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The Value Of Work
During the time of the Prophet of Islam, there was a poor man who was lazy in work. His wife said to him once, "Go to the Prophet and ask him for help." The man went to the Prophet. Before he could say anything, the Prophet said, "Whoever asks us for help, we shall help him, but if he does not ask us for anything and instead goes after work then Allah will help him and make his earning a blessing." The man didn't ask for anything from the Holy Prophet, returned to his house and told the story to his wife. The next day because of poverty and needs again he went to the Prophet. Before he could say anything, the Holy Prophet repeated his previous saying. The man, again, didn't say anything and left. However, on the third day when he heard the same thing from the Prophet, he went to a friend's house. He borrowed an axe from him and went to the jungle. He worked all night long, chopped some wood, and returned to the city. He sold the wood and with the money bought some food to take home. The next day he worked a little harder. Everyday he would chop more wood than the previous day. Finally, he could provide for his family and save a little money on the side. Little by little, he bought some camels and other necessary things he needed for his job. After a short time he discovered how to earn his living. One day he went to visit the Prophet and explained his whole story from beginning to end. The Holy Prophet said, "I told you! Whoever asks us for help, we shall help him, but if he doesn't ask for anything and goes after work then Allah will help him and make his earning a blessing."

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Holy Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.)
Holy Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.) received revelation from Allah as a prophet at the age of forty. He started to guide the people at the command of Allah.Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) at first invited some of his close friends and relatives to Islam. After a short time, he invited some of the elders of Mecca to his house. When everyone came to his house he asked them, "Did you ever hear a lie from me?" Everyone replied, "No. You are a truthful and a righteous man. We never heard anything but the truth from you." Muhammad(S.A.W.) continued, "Then know that I am about to tell you another truth; I am the Messenger of Allah. I invite you to the worship of One Allah. You must stop doing evil deeds." However, they did not want to stop their old ways. For this reason they became angry and left the Prophet's house. When the teachings of the Prophet spread, little by little, many people began to believe in him. The enemies of Islam disliked the progress of Islam and they turned against it. However, the Muslims stood firm and protected their religion. When the Prophet saw the idol worshippers treating the Muslims in the most cruel manner, he sent a group of his followers to Abbysinia, a country in Africa, to escape from cruelty, injustice, and to continue spreading the message of Islam.Holy Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.) stayed behind in Mecca with some of his other followers. After a short time, the enemies of Islam started to increase their cruelty and war against the Muslims. They all agreed among themselves not to speak or have anything to do with the Muslims, Muhammad(S.A.W.), and the tribe of Bani Hasihm who had been protecting the Prophet from the cruelty and the evil designs of the Quraysh. They also agreed not to pay their debts back to any of the Muslims. The enemies of the Prophet thought that with cruelty they could stop the Prophet from his mission of inviting people to Islam.Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) with his followers and family members (Bani Hashim) were forced to leave the city of Mecca. They left and went to a valley (Shab Abu Talib) near the mountains where there was no food or water. Their enemies would not let anybody bring them any food or water. The Muslims managed to survive through the hardships in the valley and did not give up their religion. Three years went by after which the idol worshippers of Mecca could not continue with their boycott and had to let the Prophet and his followers return to Mecca.

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The Holy Prophet's Hijrat (Flight)
Holy Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.) took advantage of every opportunity to guide the people. On the days when people would come to visit the Kaaba, he would invite the new visitors to Islam. One day there were a few people from Medina among the visitors who, upon hearing the attractive sayings of the Prophet, accepted his teachings. When these visitors returned to Medina they told their friends, relatives, and other people of Medina about the message which Muhammad(S.A.W.) had brought. The next year, more people came to Mecca from Medina and after meeting Holy Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.), they embraced Islam and invited the Prophet to Medina so that he could teach them better there and try to spread Islam. The Prophet accepted this invitation and told the Muslims to migrate to Medina in small groups. When the enemies of Islam heard about this matter they decided to murder Holy Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.) before he could leave Mecca. Thus, they decided to select forty of their best and most courageous men to sneak into the Prophet's house and murder him. Allah informed the Prophet about their wicked plan, telling him to leave the city in secret. The Prophet asked Imam Ali(A.S.) to sleep in his bed so that the people would think that it was the Prophet sleeping in his bed and they wouldn't know that he had left the city. Even though Imam Ali (A.S.)knew that the enemies of Islam wanted to kill the Prophet and that if he slept in the Prophet's bed his life would be at stake, he did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the Prophet and Islam.Holy Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.) and his followers reached Medina safely. They started to spread Islam there. Finally, Islam spread rapidly to many new lands. In a short time, the Muslims gained control of Mecca. The people came out of their ignorance and bad ways of life by accepting Islam and following its guidance. The time when the Prophet of Islam left Mecca for Medina marked the beginning of the Muslim calendar. When we say 1422 Hijrah, it means that 1422 years have passed since the time of the Holy Prophet's flight from Mecca to Medina.

