He saw the Imam -asws wearing a cloth that was pure white...

He saw the Imam -asws wearing a cloth that was pure white like the membrane between an egg-shell and its contents. He then said to the Imam -asws : This is not the kind of cloth you should wear. The Imam -asws said: Listen to me and pay proper attention to what I -asws say; it is good for you now and in future if you like to die following the Sunnah and truth and not in heresy. I -asws can tell you that the Messenger of Allah -saww lived when economical conditions were poor.

When living conditions improve the people most deserving to benefit from the worldly facilities are the virtuous people and not the sinful ones, the believing people and not the hypocrites, the Muslims and not those who reject Islam. What then is it that you, O Suri, dislike?

When you see me in this condition, you must take notice that, I -asws say by Allah -azwj , from the time I reached the age of maturity, there has never been an evening or morning when Allah -azwj had a right in my properties that He -azwj had commanded me to payoff and I -asws had not already paid it off.

Sufis Calling to People to Give-up their Wealth in Way of Allah -azwj : The narrator says that then a group of people approached, who were convincing that people should abstain from the worldly matters and were calling upon people to become like them in treating their bodies with harshness. It was said to the Imam -asws , our fellow companions have become tongue-tied before you -asws and is unable to present his argument properly.

He -asws then asked them: What is the argument that you think you have? They replied: ‘It is from the book of Allah -azwj . He -asws then said: ‘You then must present it; it is the most rightful fact to follow and upon which one must act. They said: Allah -azwj speaking of a group of people of the companions of the Holy Prophet -saww has said: They give preference to others over their own-selves even though they particularly are in need of what they give away to the needy.

Whoever controls the greed of his soul is of those who find true happiness. (59: 10) . He -azwj has Praised their deeds and in another passage He -azwj has said: They offer food for His love to the destitute, the orphan and captives …. (76:8). We think this much from the Holy Quran is enough to support our argument.