I beg your pardon.
I beg your pardon.” The Imam said, “No, I beg your pardon, for I failed in my duty towards you.”[^5] Carrying a Heavy Load Imam `Ali bought dates from the mart of Kufah putting them in a corner of his cloak.
People rushed to him to carry the dates, but he refused, saying, “One who has a wife and children is more deserving of carrying them.”[^6] Bare-Food On Five Occasions Zayd ibn `Ali reports: `Ali would walk bare-footed holding his sandals in his left hand on five occasions: Feast of fast-breaking (`«d al-Fitr), Feast of Sacrifices (`«d al-A¤ha), Fridays, on visiting the sick, and during funeral service.
He would say, “These five occasions are the places of Allah and I would like to be bare-footed therein.”[^7] Moral Behavior In The Market Amir al-Mu’minin would always walk by himself in the market, showing the way to those who had lost their way, helping those who were incapable, reciting the following Qur’anic verse to the shop-keepers while passing by them, تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ (83) As for that future abode, We assign it to those who have no desire to exalt themselves in the earth nor to make mischief and the good end is for those who guard against evil.
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