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Modesty
One day Imam Musa Kazim(A.S.) was passing by the tent of a Nomad who was a black man. He went up to him and said "Salam-Alaikum", in a warm and friendly manner. Upon leaving he said good-bye to him in a very kind manner with these words: "If there is anything I can do for you, I'm more than willing to do it". One of the followers of the Imam who saw this attitude said "Is it suitable for you, the son of the messenger of Allah, to sit and talk with a man of no reputation and make such an offer as: If you need me in any work, I'm more than willing to do it? Is it right for a man of great dignity to talk to a man like that?". The Imam replied, "This is one of Allah's creatures. Allah has created all men equal. Besides, as a Muslim, he is our brother in faith. After all, life does not remain the same forever. One who needs help today may be the one who will be able to help us tomorrow when we'll need help! If we don't pay any attention to him today, one day when we may need him we will be embarrassed to ask him for help".

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The Virtues Of The Family Of The Holy Prophet of Islam
The family members of the Holy Prophet were the true friends and well wishers of the people who felt strong grief when they saw people in any kind of distress or suffering. They worked hard to restore the rights of the deprived and gave all their belongings to the needy. They were always ready to face hardships in order to save others. Sometimes, they would even give to the needy the food or clothing which they themselves urgently needed. There are many of such happenings that took place in the life of our religious leaders. For instance, once Imam Ali's children were sick. Their mother, daughter of the Holy Prophet, vowed to fast three days on the recovery of her children, in thanksgiving to Allah. Imam Ali(A.S.) and the children all joined Lady Fatema(A.S.) in thanksgiving. All of them fasted. It was sunset and they had only a few barley loaves of bread for their breakfast. As they were about to eat their food, someone knocked at their door, saying:I am a poor man. Please give me some food. The food, which the whole family had, was very little. They gave it all to the poor man. The next day, when the family wanted to break their fast an orphan began knocking at the door asking for food. The same thing happened on the third day with a stranger. Each time they gave their food to the needy and they, themselves, remained hungry continuing their fast. Muslim commentators say, "The next day, the Holy Prophet came to the family with these verses of the Quran: "Surely the righteous shall drink of a cup the admixture of which is camphor, a fountain from which the servants of Allah shall drink; they make it to flow a (goodly) flowing forth. They fulfil vows and fear a day the evil of which shall be spreading far and wide. And they give food out of love for Allah to the poor and the orphan and the Active: We only feed you for Allah's sake. We desire from you neither reward nor thanks: Surely we fear from our Allah a stern, distressful day. Therefore, Allah will guard them from the evil of that day and cause them to meet with ease and happiness; And reward them because they were patient, with garden and silk." (Quran, 76:5-I2)

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The Story of Prophet Yusuf
Prophet Joseph from childhood was very smart, handsome, respectful and obedient and his behaviour and personality were much better than all the rest of his brothers. His father Jacob loved Joseph very much and from his smartness and kindness he knew that one-day Joseph would become a great man. On the other hand, Joseph's brothers were very jealous of him and treated him very badly. One-day Joseph's brothers asked their father for permission to take Joseph out to play. When they got to the desert they threw Joseph in a well. They left him there for a nice and merciful person who would be coming by looking for water to find him and take him out. When Joseph was down in the well he asked God to save him. Joseph knew that the kind God was everywhere and that He knew about everyone's condition. Eventually, a caravan on its way to Egypt stopped by the well and some of its people went to the well to get some water. They tied a pail to a rope and dropped it down the well. Joseph held on to the rope and pulled himself out. When the people around the well saw him they became very happy to see such a handsome child. They took Joseph with them to Egypt. Joseph's father Jacob became very sad and lonely in his absence. Jacob always prayed to God asking Him to protect Joseph wherever he was. One of the important people of Egypt took Joseph to his own house and asked his wife to take good care of him. Little by little Joseph grew up. Everyone knew him as a clean, kind, and honest person. Joseph soon reached a high rank in Egypt and became a very important person. After a short time famine (lack of food) struck Egypt. Before the coming of the famine Joseph, who was very smart and kind, had ordered his people to store wheat in their storehouses. He did so in order that people would not go hungry when the famine came. People came from both small and large cities. Joseph gave them wheat. Even Joseph's brothers came to buy wheat, but they did not recognise Joseph. They did not know who he was. When they came to Joseph he ordered that they should be given some wheat and then he gave their money back to them. His brothers became very happy but they still did not know who he was or why he was being so kind to them. When Joseph's brothers returned the next time to buy more wheat they recognised him. They thought that Joseph was going to punish them but Joseph forgave his brothers. Joseph's brothers were very ashamed and felt sorry for what they had done. Joseph asked them to return with their parents to Egypt. They returned to their own city and gave the good news of Joseph being alive to their father. Afterwards they all came to Joseph. He showed them all much kindness. Joseph was one of the prophets of God.

