the two shawls to the man who asked for them.

I asked the person, “Allah have mercy upon you, who is this?”

The man replied, “This is Sayyidunā JaꜤfar b. Muḥammad [i.e. Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه].” After that, I tried to find him but was unsuccessful. I was worried that he left.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                             صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! You heard how Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه invited others to share the blessings he received. Allah Almighty granted him grapes from the unseen, and he invited others to eat with him. Allah Almighty granted him clothes from the unseen, and he gave the first pair to someone poor. Remember, clothing the poor is a virtuous act, just as the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Whoever clothes another Muslim, as long as any of its threads remain on his body, he remains in the protection of Allah.”^[2] The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم also said, “Whoever clothes a believer with no clothes, Allah will clothe him from the green garments of paradise.”^[3] May Allah grant us the ability to share the blessings we receive. We too should form a habit of sharing the blessings that we receive from Allah Almighty with others.

Spend from what Allah has provided

Allah Almighty states:

وَ یُطْعِمُوْنَ  الطَّعَامَ عَلٰی حُبِّہٖ مِسْکِیْنًا وَّ  یَتِیْمًا  وَّ  اَسِیْرًا (۸) اِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُکُمْ لِوَجْہِ اللّٰہِ لَا نُرِیْدُ مِنْکُمْ جَزَآءً   وَّ  لَا  شُکُوْرًا (۹)