Man with Physical Impairment Touches Hearts, Netizen Urges Others to Support His Kerepek Business

As fully functioning individuals, we take things for granted, such as our good health, waking up in a comfortable bed, or even carrying out our prayers on time.

TikTok user @jarirharun, the founder of Tepen Yong Tau Foo with over 90k followers, shared a video of how a man touched his heart when he dropped by the surau. The man had parked his motorbike near the entrance before asking for help.

“The man looked like he was in a rush. It turns out he wanted to ask for help to go to the toilet,” Jarir wrote. The man, who has a physical impairment, said that his legs were cramped after sitting on his bike for too long.

In a video, the man is seen crawling on all fours at a local surau. He slowly goes to the ablution or ‘wudu’ area to wash his body before entering the mosque.

After he finished his ritual washing, Jarir helped the man to sit on a chair and talked to him. He asked him what he sold as he had a large bag on his motorbike. The man said that he sold kerepek or chips.

It was then time for Maghrib, one of the mandatory daily prayers for Muslims. The man rushed to perform his prayers, which caused Jarir to reflect on his inability to perform his prayers on time despite being able-bodied.

Jarir asked for the man’s permission to promote his kerepek, which was sold in red-lidded containers. He ended his video by saying that if we see people like this man selling items, we should just support them by making a purchase even though we don’t need what they are selling because he is doing his best to make a living with all strength, and didn’t choose to beg.

One TikTok user commented, “This is Saad, a neighbour in my area and my younger sibling’s friend. He has always been hardworking since he was young.” Another wrote, “This is my student. In 2003, I taught Saad. When I last saw him before I moved to Sabah, he was working in a Mara building.”

Jarir explained that Saad was already 41 years old. Saad also sells his kerepek in Ampang, Gombak, and Hulu Klang. Many TikTok users expressed their support and well wishes for Saad.

You can follow Saad on TikTok at @saad230841. He also posted the video to his channel and wrote, “Don’t be mistaken, I am not a beggar.”

We wish Saad all the best, and we truly admire him!