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Noah's Ark
For many years, Prophet Noah tried to teach his people that Allah is One, but they just laughed at him. Sometimes they would throw stones at him. The angel Jibrail used to come and help him get up from the pile of stones thrown at him. Prophet Noah complained to Allah that his people were not listening to him. Allah asked him to build a big Ark (boat). When people saw Prophet Noah building the Ark they started to laugh at him and teased him, especially because where his was building his Ark was very far away from the sea. When the Ark was ready, Allah told Prophet Noah to take in all the believers and two of every kind of birds and animals. Soon after, water started pouring from the skies and and gushing out of the land. All the disbelievers were drowned. One of the sons of Prophet Noah had also refused to get on the Ark. He climbed up a high mountain thinking that he would be saved but he too drowned. The ark tossed around on the big waves, and Prophet Noah prayed to Allah to make them land safely. Allah answered his prayers and made the earth swallow the water. It stopped raining and the Ark came to rest on Mount Jodi.

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Cold Fire!
In the town where Prophet Ibrahim lived, people worship idols, the moon, the sun and the stars. Prophet Ibrahim always told them to worship and one and only Allah and not these false Allahs. On the day of the festival, when all the people, young and old, had left the town, Prophet Ibrahim was alone. He went to the main temple where all the important idols were kept. He took an axe and broke all the idols except the largest one. The idols, which had been kept neat and tidy, now lay in pieces on the ground. Before he left the temple, Prophet Ibrahim put the axe in the hands of the largest, unbroken, idol. People would not listen to him. So one day when all the people had gone out of town to celebrate a festival, Prophet Ibrahim went to the main temple where all the important idols were kept. He took an axe and broke all the idols except the largest one. The idols, which had been kept neat and tidy, now lay in pieces on the ground. Before he left the temple, Prophet Ibrahim put the axe in the hands of the largest, unbroken, idol. When they returned and found what had happened to their God's, they were shocked and said, "Who has done this cruel thing to our lords?" One of them said, "It must be Ibrahim. He has always hated idol worship." Prophet Ibrahim was brought to court. When Prophet Ibrahim was asked if had broken the idols he replied, "It must have been done by the biggest idol. Ask him about it." But the people said, "Our idols do not talk or answer questions." He said, "Shame on you! How can you worship pieces of wood and stone. They do not know anything and can neither harm nor benefit you." However, nobody was willing to listen to his words and he was declared guilty. The people began to shout, "Burn him alive! Let him be with his Lord." A big bonfire was built and Prophet Ibrahim was thrown into it. Allah told the fire. "...O fire be cold and safe from Ibrahim" (Quran 21:69)

