The gentleman scholar, Aga Hajj Moin Shirazi, from whom we have already narrated some incidents, said:

Aga Sayyid Husayn Warshoji, who traded in nickel in the Tehran market, once became involved in severe poverty. He exhausted all his capital and fell into huge debts.

During that time a girl came to his shop and said: I am a Jew girl and my father is dead. I have only 120 Tomans and I would like to get married. I heard that you are an honest man. So please take this money and give me the things listed in this paper as my trousseau.

He says: I agreed and supplied all I had plus some items from other shops as well, and the total cost of the goods supplied to her came to 150 Tomans. She said: I have no additional funds. I said: I am also not demanding it. She raised her head and prayed for me. After that I loaded all the goods and even paid for the carriage as she had no money and she left for her place.

Once I decided to tell my friend, Hajj Ali Aga Ilaqabad, who was among the wealthy persons of Tehran, about my financial conditions. So I went to Shamiran early in the morning and purchased two Manns (6 kgs. Apprx.) of apples as gift for him and knocked at the door of his orchard in Imamzadeh Qasim.

When the gardener came out, I gave the apples and said: Tell the Haji that Husayn Warshochi had come. When he went inside, I realized that I had made a mistake in seeking the help of a creature? Why I reposed hope in someone other than Almighty? So I ran away for there in shame and reached the desert and repeatedly prostrated, wept and repented for my act, all the time seeking forgiveness of Allah.

On my return I took a route, which had no possibility that Haji's men would see me, because I knew that he would definitely send his men to look for me. I did not even go to my shop till noon.

When I was sure that no man of Haji would sec me. I came to the shop and my servants told me that Haji Ali Aga's men had visited a number of times. Meanwhile his servant came and asked: You came in the morning, but why did you go away? The Haji is waiting for you.

I said: There is some misunderstanding. When he went away, the son of the Haji came and said: My father is waiting for you. I said: I have no work with him. At last he also went away.

After sometime the Haji arrived in person supporting himself with a walking stick as he was unwell. He asked: Why did you return in the morning without meeting me? You definitely had some need. Tell me what you needed? I stoutly denied and said that there was some misunderstanding. The Haji returned in anger.

After some days, when I was at my place having lunch, a trader arrived and said: I have something which might interest you. Bricks of nickel are occupying my space since a long time and l don't need them.

He sold that material at the rate he had originally purchased; that is 17 Tomans per brick and he sold it to me on credit. He delivered all the bricks in late afternoon and they filled my store house at the shop. The following day, I took one brick to the factory. They asked: From where did you get this? It has become rare. Finally they purchased the whole stock at 50 Tomans per brick. From that money I paid all my debts and started my business again.

This story and other incidents like this tell us that a monotheist should, during hardships, not repose hope in anyone other than God. He should know that if he cuts off all expectations from other than God and connect himself with only the Almighty Allah, He would take his matter to conclusion in the best way. If he leaves his matter to God, through the good fortune that He bestows, he will live in great prosperity.