Les douze dirhams donnés au Prophète (Que la paix et les bénédictions de Dieu soient sur lui)

12-70 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim quoted his father, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, on the authority of Aban al-Ahmar, on the authority of As-Sadiq Aba Abdullah Ja’far ibn Muhammad (MGB), “A man went to see God’s Prophet (MGB). When he saw that the Prophet’s shirt was old, he gave him twelve Dirhams. The Prophet (MGB) said, “O Ali! Take this money and buy me a shirt with it.”Ali (MGB) said, “I went to the store and bought the Prophet (MGB) a shirt with twelve Dirhams and took it to the Prophet (MGB). He (MGB) looked at it and said, ‘O Ali! I like a different shirt! Do you think that the seller would take it back?’ Ali (MGB) replied, ‘I do not know.’ The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘Then try it.’Ali (MGB) went back to the store and told the store-keeper, ‘The Prophet of God (MGB) doesn’t like this shirt. He wants another shirt. Please take it back and return the money.’ Then he (MGB) returned the money to the Prophet (MGB). The Prophet (MGB) accompanied Ali (MGB) to the shop to buy another shirt. They ran into a slave girl who was sitting there and crying. The Prophet (MGB) asked her, ‘Why are you crying?’ She said, ‘O Prophet of God! My master gave me four Dirhams with which to buy things from the market. I don’t know where that money got lost. Now, I don’t have the courage to go back home.’ The Prophet (MGB) gave her four Dirhams and told her, ‘Buy whatever you had to buy and go back home.’Then the Prophet (MGB) went to the market to buy a shirt for himself for four Dirhams. He (MGB) put it on, praised the Honorable the Exalted God and returned. On his way back from the market, the Prophet (MGB) saw an undressed man who kept on saying, ‘God will put on a Heavenly attire on whoever dresses me up.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) took off his shirt and put it on the needy man.’Then the Prophet (MGB) himself went to the market to buy another shirt for himself with the last four Dirhams. He (MGB) put it on, praised the Honorable the Exalted God and returned. On his way back, he (MGB) ran into the slave-girl again who was sitting there and crying. The Prophet (MGB) asked her, “Why didn’t you go home?” She replied, “O Prophet of God! It is too late for me to return and I am afraid that they might beat me up.” The Prophet of God (MGB) said, “Walk ahead of me and take me to your house.” The Prophet (MGB) walked with her until they reached her house. He stopped at the door and said, “O residents of this house! Peace be upon you.” There was no response. He (MGB) greeted again, but they did not respond. So he (MGB) greeted for the third time. Then they said, “O Prophet of God (MGB)! Peace, blessings and His Mercy be upon you!” The Prophet (MGB) asked, “Then what was the reason why you did not respond to my greeting the first and the second time?” They said, "O Prophet of God (MGB)! Yes! After hearing your voice for the first time itself, we came to know that it was you. However, we loved to hear your voice over and over again." God’s Prophet (MGB) said, "Your slave-girl has taken a long time to come back. Hence, I have come to request that you do not punish her." They said, “O Prophet of God! By the blessing of your gracious coming over to our place, we have set this slave-girl free." The Prophet (MGB) said, “Praise be to God. How blessed were these twelve Dirhams with which two undressed persons got dressed in and a slave-girl was freed."

Je suis allé au marché et j'ai acheté pour lui une chemise avec les douze pièces d'argent, que j'ai ramenée au Messager d'Allah. Il m'a regardé et a dit : "Ô Ali, autre chose que cela m'est plus agréable. Penses-tu que son propriétaire l'ait volé ?" J'ai répondu : "Je ne sais pas." Il a dit : "Vérifie." Je suis donc retourné vers le propriétaire et lui ai dit que le Messager d'Allah n'aimait pas cet habit et en voulait un autre. Nous l'avons donc échangé, et je suis retourné avec l'argent au Messager d'Allah. Il est allé au marché pour acheter un habit, et a vu une jeune fille assise en pleurs sur le chemin. Il lui a demandé ce qui n'allait pas, et elle a expliqué qu'elle avait reçu quatre pièces d'argent de sa famille pour acheter des choses, mais les avait perdues. Le Messager d'Allah lui a donné quatre pièces d'argent et lui a dit de rentrer chez elle. Il est retourné au marché, a acheté un autre habit avec les quatre pièces restantes, l'a porté et a remercié Allah. Il a vu un homme nu dire : "Celui qui m'a habillé, Allah l'habillera avec les vêtements du Paradis." Le Messager d'Allah a enlevé l'habit qu'il avait acheté et l'a donné à cet homme, puis est retourné au marché pour acheter un autre habit avec les quatre pièces restantes. Il l'a porté, a remercié Allah et est rentré chez lui. Il a trouvé la jeune fille en pleurs sur le chemin. Il lui a demandé pourquoi elle n'était pas rentrée chez elle, et elle a expliqué qu'elle avait tardé par peur de se faire battre. Le Messager d'Allah lui a dit de le suivre jusqu'à chez elle, et lorsqu'il est arrivé, il a frappé à la porte. Personne n'a répondu. Il a salué à nouveau, et cette fois ils ont répondu en saluant le Messager d'Allah. Il leur a demandé pourquoi ils n'avaient pas répondu aux deux premiers saluts, et ils ont expliqué qu'ils avaient entendu sa voix et avaient voulu l'entendre encore. Le Messager d'Allah a dit : "Cette jeune fille a tardé, ne lui faites pas de mal." Ils ont répondu : "Ô Messager d'Allah, elle est libre pour ton service." Le Messager d'Allah a dit : "Louange à Allah, je n'ai jamais vu douze pièces d'argent apporter une plus grande bénédiction que celles-ci. Allah a habillé des gens nus et a libéré une esclave."