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What a Spring!
Prophet Ibrahim was an old man when Allah granted him a son called Ismael. He too was a prophet. His mother Sayyida Hajira was also a very nice lady. On the command of Allah, Prophet Ibrahim took Hajira and Prophet Ismail to Makka. In this desert he left his wife and baby in the care of Allah and returned to his home in Palestine. According to the Holy Qur'an, he prayed: O our Allah! I have left part of my family in a valley where nothing grows, close to Your Holy House. Our Lord! This is so they can set up prayer. So make the hearts of the people kind towards them and provide them with fruits so that they may be grateful. (Quran 14:37) Although Hajira was alone in the desert, she had learnt from her husband to trust in Allah and be patient. She soon realized that she had run out of all their food and water and could no longer feed her baby. She went to look for water. There were two hills called Safa and Marwa. She climbed up on the hill of Safa and looked around. She saw water and ran towards it until she reached the hill of Marwa, but there was no water there. Then she looked back again and saw water again. She again ran towards it until she reached Safa. She was seeing a Mirage. She ran back and forth seven times Finally, she returned to her baby, disappointed. Suddenly, she saw that a stream of water was flowing out from where Prophet Ismael had struck the ground with his foot. She was very happy and drank her fill. The spring is still there and it is called Zam Zam. Because of the spring of Zam Zam, many people came to live there and soon Makka became the central of Arabia.

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Asia bint Mazahem (Pharaoh's wife)
In ancient times, a tyrant king, one of the famous Egyptian Pharaohs, was ruling Egypt. He used to kill the innocent, imprison women and children, and corrupt them. He even claimed to be a god and asked his people to worship and glorify him. "I'm your exalted god", he said to them. The Pharaoh was surrounded with attendants who obeyed all his orders. They also formed the military power that raided the houses of the oppressed believers in the Oneness of Allah Almighty, killed and crucified them on tree trunks. Meanwhile, Prophet Musa who was then in Egypt called the people to Allah's Oneness, and to the establishment of justice, and love on earth. But only oppressed minority followed Musa's new religion, lest Pharaoh's soldiers kill them. Pharaoh had a very beautiful, gentle and good-hearted wife. She was called Asia bint Muzahem and Pharaoh used to love her dearly; she was so dear to his heart that he always fulfilled all her wishes. Now, Asia heard about Musa's religion, and began to pursue its news and that of those who embraced it. But she was very distressed to know that they were punished severely for clinging to it. Asia liked this new religion, and was convinced by its concepts. She even started to sense the effects of injustice on the pure souls who worshiped Allah Almighty. She felt also that her devotion to her husband was beginning to wither away little by little, as his violence and tyranny grew more and more intolerable. A big wall of hatred rose between the tyrant Pharaoh and his God-fearing wife, who now spent most of her time worshiping and praying to Allah Almighty. "Oh Allah, grant me a house in heaven", she used to say. All the gifts and pleasures of life which her husband laid in front of her, could not change Asia's stern beliefs. She stood firm in her opposition to tyranny and disbelief, and turned away from Pharaoh's world. She renounced too, her prestige as a queen to all the people, and took the path of Jihad and suffering so as to win Allah's contentment and His eternal heaven. Pharaoh knew that his beloved wife had abandoned his religion and had adhered to the religion that declared Allah's Oneness. He was very angry indeed, and wondered how his wife had turned away from him. But try as he could with all the power and temptations he possessed, he was unable to dissuade her from her new religion. So, he decided to kill her. The faithful woman martyred for the sake of her Creator, and in that, she became a great example of the believers' bravery…..

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Kicking the Fallen Ones
Abdul Malik bin Marwan died in 86 Hijri, after 21 years of tyranny. His son Waleed succeeded him. He decided to bring about some justice to please the public. He tried hard to please the people of Medina, in particular, as it was one of the two sacred Muslim cities where some decendants of the Prophet's companions, and some famous narrators lived. That is why he fired Hisham bin Ismail Makhzooni, the father-in-law of Abdul Malik, who was the cruel and unjust governor of Medina. Hisham bin Ismail had reached the extreme cruelty and offense to the people of Medina. Saeed bin Museeb, who was a respectable and famous narrator was beaten sixty lashes, was made to wear a coarse robe, while sitting on a camel and being walked through the streets of Medina, because he had refused to give allegience. He had commited numerous offenses towards the family of the Prophet (pbuh&hf), specially Imam Zainul 'Abideen. Walid fired Hisham and instead hired Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz, his young cousin who was popular for his sincerity and his justice. Umar ordered that Hisham bin Ismail be brought in front of Marwan's house and whoever has any complaint against him, get his right. People would come, in groups, and offered him curses, and harsh words. Hisham was afraid of Imam Zainul 'Abideen's revenge. He thought to himeself that Imam will bring him nothing less than death due to the cruelty done to his family. But the Imam (as) had told his followers: "Our character isn't one of kicking the fallen ones. Neither do we avenge the enemy when he has fallen and weak. Our character is that of assisting the poor and the needy." As the Imam and his followers approached him, Hisham turned pale and expected a cold blooded murder at any moment. But just apposite to his expectation, Imam (as), in his usual manner of a Muslim must aid a Muslim, called on him: "Salaamun 'Alaikum." After greeting him, the Imam (as) offered: "If there is anything I could do for you, I am ready to do." The people of Medina, also, stopped punishing Hisham after that moment. [1] [1] Bihar v. 11, p. 17 & 27. And "Al Imam Sadiq Sayyed al Ahl" translated by Husayn Wijdani, p. 92.

