Seyyid Khatib Jawad Shabber relates from Sheikh Muhammed Hussein Kaashiful Ghitaa that he saw a mosque with a strange name in Turkey. It was called 'AS IF I HAVE EATEN AND DRUNK'. The Sheikh was fascinated by this strange title and wished to know the reason behind this name. So he questioned the Imam of the mosque. The Imam said that the mosque in question was in a state of ruins and needed urgent repairs. However, when he approached the wealthy merchants of the city they refused to help, giving various excuses. He thus decided to take out the expense from his personal income.

The way he did this was by economizing just the way we save up for any worldly item we dearly wish for. He loved traveling and for some time he stopped traveling and saved the money for the mosque. He even asked his children to limit their expenses and make do with the clothes they had for that year. He in other words lowered his standards of eating and clothing and budgeted his expenses. Every time he felt the urge of good food and clothes he consoled his heart that his share was waiting for him in the Hereafter. In this way he managed to repair the mosque.

To inspire others to sacrifice their luxuries even for a short time in order to do an act of charity, he named the mosque 'AS IF I HAD EATEN AND DRUNK' (QASAS WAL KHAWATIR PAGE 113)