Apart from prayer times,
Mum would recite extra prayers,
Was always with a tasbih (prayer beads ) in her hand counting and doing duas.
Dad and us siblings would tease her and joke about her dedication,
She just smiled.
One day my elder brother asked her,"What do you get out of these prayers?
We are more successful, happier  and enjoying life to the full,
While you are always in prayers."
She smiled and said,"These are my rewards,
To have my family safe happy and never lack anything in life,
The tears I shed and the prayers I recite Allah answers  for you,
For my happiness is in yours,
And my rewards in your successes.
9/2/2021