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This guard then picks up Imam Ahmad by his legs and drags him to the middle of the street anddrops him.

So now Imam Ahmad is like.. uhh.. Okay..

A baker who owned a bakery across the street saw Imam Ahmad and sa id, You can stay in my bakery tonight. Ill be doing some work .. you can come sleep here. So he opens the way for him.

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) observes this man. Hes putting the dough together, putting it in theoven, and through every step of the process .. kneading, forming, baking, etc., the man is saying:

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The entire night, he is making tasbeeh of Allah subhanahu wataala.

Imam Ahmad is shocked. Think about it, how quickly people get tired of tasbeeh, yet this man isconstantly doin g dhikr at his workplace! This isnt even Tahajjud or Itikaaf or something.

Imam Ahmad then asks him, How long have you been in this situation? He says, Whichsituation? Making tasbeeh of Allah, he said.

My whole life, said the baker.

Imam Ahma d asks him a second question. What have you seen from Allah as a result of all thistasbeeh that you make?

Maa dautullaha li shay, illa ataani iyyaa I never made dua to Allah for anything exceptthat He answered it.

Imam Ahmad says , SubhanAllah! You never made dua to Allah for anything except that hegave it to you?!

And he repeated.. I never made dua to Allah for anything except that He gave it to me except for one thing.

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) said, And what is that?

He said, an araa Imam Ahmad To have a chance to see Imam Ahmad

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) is brought to tears. He embraces this man and says:

SubhanAllah. Qad jaa aka bi Ahmad. Yajurruhu bi rijlihi ila makhbazikh Here is Allah!He brought you Ahmad, dragging him by his feet to your bakery ..if it wasnt for you, I couldhave slept in peace at the Masjid.