Piety Of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s)

 Saeed bin Abdullah says, “One day I came to the Imam and saw him wearing a very worn-out dress. He said, ‘O Saeed, I want to buy a shirt.’ I said, ‘Master, why do you take that trouble, I’ll but one for you.’ He said, ‘No, I will buy it according to my requirements.’ Thus Imam (a.s) walked to the market and I accompanied him. He purchased a dress from a shop costing four dirhams. It was of a very coarse material. I said, ‘O son of the Messenger, this does not befit you. I am having the money, you may buy a good shirt, and I will pay for it.’ The Imam said, ‘Wonderful, O Saeed! You want to bear my burden! Are you prepared to bear my burden on the Day of Judgment also?’ I became silent. The Imam moved ahead with the shirt. On the way he saw an unclothed Muslim. He moved towards him quickly and said, ‘O man, why are you not wearing a shirt?’ The man replied, ‘O son of the Messenger of Allah, I have a family and whatever I earn is spent on it. I could not save enough money to buy a shirt.’ The Imam gave him that shirt at once. I saw that the Imam was much happier than before. When he moved ahead, I said, ‘O Son of the Messenger of Allah! Why did you give the shirt away when you were more in need of it?’ He said, ‘He was more deserving of it than me. Even though worn out, at least I have a dress on my body, but that person was naked.’ Reference :Akhlaq al-A’imma, Morals & Manners of the Holy Imams