Even a Little Torah is Valuable to Hashem

The following story was told by Rav Efraim (son of Rav Yechezkel) of Kuzhmir zy”a:

Rav Efraim once was involved in a business deal that took up a lot of his time and energy. During that period, he was unable to learn as much as he usually did. This caused him a lot of anguish.

He went to discuss the matter with his brother, Rav Shmuel Eliyahu of Zalin zy”a, to ask his advice. His brother told him, “Right now, you should learn and daven as much as you can. Even if you are very busy and can’t focus on what you’re learning, you should still try to learn and daven as well as you can because even words of Torah and tefillah uttered without full comprehension and concentration are valuable to Hashem.”