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Reward
Faatemah رضي الله عنها was married to Ali رضي الله عنه by the Prophet SAW. They had five children: Hasan, Husain, Abdul-Muhsin, Zainab, and Umm Kulthum رضي الله عنهم. Ali رضي الله عنه was not a wealthy person; he had to work a lot to earn money. The Sahabah رضي الله عنهم gave charity whether they were rich or poor. When Ali رضي الله عنه could not find any work, his family would remain hungry.
One day, Faatemah رضي الله عنها gave Ali رضي الله عنه some thread, saying, “ Sell this in the market, and, from the money you receive, buy some flour so that I can bake some bread.”
Ali رضي الله عنه went to the market and sold the thread for six Dirhams. As he went to buy some flour, he heard someone say, “ Who is there to give something in the Name of Allah?!”
When he heard that, Ali رضي الله عنه gave the beggar all the money he had with him (6 Dirhams).
A while later, a man passed by Ali رضي الله عنه and asked him, “ Do you wish to buy this camel?”
Ali replied, “I have no money with me.”
“No worries,” the man said. “I can sell it to you on credit.”
Without saying another word, the man handed the rope to Ali رضي الله عنه and left.
No time later, a villager came up to Ali رضي الله عنه and asked him, “O Ali! Will you sell me that camel?”
“Certainly,” Ali رضي الله عنه replied, handing the rope to the villager.
The villager took the rope, gave him 300 Dirhams, and left.
Ali رضي الله عنه then looked all around for the seller; he could not find him, so he decided to go home.
When he reached home, he found Rasulullah صلى الله عليه و سلم with Faatemah رضي الله عنه, waiting for him. He was about to relate the incident of the camel when Rasulullah صلى الله عليه و سلم asked, “Do you know who those men were?”
Ali رضي الله عنه answered, “Allah سبحانه و تعالى and His Rasul صلى الله عليه و سلم know best.”
The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said, “Those men were angels and the camel was from Jannah. Faatemah will ride on this camel in Jannah. When you gave those six Dirhams to the beggar, Allah loved it so much that He gave you reward in this world and will give you in the next world too.”