The word sacrifice is not limited to material things but can also be extended to spiritual things, and any work and effort put to spread Islam is also an act of charity. The love of our Ahlulbait is a very dear act to Allah, and there are many incidents that prove this. Allah (S.W.T.) helps anybody who befriends the Ahlulbait in anyway.

Allah says in the Quraan on behalf of his Prophet (s.a.w.w.): "I ASK NOTHING FROM YOU AS A REWARD EXCEPT THE LOVE OF MY NEAR ONES OR MY KITH AND KIN" (Surat Shura Verse 23)

Let us now see how people who sacrificed for the sake of the Ahlulbait were rewarded generously for this act.

It has been related by Sheikh Noori, may Allah have mercy on him, that Sheikh Al Ustadh Allamah Al Rabbani Sheikh Abdul Hussein Al-Tahraani related to him the following incident. It took place soon after the death of Mirza Nabi Khan who was one of the servants of the Sultan Shah Qajar. Mirza Nabi Khan was a man who had committed notable sins.

Once, Sheikh Hussein Tahraani saw in his dream that the Mirza Nabi Khan was walking leisurely in a garden surrounded by beautiful tall buildings. The beauty of the place made him to realize that he was in some kind of paradise. As he strolled, his companion pointed out a palace to him and announced that it belonged to Mirza Nabi Khan. Then his companion pointed to the Mirza and said that if the Sheikh wanted to talk to him he could do so.

The Mirza was sitting on a high throne, and he gestured to the Sheikh to go up to him. The Sheikh went up to the Mirza and he was welcomed to sit on a place beside him. Sheikh Tahraani who knew the personality of the the Mirza Nabi Khan in the world, was surprised to see him to be in such a good condition and state. Mirza Khan understood why he was surprised and said as if to clear his doubt, that although he had sinned in this world, he had achieved this palace and gardens because of only one act that he used to commit in this world.

Mirza Nabi Khan had a salt mine in the city of Taliqaan and he used to send the earnings of this mine to Najaf in order to be spent on the Majlis (ceremony to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein a.s.) each year, and as a result of this he got these gardens and palace.

When Sheikh Al Tahraani got up from his dream, he remembered his dream vividly, and happened to have mentioned this dream to some scholars. One of the scholars ascertained that this dream was true as he happened to know that Mirza Nabi Khan used to send the money for the Majlis of Imam Hussein (A.S.).

It should be noted that the people who do any act for the love of the Ahlulbait will definitely get a great reward and even if these acts were committed in the end of their lives. It should be noted that Allah forgives those sins which are personal, while sins and wrong acts committed towards people can not be forgiven by Allah, until people forgive you. (DHUNOOB AL KABEERA VOL 2 PAGE 211)