Hadith 368

(The book) ‘Al Manaqib’ of Ibn Shehr Ashub, (and) I’lam Al Wara’, from the book ‘Nawadir Al Hikmah’ – From Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘Shueyb Al-Aqarquqy entered to see Abu Abdullah-asws and with him was a pouch wherein were Dinars. He placed it in front of him-asws. Abu Abdullah-asws said to him: ‘Have you purified it (Paid Zakat) or connected (helped relatives)? ’ He fell, then said, ‘Zakat and connection! ’ He-asws said: ‘There is no need for us regarding the Zakat’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Abu Abdullah-asws took a handful and handed it to me. When he went out, Abu Baseer said, ‘I said to him, ‘How much was the Zakat from this? ’ He said, ‘Same as what he-asws gave me. By Allah-azwj! Neither did it increase a seed, nor less by a seed’’. [246]
Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Fuzeyl, from Shihab Bin Abd Rabbih who said, ‘Abu Abdullah-asws said to me: ‘How will you be when Muhammad Bin Suleyman gives my-asws obituary (death) to you? ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘No, by Allah-azwj, I neither recognise Muhammad Bin Suleyman nor did I know who he was’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Then my wealth was a lot, and my trade presented at Al-Kufa and Al-Basra. One day I was in Basra in the presence of Muhammad Bin Suleyman, and he was the governor of Al-Basra, when he threw a letter towards me and said to me, ‘O Shihab! May Allah-azwj Magnify your Recompense and our Recompense regarding your Imam Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws! ’
I remembered the speech, and the tears choked me. I went out and came to my house and went on to cry upon Abu Abdullah-asws’’. [247]