Reward of Sadaqah
It is reported that there were five people living in the blessed
home of Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada
􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎, namely Sayyiduna ‘Ali, Sayyida-tun-Nisa,
Sayyidatuna Fatimah, their beloved sons Sayyiduna Imam Hasan
and Sayyiduna Imam Husayn and their slave (Sayyiduna)
Haaris 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀈹􀈒􀃸 􀀃 􀃅 􀈞
􀃈􀈚􀃸􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅 􀈜
􀈔 .
The living condition of these blessed personalities was such
that despite not eating for three days they remained patient
and content. Khatoon-e-Jannat 􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀈹􀈒􀃸 􀀃􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅 􀈜
􀃸􀀃 􀃄
􀇾􀃸 􀀃 􀃄
􀇀􀃄􀈞􀃈􀈚􀃸􀇽􀈻 􀅢􀃼 􀇀 gave one of her
clothing to Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 so that he could sell
it and buy some food in return. Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎
took the clothing and went to the market where he 􀀃􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚
sold it for six dirhams. On his way back he 􀀃􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚 was
approached by a beggar who was begging in the name of
Allah 􀀃 􀃄􀃇 􀈐􀃄 􀇑
􀃄 􀂾
􀃄􀃇􀇢􀃄 􀇽
. Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀀃􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 􀈻 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀂾􀃄 􀈻􀅢􀃼 􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉 with full trust in
Allah 􀀃 􀃄􀃇 􀈐􀃄 􀇑
􀃄 􀂾
􀃄􀃇􀇢􀃄 􀇽
gave all the dirhams in the way of Allah and returned
with patient and content.
􀀥􀁋􀁘􀁎􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁋􀀃􀁎􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁎􀁋􀁘􀁇􀀃􀁄􀁚􀁕􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁎􀁒􀀃􀁎􀁋􀁌􀁏􀁄􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁜􀁗􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁜􀀃
􀀮􀁄􀁜􀁖􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁄􀁅􀁌􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁜􀀃􀀰􀁘􀁋􀁄􀁐􀁐􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁎􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁊􀁋􀁄􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁏􀁄􀁜􀀃
They fed others whilst themselves remaining hungry
How patient were the family members of the Prophet
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Whilst on his way Sayyiduna Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 saw a man
standing with a she-camel. He asked, ‘O Abal Hasan1! Will you
buy this she-camel from me? He 􀀃􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚 replied, ‘Why
not, how much does it cost?’ The person said, ‘100 dirhams.’
Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 replied, ‘I don’t have money.’
The seller said, ‘Buy it on credit and make the payment when
you get the money.’ Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎􀀃replied,
‘Well said!’ Hence, he 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚􀃸􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
accepted the deal and bought
the she-camel on credit for 100 dirhams. After going a short
distance, another person approached him and asked, ‘O
Abal Hasan! Will you sell this she-camel?’ Sayyiduna ‘Ali
􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 answered, ‘Why not.’ The person questioned,
‘How much did it cost you?’ Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎
responded ‘100 dirhams.’ The person said, ‘Sell it to me for a
profit of 60 dirhams.’ Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 accepted
the deal and sold the she-camel for 160 dirhams.
On his way back Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 met that seller
and who asked after seeing him without the she-camel, ‘Where
is that she-camel? Did you sell it?’ Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀀃􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚
responded, ‘Yes! I have sold it.’ The seller asked, ‘For how much?’
Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 said, ‘For 160 dirhams.’ The
seller requested, ‘Kindly return my 100 dirhams.’ Sayyiduna ‘Ali
􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻􀃄􀃇 􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅎 returned the 100 dirhams and handed over
the remaining 60 dirhams to Khatoon-e-Jannat 􀇀􀃄􀈞􀃈􀈚􀃸􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
.
􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃􀀃
1 It is a Kunyah of Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎
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She 􀇀􀃄􀈞􀃈􀈚􀃸􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄􀂧 was amazed at the amount, because the clothing
she gave was not worth 60 dirhams. Therefore, she 􀇀􀃄􀈞􀃈􀈚􀃸􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
inquired about the amount. Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎
said, ‘I made a trade with Allah 􀀃 􀃄􀃇 􀈐􀃄 􀇑
􀃄 􀂾
􀃄􀃇􀇢􀃄 􀇽
by six dirhams which I
spent in the path of Allah as Sadaqah (voluntarily charity) and
He 􀀃 􀃄􀃇 􀈐􀃄 􀇑
􀃄 􀂾
􀃄􀃇􀇢􀃄 􀇽
returned me sixty in exchange of six.’􀀃
The following day Sayyiduna ‘Ali 􀈔􀉌􀈥􀃆􀇠􀃸􀃄􀅏􀃸􀉌 􀈑􀂝􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀃄􀈞􀃸􀉌 􀇑
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃸􀃄􀇾􀃸􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀈜􀃸􀈹􀈒􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃄 􀂻
􀃄􀃇 􀇠
􀃸􀃄􀅎 came to
the Prophet of Rahmah 􀀃􀃄􀃇 􀊄􀃄 􀇭
􀈻 􀈔􀃄􀃇􀈒􀃄 􀇥
􀃄􀂾􀈻􀈳􀈜􀃆 􀈑
􀃼􀂝􀂾􀃄 􀈻􀈜􀃆 􀃈􀈦􀃄􀈒􀃄􀊋􀈻􀅢􀃼 􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀆣􀂝 and told him what had
transpired the previous day. The Holy Prophet 􀈔􀃄􀃇􀈒􀃄 􀇥
􀃄􀂾􀈻􀈳􀈜􀃆 􀈑
􀃼􀂝􀃄􀂾􀈻􀃆􀈜􀃈􀈦􀃄􀈒􀃄􀊋􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄􀃇 􀊄􀃄 􀇭
􀀃
said, ‘O ‘Ali ( 􀀃􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚 )! Do you know the reality of what
transpired yesterday?’ He 􀀃􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚 replied, ‘ 􀀁􀁨 􀁢
􀀁 􀀁􀁩 􀄡 􀄬􀁁 􀀁 􀀁􀁨 􀁢
􀀁 􀀁􀁩 􀈔
􀃻 􀅺
􀁩 􀅎
􀁨 􀁋􀀃􀈵 􀀁 􀀁􀁨 􀁁
􀀁􀃻 􀅠
􀀁 􀁨
􀅱􀅰
i.e. Allah 􀀃 􀃄􀃇 􀈐􀃄 􀇑
􀃄 􀂾
􀃄􀃇􀇢􀃄 􀇽
and His Beloved Rasool 􀈔􀃄􀃇􀈒􀃄 􀇥
􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀈳􀈜􀃆 􀈑
􀃼􀂝􀃄􀂾􀈻􀃆􀈜􀃈􀈦􀃄􀈒􀃄􀊋􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄􀃇 􀊄􀃄 􀇭
know
the best.’􀀃Revealing the power of unseen knowledge (Ilm-e-
Ghayb) our Beloved and Blessed Rasool 􀈔􀃄􀃇􀈒􀃄 􀇥􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀈳􀈜􀃆 􀈑
􀃼􀂝􀃄􀂾􀈻 􀃆􀈜􀃈􀈦􀃄􀈒􀃄􀊋􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻 􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄􀃇 􀊄􀃄 􀇭
informed, ‘O ‘Ali ( 􀀃􀃄􀇽􀈻 􀃼 􀅢􀇀􀃄􀇾􀃄􀇉􀈻􀃅􀆣􀂝􀈻 􀃄 􀃆 􀊝
􀃄 􀂧
􀃸 􀀃􀃅 􀈜
􀃈􀈚 ), the one who sold you the shecamel
was Mikaail ( 􀀃􀃄 􀈮􀃸􀃄􀃇􀇦􀃸􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃆􀈜􀃸􀃈􀈦􀃄􀈒􀃸􀃄 􀇽
􀂻 ) and one who bought it from you
was Jibra`eel ( 􀈑􀂝􀈻􀃆􀈜􀃸􀃈􀈦􀃄􀈒􀃸􀃄 􀇽
􀂻􀀃􀈮􀃄 􀃸􀇦􀃄􀃇 􀃸 ), this she-camel which you bought and
sold would be the riding animal of my daughter Khatoon-e-
Jannat on the Day of Judgement.