veil were lifted for a moment,
you would realize that every struggle, every sacrifice, every moment spent in obedience
was nothing compared to what awaits.
So stay firm.
What is coming is worth more than everything you are leaving behind.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said "Read the Qur'an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection."
Beloved Brethren, please endeavor to recite the Holy Qur’an today, ponder over the meaning of each verse recited, and try your best to memorize the verses.
May Allah continue to make us among the people of the Holy Qur’an. Āmīn