Imam Al-Sadiq
Imam al-Sadiq - UMAA | Library
Imam al-Sadiq - UMAA | Library
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At night al- <strong>Sadiq</strong>, peace be on him, carried on his shoulder bag full of bread, meat, and<br />
dirhams. He went to the needy people of Medina. He divided those things among them, while<br />
they did not know him. After his death, they asked about those gifts. So, they knew that Abu<br />
Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah (al-<strong>Sadiq</strong>), peace be on him, sent them.(259)<br />
<strong>Al</strong>- <strong>Sadiq</strong>'s grandfathers embraced that custom, then his grand sons adopted it, too.<br />
<strong>Al</strong>- <strong>Sadiq</strong> sent secret gifts to the people of Medina. In the mean time he sent such gifts to the<br />
Hashimites. He sent them parcels of dinars and said to the messenger: "Say to the Hashimites<br />
that these parcels have been sent to you from Iraq. When the messenger came back, al- <strong>Sadiq</strong><br />
asked him: "What did they say?" The messenger said: "They said: 'As for you, may <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
reward you good because you bring gifts to the relatives of <strong>Al</strong>lah's Apostle, may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless<br />
him and his family. And as for Ja'far (al- <strong>Sadiq</strong>), may <strong>Al</strong>lah judge between us and him."' So,<br />
Abu Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah (al- <strong>Sadiq</strong>), peace be on him, sank to the ground and said: "<strong>Al</strong>lah, humiliate<br />
my neck for my grandfather's children."(260)<br />
One day, al- <strong>Sadiq</strong> gave Abu Ja'far al- Khth'ami(261) a parcel (of dinars) and ordered him to<br />
send it secretly to a man of the Hashimites. When al- Khth'ami brought the parcel to the man,<br />
he (the man) said: "May <strong>Al</strong>lah reward him (i.e. the sender of the parcel) good. He always send<br />
me a parcel. I live with the parcel till another one comes. However, Ja'far (al-<strong>Sadiq</strong>) sends me<br />
no dirham though he has a lot of money."(262)<br />
<strong>Al</strong>so al- <strong>Sadiq</strong>, peace be on him, sent secret gifts to those who showed enmity toward him.<br />
For example, he allotted a sum of money to al- Hasan b. al- Aftas.<br />
So, it was said to him (al- <strong>Sadiq</strong>): "Will you give the man who attacked you and wanted to kill<br />
you with the sword?" <strong>Al</strong>- <strong>Sadiq</strong>, peace be on him, said: "Woe unto you! Have not read these<br />
Words of <strong>Al</strong>lah: 'And those who join that which has bidden to be joined and have awe of their<br />
Lord and fear the evil reckoning.'(263) Indeed, <strong>Al</strong>lah has created Paradise and made it<br />
good."(264)<br />
His Clemency:<br />
When al- <strong>Sadiq</strong>, peace be en him, heard someone defamed him or backbited him or abused<br />
him, he prepared himself to prayers. Then, he invoked <strong>Al</strong>lah for a long time not to punish the<br />
sinner and to forgive him his sins.(265)<br />
Concerning his blood relatives, al- <strong>Sadiq</strong> was very clement. So, he said: "I want <strong>Al</strong>lah to<br />
know that I have humiliated my neck for my blood relatives. And I send gifts to the people of<br />
my house before they are in no need of me."(266)
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