[194] The trustworthy Sheikh Abu al-Husayn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Jilli narrated to me, saying: al-Husayn ibn Hamdan al-Khusaybi—may Allah be pleased with him—narrated to me, saying: Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Farsi al-Jannan narrated to me, saying: 'Abdullah ibn Hazim narrated to me, saying: 'Ali ibn Hasaka narrated to me, tracing it back to some of our companions, who said:
We were in the presence of our Master al-Sadiq—may His Might be exalted—in Medina, when a man arrived from the prominent figures of our followers (Alatina) in Khorasan. With him were a number of camels 1 carrying rare goods from Yemen, Khorasan, and other lands of Persia and Oman. Among these were loads carrying wealth that the Shias in Khorasan had prepared from their alms (Raka'ihim) and their Fitra 2 (charity of breaking the fast).
They had entrusted it to a man among them known as Abu Salit. He brought these goods before our Master, and they were