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The Complaint of a Neighbour
A man came to Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and complained of his neighbour who was disturbing him. The Prophet (S.A.W.) said: "Be patient, perhaps he will change his attitude." After a while the man returned and complained again. This time, the Prophet (S.A.W.) said, again: "Be patient." He came for a third time, and said: "O Rasool Allah. This neighbour has not changed his manners and continues to disturb me and my family." This time the Prophet (S.A.W.) said to him: "Take your furniture out and put it on the street this Friday so that the people who pass by see, and enquire the reason. Then, you can tell them that a bad neighbour is the reason." The plaintiff did this. The bad neighbour who had thought to himself that the Prophet (S.A.W.) always enjoins people to patience and forebearance, pays no respect to the one who abuses other people's rights. As soon as he became aware of the situation, he pleaded that the plaintiff takes his furniture back in. At that time he pledged that he would never cause any disturbance for his neighbour.[1] [1] Usool-e Kafi. v. 2. Section on "The Rights of Neighbours" p. 668

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In Caliph's Party
Mutawakkil, the cruel Abbasid Caliph was very fearful that people were so drawn to Imam Hadi (A.S.). He was very upset with the realization of the fact that people were ready to do anything that the Imam would order. Some of the conspirators also gathered around the Caliph and told him that perhaps the Imam has intention of revolt. And that they might find some evidence from his house. Thus Mutawakkil ordered some of his cruel fellow men to break in and search Imam's house and arrest him, in the middle of the night without a notice when all were asleep. Mutawakkil made this decision while he was in a party and was drinking heavily. Mutawakkil's men entered Imam's house and decided to arrest him first. They found him alone, in a room. He had taken the carpet out and was sitting on the gravel of the floor busy in remembrance of Allah . They searched everywhere and couldn't find anything. Thus they arrested the Imam and took him to Mutawakkil. When the Imam arrived. Mutawakkil was at the prime of his drinking party. He ordered the Imam to sit by him. Then he offered a glass of wine to the Imam. Imam refuse and said: "By Allah never has wine entered my body. Excuse me from it." Mutawakkil accepted and said: "Then sing for us and entertain us with beautiful poems." Imam said: "I am not interested in poetry and I remember only but a little of the poems of other". Mutawakkil said: "There is no excuse, you must read us some poetry." Imam started: "They made rising mountains their residence. And they always had armed men guarding them. But none could save them from the attack of death. At the end they were descended from those hills and placed in the deeply dug graves with misery and humility. At this time a caller called: Where is all that glory, crowns, and luxury? Where is the face that knew comfort and hid itself behind silk curtains from the gazes of the commoner? The grave disgraced them at end. Those delicate faces are the ground for worms to crawl on. For a long time they sucked, swallowed, drank and ate of the earth. But today they are food for the earth and its pests. " Imam's voice resonated with a deep and effected melody onto the ears of the attendants, and destroyed the high of the wine. Mutawakkil threw his glass away & started crying. Thus was Caliph's party ruined, & the light of truth shun into a disease heart even if it were for a fleeting moment.[1] [1] Bihar-al Anwar v. 2, states of Imam Hadi(A.S.) p. 149

