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my faith
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They were good boys and knew that
the
masjid
was a very special place,
a place of prayer. Even so, the boys
also knew that they did not have to
be solemn and serious all the time
they were in the
masjid
.
Their grandfather had showed them
this one day when they were with
him as he led the
salah
.
The
salah
was proceeding inside
the
masjid
and the blessed Prophet
[s] put his head to the ground as is
done in daily prayers. Straight away,
one of his grandsons climbed onto
his back. Minutes passed and the
little boy sat there, enjoying himself
‘riding’ on his grandfather’s back. It
seemed a long time before the little
boy climbed down and the Prophet
[s] was able to raise his head again
and continue his prayers.
The people in the
masjid
were very
