Hadith 126

yl, from Haroun Bin Antarah, from Zazan who said, ‘I went with Qanbar, a slave of his-asws, to him-asws, and there he said, ‘Arise, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, for I have hoarded a hoard for you-asws’. He-asws said: ‘And what is it? Woe be unto you! ’ He said, ‘Arise with me’. He-asws stood up and went with him to his house, and there was a bag full of golden and silver utensils. He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! I saw that you-asws do not leave anything except distributing it, so I hoarded this for you-asws, from the public treasure’. Ali-asws said: ‘Woe be to you, O Qanbar! You have loved to enter a great fire into my-asws house? ’ Then he-asws unsheathed his-asws sword and struck these with a lot of strikes, and there were shattered pieces from the utensils, half of it and another third of it, and approximate to that. Then he-asws called the people and said: ‘Divide it with the portions! ’ Then he-asws stood to go to the public treasure and distributed whatever he-asws found in it. Then he-asws saw some sewing needles. He-asws said: ‘And let them distribute this! ’ They said, ‘There is no need for us regarding it’. And Ali-asws used to take from every worker from what he had done. He-asws laughed and said: ‘You will take the bad with the good’’. [71]
And it is reported by Abdul Rahman Bin Ajlan who said, ‘Ali-asws used to distribute between the people, the needles, and the rags, and the plants, and such and such’’. [72]
And it is reported in (the book) Majma’a of Al Taymi who said, ‘Ali-asws was sweeping the public treasury every Friday and pray two Cycles Salat, and he-asws was saying: ‘You will testify for me-asws on the Day of Qiyamah’’. [73]
And it is reported by Bakr Bin Isa, from Aasim Bin Kuleyb Al Harby, from his father who said, ‘I witnessed Ali-asws and some wealth had come to him-asws from the mountain. He-asws stood up and we stood up with him-asws, and the people came thronging. He-asws took some ropes and connected them and tied them to each other, then he-asws formed a circled around the wealth and said: ‘It is not permissible for anyone that he crosses this rope! ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘The people, all of them, sat down behind the rope, and he-asws entered and he-asws said: ‘Where are the seven chiefs? ’ And on that day, Al-Kufa was in seven segments. He-asws went on to carry this bag to this one, and this (bag) to this one, until the division was of complete seven divisions, and a loaf of bread was found with the chattels. He-asws said: ‘Break in into seven pieces and place each piece upon each portion! ’
Then he-asws said (a couplet): ‘This is my-asws felony and his choice in it, when each felon, his hand is to his mouth’’. Then he-asws drew lots upon it and handed these to the seven chiefs. So, each one of them went on to call his people and they were carrying away the bags’’. [74]
And it is reported by groups, from Abu Raja’a having said, ‘Ali-asws brought a sword to the market and said: ‘Who will buy this from me-asws? By Allah-azwj in Whose Hand is my-asws soul! If there was in my-asws possession the price of a trouser, I-asws would not be selling it! ’