Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Once a person came to a pious servant of Allah Ta’ala and complained of his poverty. He explained to the pious man that he was undergoing great distress and preferred death to such a life. The pious man asked him: “Are you willing to have your eyes removed in exchange for ten thousand dirhams?” The man replied: “Certainly not.” The pious man further asked: “Would you like to have your tongue plucked out in return of ten thousand dirhams?” The man replied: “Definitely not.” The pious man then asked: “Would you agree to have both your hands and feet severed in return of twenty thousand dirhams?” The man said that he would not agree. The pious man asked: “Are you willing to become a mad man in exchange of ten thousand dirhams?” The man said that he was not prepared. Upon this, the pious man said to him: “Are you not ashamed of yourself? You admit that Allah Ta’ala has granted you so many precious gifts, the value of which, in your own estimation, exceeds fifty thousand dirhams (counting only a few limbs on his body by way of illustration) and yet you complain of poverty?! ( Fazaail Sadaaqaat pg.552)
