*Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem* Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I pray that all of you are well by the grace of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala *Piety Of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s)* He also spent a simple and ascetic life and he never had regard for material wealth. He always wore patched clothes and sitting on a jute sack delivered admonitions to the people. Many a times he remained hungry and gave his share of food to the poor. Saeed bin Abdullah says, “One day I came to the Imam and saw him wearing a very worn-out dress. He said, 'O Saeed, I want to buy a shirt.' I said, 'Master, why do you take that trouble, I'll but one for you.' He said, 'No, I will buy it according to my requirements.' Thus Imam (a.s) walked to the market and I accompanied him. He purchased a dress from a shop costing four dirhams. It was of a very coarse material. I said, 'O son of the Messenger, this does not befit you. I am having the money, you may buy a good shirt, and I will pay for it.' The Imam said, 'Wonderful, O Saeed! You want to bear my burden! Are you prepared to bear my burden on the Day of Judgment also?' I became silent. The Imam moved ahead with the shirt. On the way he saw an unclothed Muslim. He moved towards him quickly and said, 'O man, why are you not wearing a shirt?' The man replied, 'O son of the Messenger of Allah, I have a family and whatever I earn is spent on it. I could not save enough money to buy a shirt.' The Imam gave him that shirt at once. I saw that the Imam was much happier than before. When he moved ahead, I said, 'O Son of the Messenger of Allah! Why did you give the shirt away when you were more in need of it?' He said, 'He was more deserving of it than me. Even though worn out, at least I have a dress on my body, but that person was naked.' Taken from: *Akhlaq e-A’imma, Morals & Manners of the Holy Imams* by *Maulana Sayyid Zafar Hasan Amrohi* *Recent Posts* - Debate With Abil Awja <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/debate-with-abil-awja/> - Piety Of Imam Hasan & Husain (a.s) <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/piety-of-imam-hasan-husain-as/> - Piety Of Amir’ul-Mu’minin (a.s) <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/piety-of-amir%e2%80%99ul-mu%e2%80%99minin-as/> - Debate With An Atheist <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/debate-with-an-atheist/> - How can you be their creator? <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/how-can-you-be-their-creator/> - What is Recession? <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/what-is-recession/> - About Imam Husain (AS) <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/about-imam-husain-as/> - The Secret Helper of the Poor <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/the-secret-helper-of-the-poor/> - H.Ali (AS) as a Ruler and Statesman <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/hali-as-as-a-ruler-and-statesman/> - Ali Ibne Abi Talib’s Letter as a Leader <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/ali-ibne-abi-talibs-letter-as-a-leader/> - Saving Passbook <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/saving-passbook/> - God is Omnipotent <http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/god-is-omnipotent/> -- http://moralsandethics.wordpress.com ________________________________ This is from the grace of my LORD & In the Service of His Last Hujjat (a.t.f.s) Islâm Is My Religion, Allâh Is My Lord~ Mohammad Is My Prophet~Ali Is My Imam~ Ahlul-Bayt Is My Love~Quran Is My Book~ Al Qibla Is My Direction~Mekkah Is My Wish~ Jannâh Is My Goal! Please do remember in your valuable prayers and remember H.Prophet (s.a.w) Say's: "You cannot treat people by means of your wealth; hence, you should treat them by means of your moral conduct" To directly get hadees, articles, e-books etc by e-mail, please mail to : [email protected]. Please forward this to as many believers as possible. These are the words of Masoomeen ( a.s.), they will definitely have an effect upon the Nafs of all believers.Please send your valuable feed backs, suggestions and comments to [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "shiagroup" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shiagroup?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
