Ayatullah Dastagaib Shirazi in his book Bikhre hue Moti has
narrated an incident which is an eye opener.
“In Najaf-e-Ashraf, there was a perfume seller who after midday
prayers, advised people at his shop. As he apparently
seemed pious, a prince from India who was staying there
entrusted a box full of jewelry and wealth to him as he was
obliged to travel.
On his return, the prince demanded his box from the perfume
seller. The perfume seller denied having received any box. He
became angry on the prince and shouted at him for maligning
him. The dejected prince who was not having anything else
except the box nor was having any one to whom he could
complain nor any witness. (In such a situation, Allah, Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and Imams (a.s.) are very muchremembered). If anybody who could listen to his complain was
none but Ameerul Momeneen (a.s.). He went to the shrine of
Ameerul Momeneen (a.s.) and cried and prayed to Imam (a.s.).
(We can imagine his prayers and severity in crying). When the
night fell, he slept and saw a dream in which he was ordered to
go to the door of the city and tell the incident to the first person
entering the city who will help him to recover his wealth. The
poor man got up, prayed his morning prayers and went to the
gate of the city. The first person he saw entering the gate was a
wood-cutter whose appearance gave the impression that he was
not in a good condition. He thought how can I ask the wood
cutter who seemed to be in difficulties. He returned to the
shrine of Ameerul Momeneen (a.s.) and again saw the same
dream. He went to the gate and saw the same wood cutter
entering the city. Again, he returned without talking to the
wood-cutter. On the third day, his intensity of invocation to
Ameerul Momeneen (a.s.) increased and again he saw the same
dream. In the morning he reached the gate and the same
woodcutter entered the city. On the fourth day, his
supplications were more heart rendering. Again he saw the
same dream. The next morning he went to the gate, again the
same wood-cutter entered the city. Then he decided to tell the
matter to the woodcutter. The woodcutter heard his story and
told him to meet him after midday prayers and he will get back
his wealth.
When the people gathered at the perfume seller shop after
midday prayers, the woodcutter went in the gathering and
requested that he be allowed to say something. He was granted
permission. The woodcutter started saying “I was in need of
money so I borrowed Rs 10/- (Rupees is taken for sake of
understanding) from a Jew. The Jew lent me money with a
condition of repayment of 50 paise every day. I had repaid Rs 5 then I was unable to locate the Jew. After few days I
enquired about him, people gave different narrations about
him. Then once I saw a dream and in it I saw myself on the
Bridge of Seerat. I was moving, suddenly I heard a voice
calling me from the hell beneath the bridge, when I stopped to
see, I saw the same Jew demanding the remaining money. I
told him that it was not possible here to return money and he
should forget it and forgive him. He said if I don’t have money
allow him to put my five red, hot burning fingers on my chest.
Finally, he agreed to put one finger on my chest. Then, he kept
his one finger on my chest.” The wood cutter then showed his
chest to the people gathered at the shop, till today after all the
medicines the touch has not healed. The people were shocked
to listen; the perfume seller told the prince who was also
present in the gathering to take his jewelry box.
Ref : Fazila e Salawaat