Salman Farsi (RA) was a governor of Medinah.
Once he was walking by a market place. Due to the simplicity of his
clothing, a person thought that he must be a poor man and asked him to
carry his materials in exchange of some money. Salman (RA) picked up the
materials and didn't reveal his identity. As they were walking, the
people of Medinah were shocked. "Oh Allah have mercy on
Ameer-ul-Mo'mineen (leader of the faithful). Let us carry the
materials." they said. But Salman (RA) denied all their requests and
carried on with the man. Upon realizing who Salman (RA) was, the man who
told him to carry the stuff felt embarrassed and kept asking him for
forgiveness. Salman (RA) told him "Don't worry! Let's keep going." He
took the materials all the way to the man's home. After this incident,
that man promised to himself that he will never ask somebody to carry
his materials again. Source: Tambihul Ghafileen, by Faqih Abul Layth
Smarkandi (RA).
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