comfort, but he paid the remaining amount. May Allah also grant us the ability to be generous.

If only the love of wealth and money was removed from our hearts. Certainly, our hearts are greedy for the wealth of this world. Our hearts sink when we have to take money out of our pockets, and we do not have the strength to give a large amount to the needy! If only this greed would end and we would spend with an open hand in the way of Allah. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه! Allah will grant us endless rizq from His treasures. May He grant us all the ability to be generous.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن  صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Duʿā for the mocker!

Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه once had a shirt made by a tailor, who did not know who the great imam was, nor did he know of his high rank. The tailor, as a joke, decided to make one of the sleeves tight and the other loose enough for someone's head to fit through. When he gave this shirt to Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, the imam looked at it and said, “May Allah reward you! Tight sleeves are easier to roll up when performing wuḍū, and I can put a book in the loose sleeve.”

As Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was speaking to the tailor, an envoy arrived who had been sent by the Caliph of the time. In his possession were 10,000 dirhams, and he presented this to the great imam. Seeing this, Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه told the envoy to give the tailor payment for making him clothes. Now, the tailor became very curious as to who this man was. “Who is this person to whom the Caliph has sent all this wealth?”, he thought to himself. The tailor then went to the envoy and asked, and he replied by explaining, “This is Imam Shāfiʿi (رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه).”