Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

258 'Ali ibn Abi Ttlib at the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
He allocated stipends to them and also to al-Hasan and al-Husayn
(may Allah be pleased with them) because of their status with the
Messenger of Allah (%).I4'
2.4.4. "I was given this garment to wear
by my brother and close friend
'Ali (&) went out wearing a cloak from Aden, and he said: "I
was given this garment to wear by my brother and close friend, Amir
al-Muvmineen 'Umar." 14' A report from Abu as-Safar said: " 'Ali ibn
Abi T ab (&) was seen wearing a cloak that he used to wear often.
It was said: '0 Amir al-Mu'mineen, you wear this cloak a great deal.'
He said: 'Yes, I was given this garment to wear by my brother and
close friend 'Umar ibn al-Khag2b (&); he was sincere to Allah, and
Allah rewarded him.' Then he wept."149
2.4.5. The allocation of Yanbu'
'Umar ibn al-Khatt2b (&) allocated Yanbu' to 'Ali, who then
bought other lands in addition to what 'Umar had given him. Then he
dug, looking for water, and while they were digging, water started
gushing like the necks of camels. The workers came to 'Ali (&)
,..
with the good news, and be gave it in charity to the poor and needy
for the sake of Allah (&). He did that for the day when some faces
will become white and some faces will become black150, so that
Allah (&) would keep his face away from the fire and keep the fire
away from his face. He wrote in the document of endowment: "These
are the instructions of 'Ali ibn Abi T3ib (&) with regard to the
disposal of his wealth: I give Yanbu', Wadi al-Qura, al-Adhniyah
and R2'ah in charity for the sake of Allah (&), seeking the pleasure
of Allah, to spend from it in every useful way for the sake of Allah, at
times of war and peace, on relatives close and distant. It is not to be
sold or given away or inherited, whether I am alive or dead. I seek