“By Allah, I suspect he has deprived you of his money after depriving you of himself …”

She answered, “No, Grandfather; he has left us a great deal of wealth.”

Then she gathered some small stones, placed them in the recess (1) where they used to keep their money, and spread a cloth over them. Taking her grandfather’s hand—he was blind—she said, “Grandfather, feel how much he has left us.”

He laid his hand on it and said, “No problem … if he has left you all of this, he has done well.”

She did this only to calm the old man’s heart and so that he would not feel (2) obliged to give her anything from his own wealth