He said to me, “Salim Bhai Your disease has increased to an extent where it is difficult for you to survive and you know this”. I said, “Yes”, and then he said, “Time is getting closer, seek forgiveness from Allah, and start saying prayers even if you have to do it with signs. Pray to Allah for your health.
I was working as sales manager in a local insurance company. I earned a lot of money, parties and picnics with the friends were my hobby. I never differentiated between halal and haram, I was just earning and spending money and enjoying the luxuries. I do not know how all of a sudden I started feeling backache. I was not used to say prayers and keep fasts. When I was taken to the doctor, he took x-ray and told that it was disc problem. I was going through treatment but my disease kept growing. I consulted all the competent neuro surgeons and orthopedists in Pakistan. I went everywhere for treatment and spent a lot of money. But it had become too hard for me to walk and move and finally I was confined to bed. I used to keep lying on the bed; my wife helped me to pass urine. Despite spending millions of rupees, my disease kept increasing. My friends, relatives and colleagues used to visit me. Five years passed in the same condition, I was completely bedridden and there was no hope of recovery. My friends and relatives used to visit me thinking that I was so ill and could not survive. One day, my close friend Akram came to see me. He said to me, “Salim Bhai! Your disease has increased to an extent where it is difficult for you to survive and you know this”. I said, “Yes”, and then he said, “Time is getting closer, seek forgiveness from Allah, and start saying prayers even if you have to do it with signs. Pray to Allah for your health, ask forgiveness, have Allah be with you, He is very kind.
His words appealed me and I felt Allah’s fear within myself. After my friend left, I asked my wife to help me perform ablution as I wanted to say prayer. She helped me to perform ablution and I said prayer in signs after a very long time. I cried and felt regret. I wept in tears in front of Allah and pleaded Him to forgive me, help me get rid of this trial and bless me with health. I kept saying prayers on my bed, I used to repent on my previous lifestyle and ask Allah for forgiveness. I kept crying and begging Allah to be with me. Allah blessed me and I started saying prayer in sitting position. It was so difficult and painful to sit straight that I could not bear it but I used to share my suffering with Allah that, “O Allah! I went to many therapists for treatment, tried many ways but it all failed. Now only You would heal me by Your Grace. Gradually my swelling started reducing and I could easily say prayer in sitting position.
My wife used to help me perform ablution and I used to say prayer, ask Allah for forgiveness and recite Quran. I used to beg Allah for help. Days passed on; almost after four month my friend Aslam came to me and asked me about prayers. I told him that I started saying prayer since that day and never missed any prayer. I also told him about my condition that Allah blessed me and now I could sit to say prayer. He said that I should start standing to say prayer. I asked that how would I do it as I could not stand up. He said, “Stand up to start your prayer and sit when you feel tired. Try and Allah will help you, your pain will be over and your problem will be resolved”. I gathered courage and with Allah’s blessing started saying prayer while standing. The pain was unbearable; it was very hard to keep standing. I used to feel I would fall any time. But I did not lose courage. Initially I could not offer even one raka’h in standing position; the pain was so intense that I had to sit. With Allah’s blessing at first the pain reduced, then gradually I started saying complete prayer in standing position and now I could say my prayer properly. Alhamdulillah! With Allah’s blessing and due to prayer and supplication all my body aches, disc problem and shrinkage of legs are over now. I have performed Aitekaaf twice, I say all Taraweeh prayers, keep fasts in Ramadan and I am perfectly alright. Ever since I found Ubqari, I am a regular reader, I perform practices. There is no medicine better than prayer and supplication. Prayer is a cure for all diseases.
