The religious scholar, Shaykh ul-Islam Shaykh Muhammad Baqir said:

It was my practice that after prayers I used to shake hands with worshippers who sat on both my sides.

One day in Samarrah, after prayers led by Mirza Shirazi (a.m.) I shook hand with the scholar seated on my right, but did not shake hands with the person to my left who seemed to be a villager. He looked lowly to me, so I did not shake hands with him, but regretted my thought at that very moment and thought that perhaps one who seems lowly is very exalted in the view of the Almighty.

So without any further delay I shook hands with him with all decorum. At that moment I perceived a fragrance of Musk, which did not resemble any worldly fragrance. I was extremely pleased and elated. By way of precaution I asked him if he was having Musk with him.

He replied: No, I have never carried Musk. This made me certain that it was an unseen spiritual fragrance and that he was a spiritual and majestic personality.

From that day I decided never to look at any believer with disdain.