He always kept very close to the Messenger of Allah -saww at...

He always kept very close to the Messenger of Allah -saww at the times of all Salat (prayer) and did not miss any of them.

The Messenger of Allah -saww sympathized with him greatly, looked after his needs and his poverty and said, ‘O Sa’d, if something comes to me I will make you self-sufficient.’ It so happened that for a long time the Messenger of Allah -saww did not get a chance and he (the Messenger of Allah) felt sad for Sa’d, Allah -azwj noticed how the Messenger of Allah -saww felt about Sa’d and Jibraeel -as came to the Messenger of Allah with two dirham and said, ‘O Muhammad, Allah has noticed how you feel about Sa’d.

Do you want to make him rich?’ He (the Messenger of Allah) replied, ‘Yes, I want to make him rich. Jibraeel -as gave him two dirhams and told him to give them to Sa’d and instruct him to do business with them. The Messenger of Allah -saww took the two dirham then went out for Salat (prayer) and Sa’d was standing at the door of the chambers of the Messenger of Allah -saww waiting for him.

When the Messenger of Allah -saww saw him he said, ‘O Sa’d, are you good at trading?’ Sa’d replied, ‘By Allah -azwj , I do not own anything to do trading. The Messenger of Allah -saww gave him the two dirham and told him to use them in trading and work for sustenance from Allah -azwj .’ Sa’d took them and went with the Holy Prophet, until they performed al-Zuhr and al- ‘Asr Salat (prayer).

The Holy Prophet, said, ‘Go in search for sustenance; I was worried about your condition, O Sa’d.’ Whatever Sa’d bought for one he then sold it for two dirham and whatever he bought for two dirham he sold for four dirham and the worldly things began to move to him. His assets grew larger and his business became successful. At the door of the Masjid he found a place where he sat and operated his trade.

The Messenger of Allah -saww came out for Salat (prayer) when Bilal -ra said Azan but Sa’d was busy with the worldly things without wudu and unprepared unlike the way he did before he was engaged in trading. The Holy Prophet -saww asked, ‘O Sa’d, the worldly things have kept you busy and away from Salat (prayer).’ He replied, ‘What can I do? I do not want to waste my assets.

From this man I must receive payment and to this man I must pay.’ Imam -asws said that the Messenger of Allah began to feel sadder about Sa’d than about his poverty. Jibraeel -as came and said, ‘O Muhammad, Allah has noticed your feeling about Sa’d.