I was at a popular plaza this evening. The temperature was around -3°C. As I was walking, I noticed a young Caucasian guy, probably no more than 25, rushing past me. I went inside the restaurant while he headed to the side of the building.

After ordering my food, I looked out through the glass window and saw him again. What was he up to? I watched as he laid his jacket on the ground and started praying. SubhanAllah. In the freezing cold, with nothing but his jacket between him and the ground, he was performing his salah.

This was presumably Isha prayer, so he had plenty of time to go home and pray in comfort. But instead, he chose to pray on time, right there in the cold.

It made me think: what’s our excuse? May Allah reward him for his dedication and give us tawfiq to have the same dedication.