possession. He wrote a letter to his ‘Alawi^[1] friend, saying, ‘The blessed month of Ramadan is coming, and I have nothing to spend. Please send 1000 dirhams to me, as a loan of goodwill.’ Thus, the ‘Alawi sent him a bag containing 1000 dirhams. After a short while, Sayyiduna Waaqidi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه received a letter from another friend of his with the following message, ‘My friend, I am in need of 1000 dirhams to spend in the blessed month of Ramadan.’ Sayyiduna Waaqidi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه sent him the very same bag of dirhams he had just received.

The next day, both the ‘Alawi and the friend who asked for dirhams from Sayyiduna Waaqidi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه, came to his home. The ‘Alawi friend began to say, ‘The blessed month of Ramadan is coming, and I had nothing except these 1000 dirhams. When I received your letter, I immediately sent all my 1000 dirhams to you. To fulfil my own needs, I wrote a letter to this friend of mine, asking for 1000 dirhams as a loan. He sent me the same bag of dirhams I sent to you. We now come to know that you borrowed dirhams from me, I borrowed dirhams from this friend of mine and he borrowed from you. You sent him the bag I sent to you, and he sent me back the very same bag.’ With mutual consent, these three blessed people shared the money between themselves.

That night, Sayyiduna Waaqidi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه was privileged to have a dream, in which he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه saw the final Prophet of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘You will receive a great amount tomorrow.’

The next day, Yahya Barmaki, the Ameer of the time, called Sayyiduna Waaqidi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه and asked, ‘Last night I had a dream in which I saw you worried; what is the matter?’ Sayyiduna Waaqidi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه told him the entire story. Yahya Barmaki replied, ‘I cannot say as to which of you three is more generous. Undoubtedly, all three of you are generous