An old shaykh from the Rifai order, who sold prayer beads in the corner of the market, found him there. "You are at your bottom," the shaykh said. "That is the perfect place to begin."
Farid began the forty days. On day three, his old rival Salim spat at his feet. Farid remembered the litany's words — "O Living, O Self-Subsisting, by Your mercy I seek help" — and said nothing. On day twelve, he borrowed a needle and thread and started mending torn sacks for free. hizbul nasr pdf
It seems you're looking for a PDF of Hizbul Nasr (likely the collection of prayers and litanies compiled by Imam Ahmad al-Rifa'i or another Sufi source), followed by a request for a story. An old shaykh from the Rifai order, who
On day thirty, Salim's own warehouse caught fire. Farid ran with his only bucket. He saved half of Salim's goods. On day three, his old rival Salim spat at his feet
In the narrow alleyways of old Damascus, a cloth merchant named Farid found his shop burned to ash. Rivals whispered he had cheated them; creditors circled like vultures. That night, Farid sat among the ruins, too ashamed to go home.
The shaykh later asked, "Did the litany work?"