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Naseeba
The scar on her shoulder spoke of a huge injury in the past. This was Naseeba the daughter of Ka'b (known as Umme 'Amara). The young women who hadn't lived or have been very young during the time of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) always asked her of the deep injury on her shoulder. Every one was interested to know about her experience at Uhud in Naseeba's own words. Naseeba would have never thought that she would fight along with her husband and two sons and defend the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). She had only carried a large leather bottle of water, to water the injured. She also had brought some fabric to Band-Aid their injuries. More than this, she had not forecasted anything else. The Muslim had gained the upper hand at the beginning of the battle, despite the fact that they were not well equipped. The enemy ran away. But soon due to the neglect of some guards of "Ainain" the enemy attacked from behind. The condition changed and a great number of Muslims got away from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) . Naseeba put the water bottle down and grabbed the sword. She would use the sword and at time the arrow and spear. She grabbed the shield of a man who was running away. Once she noticed that a man from the enemy was calling: "Where is Muhammad(S.A.W.)? Where is Muhammad(S.A.W.)?" Naseeba went behind him and hit him with a few blows. That man had two protecting outfit, thus wasn't injured much. Rather he hit Naseeba with a hard blow to her shoulder, that required a year of care. As soon as the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) noticed the blood gushing from her shoulder, he told her son to attend to her, "Hurry and dress her wound". He dressed her wound and she restarted the struggle. She noticed that one of her sons had been wounded, she went to him and dressed his wound. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) had a pleasant smile on his face seeing the courage of this woman. As soon as she dressed his wound she told him: "My son, move on and join the battle." The Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) showed her the man who had injured her son. "He wounded your son." Naseeba attacked the man and hit him on the leg. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) told her: "You have a good revenge, thank Allah that he granted you success." A number of Muslims were martyred, some were wounded. Naseeba was also wounded significantly. After the event of Uhud, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) ordered Muslims to move towards "Hamra al Asad". They prepared to move. Naseeba was ready to go along, but her wounds disabled her. When the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)returned from Hamra al Asad, before going to his own home, he sent someone to inquire about Naseeba's well being. They brought him good news. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) was immensely happy with the news.[1] [1] Sharh of ibn Abi al Hadeed. v. 3 p568-570 Told by Maghazi Wagidi

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Common Popularity
A certain man had become famous among people. They spoke of his Taqwa and religiosity. The commoners spoke of his grandeur, some had repeatedly mentioned this man and his fame among the commoners to Imam Sadiq (A.S.). Imam thought to evaluate this "pious" man when he isn't with people. One day, he went to him anonymously and saw that he was surrounded by many people. Imam watched quietly. The first thing that the Imam (A.S,) noticed was this man's deceiving and pretentious actions. Then when he was alone, Imam followed him quietly to discover his actions. Soon that man went to a baker's shop. To Imam's surprise, the man took advantage of the baker's neglect and hid two loafs of bread under his garb. Imam thought that perhaps the man had already paid for the bread. Yet he was puzzled as to why he took it when the baker was not attending to him. Imam continued to follow him, he was still thinking about the event at the baker's shop that the man stopped by a fruit stand. He waited for the owner to look away and he took two pomegranates and hid them under his garb, and walked away. Imam was still puzzled, Imam's (A.S.) astonishment doubled when he saw that the man went to a sick man and gave him the bread and the pomegranates. The Imam went to him and said: " I have seen a strange behavior from you today." Thus he told him the whole experience and requested clarification. He looked at the Imam and said: "I assume you are Ja'far ibn-e Muhammad(A.S.)?" "That is true, I am Ja'far ibne Muhammad(A.S.)." "Of course you are the son of the Prophet of Allah. But I am sorry that you are so ignorant." "What ignorance have seen in me?" "This question shows extreme ignorance. Obviously you can't figure out a simple account. Don't you know that Allah says in the Quran: Whoever does a good deed, he shall be reward ten times as much. Also Quran says and whoever commits an evil deed, he will be punished only for one times as much. Thus I stole two loafs of bread, and I gained two sins. Then I stole two pomegranates and earned two more sins. That is a total of four sins. But I gave the two breads and the two pomegranates in the way of Allah. Each counts as ten good deeds. Thus I have earned fourty good deeds, four minus fourty is thirty six. Thus I have thirty six pure good deeds. This is a simple math which you can't understand." "May Allah kill you. You are an ignorant man, that you have started calculating as such. Don't you know that Allah says: Allah accepts the deed of the pious. Now a simple math is sufficient to make you aware of your mistake. As you say, you gained four sins. Also since you have given stolen material to people under the name of charity and good will, you have not earned any good, Thus you have gained a sin for each deed. Thus you have a total of eight sins. Moreover, you have no good deeds." Imam (A.S.) told him this and while his shocked gaze was fixed on the Imam, he (A.S.) left the man. When the Imam (A.S.) told this story to his friends he added: "It is these kinds of ugly and erroneous miscalculations about religions obligations that leave people astray while they misguide others."[1] [1] Wasael v. 2 p.57