Fazial Sadqat (Story No.1).
A Person once came to,
Imaam Hussain Radhiallaho anho and asked him to help him in his need .The Imaam
said to him, you have put me under an obligation by asking me a favor and it
has become incumbent upon me to give you enough money to meet this requirement
and worthy of being presented to a man of your status. But, at this moment, my
financial position does not allow me to give you as much as I should .Whatever
amount a man might spend for the cause of Allah, it would seem insignificant
(when set against the infinite bounties of Allah to him),but I am helpless ,for
I do not possess as much a s I should give you as a sign of my gratitude. To
you for letting me know about your need. Now ,if you are willing to accept as
much as I can afford to give you and do not want me to procure mre from other sources,
I shall be glad to present to you the little amount I possess, through it will
fail to fulfill my obligation to you’ The main said “O son of Rasullah ,I shall
be glad to accept whatever amount you bestow upon me ,and feel, grateful to you,
and believe you to be incapable of giving more”.
The Imaam then told his
treasurer to fetch whatever remained of the three hundred thousand Dirhams he
had put in his custody.
The treasurer brought
fifty thousand Dirhams (the rest had already been spent on similar occasions)
whereupon Imaam Hasan Radhiallaho anho said ,”I also remember giving you fie
hundred dinaars(gold-pieces)”`and the treasur said that he had them in his
possession .The imam told him to fetch the Dinaars as well ,and then asked the
man to fetch some porters to carry this fortune to his house .When he brought
two porters, Hasan Radhiallaho anho give him the entire fortune and, as he was leaving,
“It is also my duty to pay the wages of
the laborers for carrying the money to your houses; sell this garment and give
the money to them as wages “At this .the slaves of the Imaam Radhiallaho anho
said to him ,we have been left with nothing to buy us our food ;you have give away your entire
fortune.”The Imaam said,I have perfect faith n the bounty of Allah Taala and I
earnestly hope that He will grant me bounteous reward for this act of kindness
.” (Ihyaa . Just imagine! The Imaam Radhi allaho anho give away such a large fortune,
keeping back nothing with him and yet he felt sorry at the thought that he had
not given the man his due.
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