Hadith 165

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib of Ibn Shehr Ashub’ –
‘And from what has come regarding his-asws charities is what is reported in (the books) ‘Al-Hilyah’, and ‘Sharaf Al-Nabi’, and ‘Al-Aghany’, and from Muhammad Bin Is’haq, by the chain from Al-Sumali, and from Al-Baqir-asws: ‘Ali Bin Al-Husayn-asws used to carry a sack of bread upon his-asws back at night to give out in charity with’’. [200]
Abu Hamza Al Sumali and Sufyan Al Sowry said, ‘He-asws was saying: ‘The charity given in secret extinguishes Wrath of the Lord-azwj’’. [201]
(The books) ‘Al Hilyah’, (and) ‘Al Aghany’ – From Muhammad Bin Is’haq, ‘Some people from the inhabitants of Al-Medina were living, not knowing where their livelihood was coming from. When Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws passed away, they lost what they were being brought with at nights’’. [202]
And in a report by Ahmad Bin Hanbal, from Moammar, from Shaayba Bin Na’amah, ‘He-asws was providing daily subsistence to one hundred households at Al-Medina. And it is said, in each house there was a group of people’’. [203]
(The book) ‘Al Hilyah’, said, ‘Ayesha heard the people of Al-Medina saying, ‘We did not lose receiving secret charities until Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws passed away’’. [204]
And in a report of Muhammad Bin Is’haq –
‘There were such and such households in Al-Medina, their sustenance was coming to them and whatever they were needy to. They were not knowing where it was coming from. When Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws passed away, they lost that, so they screamed one scream’’. [205]
And in a Hadeeth of Abu Ja’far-asws: ‘He-asws used to go out in the dark night, carrying the sack upon his-asws back, until he-asws would come to door by door and knock it. Then he-asws would give the one who would come out to him-asws, and he-asws would cover his-asws face whenever giving to a poor, lest he recognises him-asws’ – the Hadeeth’’. [206]
And in a Hadeeth – ‘When the night shielded and the eyes slept, he-asws stand to his-asws house and gather whatever had remained in it, from the daily subsistence of his-asws family and make it to be in a sack and throw it upon his-asws back and go out to the houses of the poor, and he‑asws was veiled, and he-asws would distribute to them. And a lot of time he-asws would be standing at their door awaiting (them to come out). When they saw him-asws, they would smile at him and say, ‘The carrier of the sack has come! ’’[207]
(The book) ‘Al Hilyah’ – Al Taie said, ‘Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, whenever he-asws gave the charity to the beggar, would kiss it before giving it to him’’. [208]
(The book) ‘Sharaf Al Arous’ – From A