The giant snake continued to chase me until I met an old man and I shouted for help to him, "Please, save  me from that snake. Allah will give you a reward."  But the old man could only cry to me and complain about his old body which made him unable to help me.  Then he said to me, "Hurry and run, who knows that Allah will help you!" 

So I left the weak old man, and run again until I got to the edge of the hell.  I saw layers of hell and I almost slipped into it because of the fear that engulfed my soul since the snake kept chasing me.  But suddenly I heard a voice shouting, "Come back, you are not an occupant of hell."  So I woke up from my fear.  The snake was still following me.  Then I went back to the old man and asked him for mercy once again.  The old man, again, complained about his weak and helpless body which made him unable to face that wild and ferocious beast.

Then he said, "Run to the top of the hill, because on that hill there are all the things that are entrusted by Moslems.  If you have anything stored in that place, surely it will help you."

(Continued)

Translated from "101 Kisah Teladan"  written by  Muhammad Amin al-Jundi, Indonesian translation by Safrudin Edi Wibowo, Lc