In fear and horror, I withdrew myself from people around me, away from the society.  Then came the drought crisis that hit us because it had not rained for a long time. Our crops had dried up and thirst was over us. We prayed to Allah, but it didn't rain still. 

Until one day, I was in a mosque. All the people had left the place and I was all alone. Suddenly a black man with small legs and a large stomach entered the prayer room, praying two rak'ahs.  After he completed his praying, he tilted his head up and prayed, "O my Lord, until when have you refused the request of Your servants. After all, if You grant their wish, it will not reduce your glory, will it? Pour the rainwater that You have! I swear for the sake of Your love for me, if You don't make the rain fall today ... " He had not finished saying his prayer, when the rain suddenly fell very heavily.

Then the man was about to get out of the mosque, so I blocked him and I reprimanded him," Aren't you ashamed that you said,  "For the sake of Your love for me"? What makes you believe that Allah loves you? "The person replied," O you, you are the one who has forgotten the love of Allah because you are always busy with yourself!  Where was I when he gifted me a faith that 'no god but Him' and did not give it to others?  Don't you see that He did it because of His love for me.  Don't you know that Allah is The Most Merciful and has great compassion for His servants?  Did you not hear the word of Allah, "It is He who gives mercy to you and His angels (asks forgiveness for you), so that He will bring you out of darkness into light. And He is The Most Merciful to those who believe" That person left me in confusion. From that day on, I could worship Allah without the shadow of a giant snake.

(Continued) 

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