The Manner of Preparations upon the Arrival of Ramadan

The arrival of Ramadan al-Mubārak was near, and the famous pious predecessor and historian, Sayyidunā Imam al-Wāqidī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, had nothing in his possession. Heرَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  sent a letter to one of his ꜤAlawī^[1] friends, stating: "The month of Ramadan al-Mubārak is approaching and I have nothing to spend; please send me one thousand (1000) dirhams (silver coins) as an interest-free loan." Consequently, that ꜤAlawī friend sent a bag containing one thousand (1000) Dirhams.

After a short while, a letter from a friend of Sayyidunā Imam al-Wāqidī  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  arrived for him, in which it was written: "I require one thousand (1000) dirhams for expenses in the month of Ramadan al-Mubārak." Sayyidunā Imam al-Wāqidī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه sent that same bag there. The next day, the ꜤAlawī friend from whom Sayyidunā Imam al-Wāqidī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه  had taken the loan, and the other friend who had taken the loan from Sayyidunā Imam al-Wāqidī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, both came to the house of Sayyidunā Imam al-Wāqidī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه.

The ꜤAlawi friend said: "The month of Ramadan al-Mubārak is approaching, and I have      nothing besides these thousand (1000) dirhams. However, when your letter arrived, I sent you these thousand (1000) dirhams, and for my own needs, I wrote a letter to this friend of mine asking him to send me one thousand (1000) dirhams as a loan. He sent me the very same bag that I had sent to you."

Thus, it was discovered that you asked me for a loan, I asked this friend for a loan, and he asked you. The bag I sent to you, you sent to him, and he sent the same bag back to me. Then, these three gentlemen, with mutual consent, divided that amount into three (3) portions and distributed it amongst themselves. That same night, Sayyidunā Imam al-Wāqidī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was blessed with the vision of the final  Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in a dream, who said: "Tomorrow, you will receive a great deal."

Consequently, the following day, Amīr Yaḥyā al-Barmakī summoned Sayyidunā