Repaying the debt of his father

Ali Mutrifiy said:

“Imam Ali Reza (a) passed away and owed me four thousand dirhams.

I said to myself, “My money is lost.”

Imam Muhammad Taqi (a) sent me a message to come to him the following day and bring with me a balance and weighing stones.”

I went to see him and he said, “Abul Hasan has passed away. Did he owe you four thousand Dirhams?”

I said, “Yes, he did.”

He lifted his prayer rug on which he was sitting and there were Dinars and he give them to me.”

 

Al-Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 497; Al-Wafi, Vol. 3, Pg. 830; Irshad, Mufeed, Pg.325, Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s. ) - Vol. 4.Pg.61

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