Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Lari, who lived for many years in Najaf al-Ashraf, narrated:

One day I was at the cloth shop of one of my friends in a locality in Karbala. Suddenly I saw a gold coin lying on the street and passersby were not noticing it. Without saying anything to anyone, I went to it and stretched out my hand to pick it up, but realized that I was mistaken and that was a spot of filth. Feeling ashamed of my own act I returned to my seat and no one was aware of it.

When I looked again, I saw that it was a gold coin. After observing it for a long time, when I was sure about it, I went to it again and tried to pick it up, but realized that it was the same smear of filth. I became ashamed and returned to my place.

When I glanced at it the third time, I saw that it was a gold coin. This time I did not arise and continued watching it in astonishment. Then I saw a respected scholar walking in our direction in an anxious state glancing here and there as if searching for something, till he reached that coin and picked it up. When he turned to go away, I approached him and asked him about his well-being and inquired about that gold coin.

He replied: The Almighty Allah bestowed a son to me today. I was not having any money. So I borrowed that coin from such and such person and bought the necessary provisions, but when I wanted to exchange it to pay for the things, I was unable to find it. I realized that I had lost it somewhere, so I searched it along the route that I had taken and found it at last.

The aim of narrating this story is to emphasize the fact that our Lord and creator is always concerned for His creatures and He does not forget them even for -a moment. In this incident, He transformed that coin for the Shaykh to prevent him from picking it up, because had he taken it away, the person who had lost it would have had to undergo untold hardships.

Therefore, it is the duty of every monotheist person to place his or her trust in the Almighty Allah.