An old man entered the mosque. His clothes were torn and worn out, and his\nweakness prevented him from standing straight. Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP) addressed him warmly after\nthe afternoon prayer, asking about his health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The old man said: \u201cOh Prophet of\nAllah, I am hungry, please feed me; I have no clothes, please clothe me; I am\npoor, have mercy upon me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet said: \u201cI don\u2019t have\nanything to give you; however, that who guides to good and virtue is like the\none who has done good and virtue himself. Go to the house of the one who adores\nAllah and His messenger, the one whom Allah and His messenger admire, and the\none who prefers Allah over herself. Go to the house of Fatima.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The old man left the mosque and came\nto door of the house of Lady Fatima (PBUH) in the company of Bilal the\nEthiopian, one of the companions of the great Prophet (PBUH&HP). Once they arrived the man loudly said, \u201cPeace\nbe Upon you O household of the Prophet; Here is the place where angels come and\ngo, the place where Gabriel, the trustful spirit who brings the Quran from the\nCreator of the universes, descends.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lady Fatima answered: \u201cAnd peace be\nupon you. Who are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: \u201cI am an old man among the\ndwellers of the desert. I have come from a distant land to your father. I am\nhungry and naked. Please have hospitality towards me. May the Lord bless you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lady Fatima took the lambskin on which\nHassan and Hussein (PBUT) would sleep on, brought it to the door and said: \u201cO\nguest of ours, take this, and may Allah grant you one better.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The desert dweller said: \u201cO daughter\nof the Prophet of Allah, I complained to you of my hunger and you gave me a\nlambskin. How can this lambskin satisfy my hunger?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon hearing this she removed the\nnecklace she was wearing, given to her by her cousin, and said, \u201cHere, take this and sell it. May Allah grant\nyou an even better one.\u201d The desert dweller took it to the Prophet of Allah\n(PBUH&HP) and said: \u201cO Prophet of Allah, your daughter Fatima has granted\nme this and has told me to sell it, hopefully Allah will improve my situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With tears in his eyes, the Prophet of\nAllah (PBUH&HP) said: \u201cHow can your situation not be improved while Fatima,\nthe daughter of Mohammad, the lady of the daughters of Adam the prophet has\ngranted you such?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ammar Yasser, a close companion of the\nProphet (PBUH&HP) made a move and said: \u201cO Prophet of Allah, would you\nallow me to buy this necklace?\u201d The Prophet accorded. Ammar turned to the old man and said, \u201cI will\ngive you twenty dinars, two hundred dirhams, a Yemeni cloth, my horse for your\ntravel, and I will feed you with wheat and meat for the necklace.\u201d The desert\ndweller said: \u201cO man, you are really generous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After paying, Ammar took the necklace,\naromatized it with perfume, wrapped it in a Yemeni cloth and gave it to Sahm,\nhis servant, saying: \u201cTake this to the Prophet (PBUH&HP), and be his\nservant as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The servant took the necklace to the\nProphet of Allah (PBUH&HP) and told him the words of Ammar. The Prophet of\nAllah (PBUH&HP) said: \u201cGo to Fatima and give her the necklace\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, it was such selfless act that\ncreated such a prosperous effect, and was finally returned to its initiator.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On behalf of Roshd Website, we congratulate\nyou dear friend<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And all Muslims around the world upon\nthe auspicious occasion of the 20th of Jamadi-al-Thani,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The birth anniversary of Lady Fatimah\nal-Zahra,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fountain of all blessings, and the\nMother of the infallible Imams (Peace Be Upon Them)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Bihar\nal-Anwar, vol. 43, pg. 56<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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