Imam Al-Sadiq

His Kindness:
Al- Sadiq, peace be on him, treated All people kindly. One day he summoned his servant
Musadif and said to him: "The members of my family have become many. So, prepare
yourself and go with the traders to Egypt. When they reached Egypt, a caravan received them
out of Egypt.
They asked them about the goods with them and told them that there was nothing of those
goods in Egypt. So, the traders from Medina sold their goods a dinar for a dinar. When they
took their money, they came back to Medina. Musadif came to Abu Abd Allah (al- Sadiq),
peace be on him, carrying two bags. There was a thousand dinar in each bag. Musadif said to
al- Sadiq: "May I be your ransom, this is the capital and these are the interests." Al- Sadiq
said to him: "These interests are many. How did you sell the goods?" Musadif told him all
about the goods." So, al- Sadiq took one of the two bags and said: "This is my capital. I am in
no need of the interests." Then he added: "Musadif, dueling with words is easier than seeking
the lawful."(271)
Abu Hanifa al- Hajj(272) quarreled with his son- in- law about inheritance. Suddenly, al-
Mufaddle b. 'Amru, al- Sadiq's agent in Kufa, passed by them. When he understood their
matter, he ordered them to go with him to his home. He made peace between them and gave
them four hundred dirhams. When they became pleased with each other, he said to them:
"These four hundred dirhams are not mine. However, Abu Abd Allah (al-Sadiq), peace be on
him, ordered me to settle the quarrel between two men of our companions with his money.
So, these four hundred dirhams belong to him."(273)
His Patience:
Isma'il was the elder son of al- Sadiq, peace be on him. He had outstanding merits, such as
virtue, reason, worship, and the like. Al- Sadiq, peace be on him, loved him very much. So,
some people thought that he would be the Imam after his father al- Sadiq. When Isma'il
became ill, al-Sadiq became sad. Still, he invited his companions and offered them good food.
He did not make them feel that he was sad. They thought that he would be impatient or weep.
So, they asked him about his firm patience. Al- Sadiq said to them: "I should be patient, for
the Prophet said: 'I will die as you die.'"
One day a boy of al- Sadiq's was walking before him. Suddenly, the boy died. So, al- Sadiq
wept and said: "You (Allah) have taken and left, You have tried and healed." Then, he carried
the boy to the women. When they saw him, they cried. So, al- Sadiq ordered them not to cry.
Then he took him out to bury him and said: "Glory is to Him Who kills our children, but we