A man in Saudi has neighbors who never pray and fast. One day, he dreamed of the arrival of a man.
In his dream, the man asked him to invite his neighbor who had never prayed for Umrah.
He was shocked by his dream but he didn't care. Surprisingly the same dream repeated. Finally he went to a shaykh to ask about the dream.
The Shaykh said that if the dream repeats again, he must realize his dream.
And sure enough, he dreamed again.
Then he visited his neighbor to offer him umrah together.
"Come on umrah with us."
"How will I go to Umrah while I never pray."
"Take it easy. I'll teach you prayer."
He also taught him then the man did prayer.
"Fine, I'm ready. Let's go. But, how do I umrah while I don't know how."
"I'll teach you the car later."
Both of them happily left for Umrah by car. After arriving, they carried out the guided guidance.
Finish the procession.
Both will return home.
"Before turning back, do you want to do a charity that you consider important?" Ask the neighbors.
"Yes. I want to pray two rak'ahs behind Maqam Ibrahim."
The neighbor prayed and an amazing thing happened. He died in a prostrate state.
The man who took him was shocked and gasped. How could the man who was present in his dream and be invited to Umrah die as if he was the one who died.
Finally, the body was taken home to his wife's house. He wondered, how could a man who had never prayed and fasted die when Umrah was in prostration, Husnul Khatimah? He thinks there must be a special and secret charity he does.
To the man's wife, he asked about this.
The wife replied:
"We have a neighbor who is an old woman. My husband loves her so much. My husband always makes his own breakfast, lunch and dinner and delivers it to the old woman.
The woman often prays for Husnul Khatimah for my husband."
We translate the story above from an account of an Ikhwah (Egypt).
We remembered Shaykh Rajihi's advice in class:
"Try the Brother," said the Shaykh, "you must have a secret charity that only Allah and you know. This will help you navigate the world and the land of the hereafter."
The young man in the story above has a secret charity that is feeding old women who are neighbors. He was friends with the righteous people who were the wasilah towards Husnul Khatimah.
Really," said Sheikh Shami before us, "many friends with pious people, memorizers of the Koran, and others.