Fazial Sadqat (Story No.3)

Fazial Sadqat (Story No.3).

Abul Hasan Madaini relates that once,

 Immam Hasan, Immam Hassan and Abdullah bin Jafar Radhiallaho anhum were going for Hajj. The camels carrying their provision were lost on the way and they continued their journey without food or drink. They came upon a Bedouin tent, in which there sat an old woman, and on asking her, if she had anything (water, milk, butter-m ilk, etc,) to drink, she said that she had .So, they dismounted from their camels. The old woman had only one she-got, which was very thin and lean. She asked them to milk it and shares the milk among them. They did so and drank its milk, dividing it among themselves Then they asked the good woman if she had anything to eat and she said ,I have got this she got only ;but if you slaughter it ,I shall cook its meat for you; They slaughtered the goat, which the woman cooked and served to them . They ate their fill and in the evening when they were going to start their journey, they said to her ,we are Hashamites and we are going for Hajj; when after Hajj we get back to madinah safe and sound ,do visit us there ,and shall repay you for your hospitality, Insha- Allah . After they had departed ,the old woman ,s husband came back home (From the forest) and she told him all about the guest from the banu Hashim He was angry and scolded her saying, You slaughtered your goat for strangers; you do not know who they were and where they came from. How do we know that they were Hashimites?

 He was silent after rebuking her.

In course of time, the old man and his wife became very poor and went to Madinah Munawwarah to look for some odd jobs to earn their living. During the day, they used to gather dried camel –dung (which was used for fuel) which they sold in evening, thus earning fr themselves a bare living. One day the old women was gathering camel-dung as usual when she passed in front of the house of Immam Hassan Radhiallaho anho who saw her and, recognizing her, sent his servant to invite her to come into his house. When she came, the Imaam said to her <Do you know me? When she said that she did not he replied, I am your guest who drank the milk of your she goat and then slaughtered it to eat its meat. The old women still did not recognize him and said in amazement, My Lord! Are you’ the same person? The Imaam again told her that he as the same guest and ordered his men to buy a thousand goats for her, which was immediately purchased and gifted to the old lady, together with a thousand Dinaars in cash. The Immam Radhiallaho anho, who asked her how much the elder bro told about it, he also gives her a thousand goats and a thousand Dinaars (Gold Pieces) in cash. Immam Hasan sent her, in turn , to Abdullah bin Jafar Radhiallaho anho who, when he learnt what the two brothers had gifted to her, give her tow thousand goats and two thousand Dinaars in Cash, saying, if you had come to me before going to Immam Hasan , I would have given you earn more money in reward. The old lady went to her husband with four thousand goats and four thousand Dinaars and said to him here is something in return for our thin and weak goat. (Ihyaa)