Hearing this, the non-Muslim gave 10 dirhams to the poor person and said: ‘Spend upon your family.’ The poor person left and was very happy.

Upon nightfall, the Muslim goldsmith saw a dream that Judgement Day has been established. There was a severe level of thirst and calamities. Then, he suddenly saw a white palace made of pearls whose doors were made of ruby. He raised his head and asked: ‘O owner of this palace! Please give me some water to drink.’

He then heard a voice: ‘Until yesterday evening, this palace was yours. But, when you broke the heart of that poor person and gave him nothing, your name was erased and this palace was transferred to your non-Muslim neighbour, who fulfilled the need of the poor person and gave him 10 dirhams.

After waking up, the goldsmith approached his non-Muslim neighbour and said: ‘You are my neighbour. You have a right upon me and I need a very important thing from you.’

The non-Muslim neighbour asked: ‘Tell me! What do you need?’

He replied: ‘Give me the reward of the 10 dirhams you gave yesterday evening to the poor person and in return, I will give you 100 dirhams.’

The non-Muslim neighbour said: ‘By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I will not give you the reward in return for 1 hundred thousand dinars. Rather, even if you desire to enter the door of the palace, which you saw in your dream last night, I will not even give you permission for that as well.’

The Muslim goldsmith asked: ‘How did you find out about this secret?’

The non-Muslim replied: ‘I was informed of this by that Being who says ‘Be’ to anything and it is, and I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and I also bear witness that Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is His bondsman and messenger.’(Haashiya I’ana-tut-Talibeen, vol. 2, pp. 445)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد