Abdullah used to almost always forget to say Bismillah before starting his daily activities, including eating, leaving the house, entering the house, cooking, walking, driving and so on. However, he developed the habit of saying Alhumdulillah for the littlest of things. So, it was as if he was half complete.
Abdullah happened to befriend a waliullah. Waliullah would always remind Abdullah about Bismillah. Whenever Abdullah would remember, he'd say, 'Bismillah awwaluhu wa aakhiruhu' (I start and end in the name of Allah).
This waliullah one day told Abdullah that, 'Bismillah is like a key; just like there's a key for your car or house, think of Bismillah as the key for life.' Going out-Bismillah, starting work-Bismillah, going to bed-Bismillah, before eating-Bismillah, meeting your spouse-Bismillah; doing anything good-Bismillah. Everywhere except in the bathroom.
Abdullah benefited greatly from waliullah's simple words. Having firm faith in Allah and saying Bismillah - in the name of Allah, without a doubt will bring blessings from Allah in life.
(Abdullah = slave of Allah, i.e. a Muslim
Waliullah = friend of Allah, i.e. someone who obeys Allah)
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