Hearing this, all people became worried and confused, and said, ‘What has happened that you are saying this? After all, you yourself gave us these clothes.’ He replied, ‘I am saying this due to these two princes, who walk amongst people in such a state they have no fine clothes.’

The narrator states that he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ immediately wrote to the ruler of Yemen asking him to prepare two fine and expensive suits for Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا and dispatch them. The ruler of Yemen acted immediately, and got two suits prepared and sent. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ gave them to Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn to wear, and became extremely happy and said, ‘By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Up until these two were not dressed in new clothes, everyone else wearing them didn’t please me.’

Another narration is that, having given Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn            رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا the clothes to wear, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said, ‘Now I am happy.’

(Tareekh Ibn ‘Asakir, vol. 14, pp. 177)

A’la Hadrat’s reverence for blessed Sayyids

It is stated in the book Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat: Janab Sayyid Ayyub ‘Ali Sahib    رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘A young man was employed to assist with the household chores in the blessed home of A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Later, it became known that the young man was a Sayyid, and so (A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه) firmly instructed his family members, ‘Do not give any chores to the noble Sayyid, for he is here to be served (i.e. as he is the dignified descendant of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he is here to be served, not to serve us.) Thus, whatever he requires, whether it be food and so on, present it to him. Whatever salary had been promised, give it to him as an honorarium from now on. Thus, his orders were carried out, and after a period of time the young Sayyid left of his own accord.’ (Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, vol. 1, pp. 179)

جو ہے الله کا وَلِی بے شک            عاشِقِ صادِقِ نَبِی بے شک

غَوثِ اعظم کا جو ہے مَتوَالا           واہ کیا بات اعلٰی حضرت کی

A friend of Allah, without a doubt!