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Benevolence And Generosity

One of the famous poets of Sayyid Radi' s time named Khaley had said:

"I compiled a beautiful laudatory poem praising Sayyid Radi and describing his human virtues and perfection in a charming style. When Sayyid Radi learned about it, be arranged to send forty-nine Dirhams for me as a token of appreciation for my verses. Having been paid such an insignificant reward I said to myself:

Certainly, a literary scholar and appreciator of good poetry like Sayyid Radi had betrayed me because the value of my laudatory verses was indeed more than the forty-nine Dirhams."

The time passed slowly and Khaley has yet not quite forgotten the story of his being betrayed by Sayyid Radi; when one day passing through the bazaar of Aroos he encountered a man saying:

“I am selling a piece of land, which includes a portion of Sayyid Radi's house for a cost of only forty-nine Dirhams equivalent to 5 Dinars.” His entire existence was shaken because he had discovered the reality now.

He now understood that Sayyid at was financially hard pressed, and therefore, in order to arrange the reward as a token of appreciation for his laudatory verses, had been forced to sell a portion of his house. It was here that Khaley felt terribly sorry and ashamed for thinking that Sayyid Radi had betrayed him for paying an insignificant reward for his verses. He felt a terrible fire of pertinence ignited within his inner self burning his entire existence.