In his Amali (or Majalis)...

In his Amali (or Majalis), as-Saduq cites Imam al-Riďa (‘a) saying, “One who is reminded of our tragedy and who consequently weeps, his eyes shall not weep on the Day when eyes will be blinded [with tears of remorse].” On p. 26 of Qurb al-Isnad, Abu ‘Abdullah (‘a) is quoted as saying, “Anyone who mentions us or to whom we are mentioned and who sheds a tear as small as the wing of a fly, Allah will forgive his sins.” On p.

100 of Kamil al-Ziyarat, Abu Harun quotes Abu ‘Abdullah (‘a) saying that one to whom al-Husayn (‘a) is mentioned, so he sheds a tear as small as a fly's wing, will be rewarded by Allah Who will not accept anything for him less than Paradise.

There are many such statements which urge the employment of any means whereby al-Husayn's tragedy or the tragedies that befell (‘a) are brought to memory, such as holding commemorative majalis, spending money on them, composing poetry or writing about such tragedies, the citation of already composed poems in their honour, or re-enacting the tragedy before people in all its aspects. All of these are implied in his following…