Supplications of a pious person are answered

Dear Islamic brothers! When the flame of piety and abstinence kindles in the heart of anybody though his skin is dark, becomes extremely fortunate as words coming from his mouth become so effective and persuasive that they turn into reality as soon as these are spoken even if this paradigm of piety prays to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to turn the ordinary thing like wood into gold, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ does not reject it and turns it into gold so that people come to know that he is not any ordinary person rather he is a spiritual personality possessing high rank. Let’s listen to a faith-refreshing parable in this regard:

How bundle of wood turned into gold

Sayyiduna Dawood Bin Rasheed رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: In Syria, there were two beautiful young worshippers. Due to abundance of the acts of worship and piety, they were known as ‘Sabeeh and Maleeh’. They related one of their incidents: Once we were experiencing extreme hunger. I said to my companion: Let’s go to such and such desert and teach some Islamic laws to someone so that we improve our Hereafter. Therefore, we both headed to desert, there we found a person with black skin who was carrying a bundle of wood. We asked him: Tell us! Who is your Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ? Listening to this, he threw off the bundle of wood and replied sitting on it: Do not ask me that as to who my Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ is but rather ask this question as to where in my heart Iman lies. Having listened to such a mystical answer, we were pretty amazed. Thereafter he addressed to us: ‘Why did you fall silent? Ask me, question me, no doubt student does not resist questioning.’ We left speechless. When he noticed our silence, he prayed to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in this way: O My Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ! You know best that there are also some of Your such bondmen when they beg You, You grant to them for sure. O My Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Turn this bundle of wood into gold. The moment he prayed, the bundle of wood turned into glittering gold. Then he made Du’a again: O My Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Undoubtedly, You like Your those bondmen the most who do not demand for fame. O My Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Turn this bundle of gold into wood again. As soon as his words were over, all gold again turned into wood. He placed that bundle of wood back on his head and went away. (‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayat, part2, pp. 246)