I said to him, "Uncle, if you took your servant's cloak and gave him your maafiri garment, and took his maafiri and gave him your cloak, then you would have a full outfit and he would have a full outfit too."He stroked my head and said, "Allah bless you. My nephew, these two eyes of mine saw, these two ears of mine heard, and this heart of mine took it in," and he pointed to where his heart was, "the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Feed them from what you eat and clothe them from what you wear.' And for me to give him something of this world's goods is easier to bear than for him to take from my good deeds on the Day of Resurrection."
قال فقلت له أنا يا عم لو أنك أخذت بردة غلامك وأعطيته معافريك وأخذت معافريه وأعطيته بردتك فكانت عليك حلة وعليه حلة فمسح رأسي وقال اللهم بارك فيه يا ابن أخي بصر عيني هاتين وسمع أذني هاتين ووعاه قلبي هذا وأشار إلى مناط قلبه رسول الله ﷺ وهو يقول أطعموهم مما تأكلون وألبسوهم مما تلبسون وكان أن أعطيته من متاع الدنيا أهون علي من أن يأخذ من حسناتي يوم القيامة