It is narrated from Ahmad Ibne Abdullah from Ghiffari, who has said the following. “I owed money to a man from the family of Abu Rafe, slave of the Holy Prophet (s), called Tays. He demanded payment and pressed me hard and people also assisted him.
When I found myself in such condition I prayed the Morning Prayer in the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah and then headed to Reza (a) who was in Arid those days. When I almost reached his door he appeared on his donkey wearing a shirt and a gown. When I looked at him I felt shy.
When he approached me he looked at me and I offered him the greeting of peace. It was the month of Ramadan. I said, “May I be sacrificed on you, I owe money to your slave, Tays and he has defamed me.” I thought he will order him to stop pressuring me and by Allah, I did not tell him how much I owed nor I mentioned any amount.
He ordered me to sit until he returns. I remained there until I said my sun set prayer and I was fasting. I became depressed and I thought of returning home.
At that time he appeared before me with people around him. He was surrounded by beggars and would give them charity. He passed by and entered his house. Then he came out and called me inside.
We both sat down and I began to speak to him about Ibne Musayyab, the governor of Medina as I would speak to him about the governor often. When I finished he said, “I do not think you had any breakfast yet. I said, “No, I did not break fast yet.”
He asked for food and ordered the boy to join me at the table. I and the boy had our meal and when we finished he said to me,
“Lift up the furnishing and pick up whatever is underneath.”
I lifted it up and found Dinars therein. I picked them up and placed them in my pocket. He ordered four of his slaves to escort me to my house. I said, “May I be sacrificed on you, the spies of Ibne Musayyab check around all the time and I do not like them to see me with your slaves.
He said, “You are right, may Allah keep you rightly guided.” He ordered them to return whenever I wanted them to do so. When I almost reached my house and felt safe I asked them to go back. I went home and asked for a lamp. I looked at the Dinars and there were forty-eight, I owed twenty-eight to the man. Among them one Dinar caught my sight and I picked it up and brought it near the lamp. I found a clear mark on it that said,
“Payment to the man twenty-eight Dinars and the rest for yourself.”
Al-Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 487; Ithbatul Huda, Vol. 3, Pg. 250; Rauzatul Waizeen, Pg. 222-223, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 3,pg.333.
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