{"id":21585,"date":"2019-01-25T18:43:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=21585"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:39:29","slug":"kindness-in-proportion-to-understanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/kindness-in-proportion-to-understanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneficence as much as Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21585\" class=\"elementor elementor-21585 elementor-1737\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10b83957 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10b83957\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33240a9c\" data-id=\"33240a9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3417ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3417ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Bedouin Arab came to Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0and said,\u201d O son of the Messenger of Allah! I owe a huge debt which I cannot afford to pay. I thought with myself that I should ask the most generous person for help. And I did not find anyone more generous than the Ahl al-Bayt of the Messenger of Allah\u00a0(PBUT).&#8221;<\/p><p>The Imam\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0said to the man,\u201d O Arab brother! I will ask you three questions. If you answer one of them, I will give you one third of your debt; if you answer two, I will give you two thirds of your debt; and if you answer all of them, I will give you as much as you owe\u201d.<\/p><p>The Bedouin replied,\u201d O son of the Messenger of Allah! How is it that a person respected and knowledgeable like you asks question from a person like me?\u201d<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0said,\u201d Yes, I heard my grandfather say &#8216;Doing good to someone should be as much as his knowledge\u201d.<\/p><p>The Bedouin said,\u201d Ask whatever you will. If I know the answer, I will respond, and if not, I will learn the answer from you\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0asked,\u201d What is the\u00a0<strong>best deed<\/strong>?\u201d<\/p><p>The man replied,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Having faith in Allah<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0said,\u201d What will save people from destruction?\u201d<\/p><p>The man replied,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Trust and reliance on Allah<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0asked,\u201d What is the\u00a0<strong>ornament<\/strong>\u00a0of a person?\u201d<\/p><p>The man replied,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Knowledge<\/strong>\u00a0that is combined with\u00a0<strong>patience<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>endurance<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0said,\u201d What if that is not possible?\u201d<\/p><p>The man replied,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Wealth<\/strong>\u00a0which is combined with\u00a0<strong>generosity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>grace<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0said,\u201d What if that is not possible?\u201d<\/p><p>The man replied,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Poverty<\/strong>\u00a0which is combined with\u00a0<strong>patience<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0said,\u201d What if that is not possible?\u201d<\/p><p>The man replied,\u201d A thunder shall come and destroy him; because that is what such a person is worthy of\u201d.<\/p><p>Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0smiled, took out a pouch which had one thousand gold coins and a ring whose stone was worth two hundred gold coins in it, and offered it to the man and said,\u201d O Bedouin! Give the coins to the people you owe, and use the ring for your personal expenses\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>.<\/p><p>The man took the pouch and said,\u201d\u00a0Allah best knows where and in which family He places His message\u00a0(Prophethood)\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0(The above is a selection taken from \u201c<em>Durar al-Akhbar<\/em>\u201d, by Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi)<\/strong><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><u>Footnotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Jaami al-Akhbar, p. 381<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> It refers to verse 124 of Chapter 6 of the Holy Quran where Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0says,\u201d\u00a0Allah best knows where He places His message\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bedouin, overwhelmed by debt, sought help from Imam Hussain (PBUH), trusting in the Ahl al-Bayt\u2019s generosity. 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