\n Abu Atab and Al-Hussain...

\n Abu Atab and Al-Hussain, the sons of Bistam, narrated from Mohammed Ibn Khalaf of Qazvin \u2013 one of the scholars of the Ahl Al-Bayt from Al-Hasan Ibn Ali Al-Washsha, who from Abd Allah Ibn Sinan, who from his brother Mohammed who says from: \n (Imam) Jafar Al-Sadiq -asws , from his -asws father -asws , who from his -asws grand father -asws , who from Al-Hussain -asws Ibn Ali -asws who said, that Amir-ul-Momineen -asws visited Salman Al-Farisi and said: O Abu Abd Allah, how is your illness?

He replied: O Amir-ul-Momineen -asws , praise to Allah -azwj , I complain to you -asws of much distress. \n Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: Do not be distressed, O Abu Abd Allah, for there is not one of our Shias afflicted with a pain (waja) but that it is for a sin previously committed by him, and the pain is purification for him. Salman said: If it is as you say then there is no recompense in it for us except to be purified.

Ali -asws said: O Salman, there is recompense in it for you in enduring it patiently and beseeching Allah -azwj . For by praying to Him -azwj in these two ways, He -azwj will Credit you (with) good deeds and Raise your status (in the Hereafter). As for the pain, it is especially for the purification and \u2018Kufara\u2019 (expiation) of sins.

He (Imam Hussain -asws ) said: Salman kissed his -asws forehead and wept, saying: Were it not for you -asws , O Amir-ul-Momineen -asws , who would distinguish these matters for us?