servants not to help them to depart.

servants not to help them to depart. So, they said to him:” Son of Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, you entertained us in an excellent manner, and you offered us many gifts, then you ordered your servants not to help us to depart.” So, he, peace be on him, said:” We, the members of the house (ahl a! Bayt), do not help our guests to leave us.”[1] His Liberality: Al- Sadiq, peace be on him, said to al- Mu’alla b.

KhanTs:” Mu’alla, show love to your brothers (friends) through sending them gifts. Indeed, Allah, the Most High, has made giving love and preventing hatred. By Allah, If you ask me (for something) and I give you (that thing) is more desirable than that you ask me (for something) and I do not give you (that thing), so you hate me.”[2] One day, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, gave a poor man four hundred dirhams. The poor man took them, thanked him for them, and went away.

Al- Sâdiq said to his servant:” bring the poor man BACK.” The poor man said:” Master, I asked you (for a need), and you have given me (the need), then what do want to give me?” Al- Sadiq said to him:” Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, said:’ The best alms is that which brings about riches. We have not made you rich. So, take this ring. I wanted to sell it for ten thousand dirhams.

When you becomes in need of it, then sell it at this cost.”[3] One day, al- Sadiq, peace be on him, was ill. A companion of his called Ashja’ at- Salami[4] came and asked him about his illness. Al- Sadiq said to him:” Leave my illness and ask me for your need.” Then, he (al- Sâdiq) said:” Servant, have you anything?” The servant said:” Four hundred dirhams.” Al- Sadiq said:” Give them to Ashja’.”[5] Al- Mufaddal b. Qays b.

Rummâna, a reliable narrator of at- Sadiq, came to at- Sâdiq and told him about his poor condition and ask him to pray to Allah for him. Al- Sâdiq said:” Female slave, give me the bag which AbU Ja’far has sent to us.” The female stave brought the bag. Then at- Sâdiq said:” There are four hundred dinars in this bag.

Help yourself with them.” Ashja’ said: No, may I be ransom for you, by Allah, I do not want these (dinars), I only want your supplication.” Al- Sadiq said to him:” I will say the supplication However, do not tell people all about you, for they will disdain you.”[6] 1 al- SKdilq, al- Majmis, Majlis no. 18. 2 A1- Thsi, al- AmEli, Majlis no. 11. 3 Bihfir al- Anwar, 47/61. 4 a good poet. He loved ahl al Bayt very much.