The mandatary said to me: 'O my Master, you are in greater need than your brothers of taking your wealth.'
I said to him: 'O you! I have related from our master al-Sadiq — Exalted Glory — that he said: "Whoever strives for his believer brother in a need, or fulfills for him a desire1, or pays off a debt for him, or relieves him of a distress, Allah will relieve him of the worries and griefs of this world."
And for the money to go to my brothers is dearer to me than for it to go to the Sultan. I know that the distribution of the last of this money will not be completed before Allah grants me relief. So go and distribute the money among my brothers and do not oppose me.' The mandatary went and brought fifty thousand dirhams to the Sultan, desiring my release. The Sultan knew that I would bear the remainder, so he sent word to me: 'Your blood is mortgaged for the rest of the money. If you do not bring it to me this night, I shall take the corners of your eyes.' I ordered the mandatary to be brought and said to him: 'What possessed you to oppose me and bring this money?' He said: 'Desiring your release, for I knew your brothers were in grief for you, and if their hands could reach anything to give to you2 and relieve you, they would have done so.' I said to him: 'This is an error on your part and a lack of trust in Allah. Go this hour and distribute the money, and let not a single grain of it remain with you tonight.'
The mandatary went, distributed the rest of the money, and came to me when half the night had passed. Suddenly, a messenger from the Sultan3 came to me and summoned my presence. I asked for perfume and perfumed myself, faced the Qibla, and prayed two rak'ats. Then I went to him. When he saw me, he stood up on his feet, walked toward me, took my hand and kissed it, placed it over his eyes, took me and seated me in his place, and apologized with the finest apology. He ordered a