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doing. He feasted his eyes on the
feathered beauty who was hopping
from branch to branch chirping a
friendly song.
“
But what am I doing?
”, he asked
himself suddenly, “
Which part of the
salah was I performing?
”
Abu Talhah [r] heaved a deep sigh,
somehow finished the
salah
, rolled
up his
musalla
and left the garden.
How could the
salah
reach Allah if he
himself could not remember where he
had left off? How could he remember
Allah when his heart was full of beau-
tiful gardens, bubbling streams and
bird songs?
It was hopeless to try.
Abu Talhah [r] was a pious man. He
knew how important it was for a
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