My father narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim narrated to us from his father from Muhammad b. Abi `Umayr from Aban al-Ahmar from al-Sadiq Ja`far b. Muhammad . He said:

A man came to the Messenger of Allah (s), and he (s) had a tattered garment. So, he gave him twelve silver coins. So, he said: O `Ali! Take these silver coins and purchase a garment with it for me. `Ali said: I went to the market and bought a shirt with the twelve silver coins for him. I took it to the Messenger of Allah. He looked at it and said: O `Ali! I would like something different than this. Do you think the owner will take it back? I said: I do not know. So, he said: Go and see. I went back to the owner and I said: The Messenger of Allah (s) does not like this. He wants another shirt. Please take it back and return the silver coins. So, I went back to the Messenger of Allah (s) and walked with him to the market to buy a shirt, when we saw a slave girl sitting on the street crying. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said to her: What is your issue? She said: O Messenger of Allah! My master gave me four silver coins to purchase a thing for him, but I lost it, and I do not dare to return to them. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) gave her four silver coins, and he said: Return to your master. The Messenger of Allah (s) went to the market to purchase a shirt with four silver coins. He wore it, and praised Allah. [On his way back,] he saw a naked man. He was saying: Whoever clothes me, may Allah clothe with the garments of Paradise. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) removed his shirt that he had bought and clothed the beggar. Then, he returned to the market to purchase a shirt with the remaining four silver coins. He wore it and praised Allah. Upon his return to his house, he saw the slave girl who was sitting on the street crying. So, he (s) said to her: Why haven’t you returned to your master? She said: O Messenger of Allah! I have delayed in returning to them, and I fear that they will beat me. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said: Walk in front of me and guide me to your master. The Messenger of Allah (s) went until he stopped at the door of the house. Then he said: Peace be with you, O people of the house. No one responded to him. The Messenger of Allah repeated the greeting, and no one responded, and he repeated the greeting, and they said: And peace, mercy, and blessings be with you, O Messenger of Allah. So, he (s) said: Why didn't you answer my greeting the first and second [time]? So, they said: O Messenger of Allah! We loved to hear you speak again. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said: Here is your slave girl. She has delayed in returning to you, but do not harm her. So, they said: O Messenger of Allah, we will free her because you came. So, the Messenger of Allah (s) said: Praise be to Allah! Look at what a great blessing these twelve silver coins were. This has clothed two naked people and has freed a person.