I remained there until I offered my sunset prayer and I was fasting.

I remained there until I offered my sunset prayer and I was fasting. I felt depressed and I thought of returning home. \n \u2018At that time, the Imam -asws appeared before me with people around him -asws . Beggars had surrounded him -asws and he -asws gave them charity. The Imam -asws passed by and entered his -asws house. Then the Imam -asws came out and called me inside.

We both sat down and I began to speak to him -asws about Ibn al-Musayyib, the governor of Madina, as I used to speak to him -asws about the governor often. When I finished the Imam -asws said: \u201cI do not think you have ended your fast yet.\u2019 I said, \u2018No, I have not ended it yet.\u201d The Imam -asws asked for food and ordered a boy (servant) to join me at the table.

The boy and I had our meal and when we finished the Imam -asws said to me: \u201cLift up the furnishing and pick up whatever is underneath.\u201d I lifted it up and found Dinars therein. I picked them up and placed them in my pocket. \n \u2018The Imam -asws ordered four of his -asws slaves to escort me to my house.

I said: \u201cMay Allah -azwj Keep my soul in service for your -asws cause, the spies of Ibn al-Musayyib check around all the time and I would not like them to see me with your -asws slaves.\u201d The Imam -asws said: \u201cYou are right, may Allah -azwj Keep you rightly guided.\u201d The Imam -asws ordered them to return whenever I wanted them to do so. \n \u2018When I almost reached my house and felt safe I asked them to go back. I went home and asked for a lamp.

I looked at the Dinars and there were forty-eight of them. I owed twenty-eight to the man. Among them one Dinar caught my sight. I picked it up and brought it near the lamp. I found a clear mark on it that said: \u201cPay to the man twenty-eight Dinars and keep the rest for yourself.\u201d By Allah -azwj , I did not tell the Imam -asws how much l owed to the man.

All praise belongs to Allah -azwj Who has Granted honour to those whom He -azwj has Given Authority.\u2019\u2019 [1] \n The narrator of the Hadith says: \u2018Once, I requested to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza -asws (8 th Imam) in a matter that I wanted to learn from him -asws and the Imam -asws asked me to wait. One day I was with him -asws and he -asws came near the castle of so and so and stopped for rest among a few trees. Just the two of us and not a third was there.