to him. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه then borrowed a replacement (as a loan) for himself and passed away in that borrowed cloth.
(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 319)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!
اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you realize! How desirous our saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی used to be in carrying out good deeds. Even though he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه suffered from a terminal illness, Sayyiduna Bishr Bin Haaris رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه didn’t let an opportunity of earning Sawab slip away from his hands. At times, these noble personalities showed such swiftness in carrying out good deeds that one becomes astounded!
A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن has stated on page 84 of Fatawa Razawiyyah, volume 10: Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Baaqir رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ had a sterling Sherwani[1] sewn. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ had entered the washroom when it occurred to him to give it in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ thus summoned his servant to the doorway, and having removed his blessed Sherwani, he
[1] A long piece of sewn cloth (like a coat) that fits to one’s body and falls to about half of a person’s shin. It is open from front and has buttons to close the front part.