A man woke up early in order to pray his Fajr prayer in the mosque. He got
dressed, made his ablution and was on his way to the mosque.
On his way to the mosque, the man fell down and his clothes got dirty. He
got up, brushed himself off, and headed home. At home, he changed his
clothes, made his ablution, and was, again, on his way to the mosque.

On his way to the mosque, he fell again at the same spot! He, again, got
up,
brushed himself off and headed home. At home he, once again, changed his
clothes, made his ablution and was on his way to the mosque.
On his way to the mosque, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked the man of
his identity and the man replied 'I saw you fall twice on your way to the
mosque, so I brought a lamp so I can light your way.' The first man thanked
him and the two where on their way to the mosque. Once at the mosque, the
first man asked the man with the lamp to come in and pray Fajr prayer with
him. The second man refused.

The first man asked him a couple more times and, again, the answer was the
same. The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray. The
man replied 'I am Satan.' The man was shocked at this reply. Satan went on
to explain, 'I saw you on your way to the mosque and it was I who made you
fall. When you went home, cleaned yourself and went back on your way to the
mosque, Allah forgave all of your sins. I made you fall the second time,
and
even that did not encourage you to stay home, but rather, you went back on
your way to the mosque. Because of that, Allah forgave all the sins of the
people of your household. I was afraid if I made you fall one more time,
then Allah will forgive the sins of the people of your entire village, so I
made sure that you reach the mosque safely.'



So DO NOT let Satan benefit from his actions. Do not put off a good that
you
intended to do as you never know how much reward you might receive from the
hardships you encounter while trying to achieve that good.