Hadith 126

. I said, ‘O Fizzasa! Are yousa not fearing Allah-azwj regarding this old man? Why don’t you sift some flour (to make fresh bread)? ’ Shesa said, ‘We do not like to be recompensed and we have sinned. He-asws has taken (an order) upon us that we will not sift any flour for him-asws, so we can better it’’. He (the narrator) said, ‘And Ali-asws cannot hear what yousa are saying? ’ He-asws turned towards hersa and said: ‘What are yousa saying? ’ She said, ‘Ask him’. He-asws said: ‘What did you say to hersa? ’ I said, ‘I said to hersa, ‘If yousa could sift some flour (to make fresh bread)’’. He-asws wept, then said: ‘By my-asws father-as and my-asws mother-as! There was one was not satiated for three consecutive days from wheat bread until he-saww separated from the world, and his-saww flour was not sifted’. He (the narrator) said, ‘He-asws meant Rasool-Allah-saww’’. [81]
And Yusuf Bin Yaqoub reported from Salih Baya’a Al Aksiyah, ‘His grandmother had met Ali-asws at Al-Kufa and with him-asws were some dates he-asws was carrying. She greeted unto him-asws and said to him-asws, ‘Give it to me O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! I shall carry it for you-asws to your-asws house’. He-asws said: ‘Father-asws of the dependants is more rightful with carrying it’. She said, ‘Then he-asws said to me: ‘Will you eat from it? ’ I said, ‘I do not want to’. She said, ‘He-asws went to it to his-asws house, then returned with that blanket and therein were date peelings and he-asws prayed the Friday Salat in it’’. [82]
And it is reported by Muhammad Bin Fuzeyl Bin Gazwan who said, ‘It was said to Ali-asws, ‘How much (more) will you-asws give in charity! How much (more) will you take out from your-asws wealth! Will you-asws not hold back (anything)? ’ He-asws said: ‘By Allah-azwj! If I-asws knew that Allah-azwj has Accepted even one Obligatory act from me-asws, I-asws would withhold, but by Allah-azwj, I-asws do not know whether the Glorious has Accepted anything from me-asws or not’’. [83]
And it is reported by Anbasah Al Aabid, from Abdullah Bin Al-Hassan Bin Al-Husayn who said, ‘During the lifetime of Rasool-Allah-saww, Ali-asws had freed a thousand slaves from what his-asws hands had boils in it, and his-asws forehead had sweated. And he-asws was in charge of the caliphate and wealth had come to him-asws, but his-asws sweet dishes were not except the dates nor were his-asws clothes except the white cotton’’. [84]
And it is reported by Al Awwam Bin Hawshab, from Abu Sadiq who said, ‘Ali-asws married Layla Bing Masoud Al-Nahshaliya, so a bridal chamber was struck for her in his-asws house. He-asws came and tore it down and said, ‘It suffices the family of Ali-asws what they are in’’. [85]
And it is reported by Hatim Bin Ismail Al Madainy, ‘From Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws having said: ‘Ali-asws bought a Samla shirt during his-asws caliphate for four Dirhams, then he-asws called a tailor. He-asws extended the sleeve of the shirt and instructed him to cut out whatever had exceeded the fingers’’. [86]
And he (Ibn Abi Al-Hadeed) said in another place from the commentary of Nahj Al-Balagah, ‘And as for his-asws me