The man said that he thought perhaps he was being called to...

The man said that he thought perhaps he was being called to be reprimanded for some fault and in his fear, he did not respond. The Imam (a.s) hearing this said: “I thank Allah that He has made me in a way that His creatures do not expect any harm from me. Rise, you are free in the way of Allah!” One of the slaves of `Ali (a.s) was Qanbar who was very dear to him. Once he took Qanbar along to the bazaar. He told Qanbar that he wanted to buy a cloak and that he too needed one.

Therefore, they went to a garment sellers shop and he bought one expensive and another cheaper cloak. He asked Qanbar to take the expensive cloak and leave the other for him. Qanbar said that he was the…