The Imam (‘a) cried so much that his tears ran profusely on his cheeks and beard.

The Imam (‘a) cried so much that his tears ran profusely on his cheeks and beard. Then he said to him, “ Allah's angels who are near to Him have all witnessed what you have said about al-Husayn, and they have all cried just as we here cry.

Allah has ordered you to be lodged in Paradise .” After a while, the Imam (‘a) turned to those present there and then to say, “ Anyone who composes poetry in memory of al-Husayn (‘a) and he cries and causes others to cry will be forgiven by Allah, and he will be worthy of entering Paradise .”[^6] This Ja’far is a sincere Shi’a who has earned a great deal of praise and is regarded as a reliable authority by biographers.

He is the one who responded to Marwan Ibn Abu Hafsa when the latter said, Clear the way for people whose customs are The crushing of flanks whenever throngs jostle, Accept what the Lord has decreed for you, And let alone inheriting every protecting knight. How can it be, and it never will, That a daughters' son should inherit his uncle?[^7] Ja’far Ibn ‘Affan responded by syaing, Why not?!

And it surely is: Sons of daughters shall inherit their uncles, For the girls have his wealth, while the uncle Is left without a share. Why should a taleeq Talk about inheritance at all? The taleeq prayed Only out of his fear of the sword.[^8] A group of men came to see Imam al-Riďa (‘a) once and found him looking out of the ordinary. They asked him why. He said to them, “I have spent my entire night awake thinking about what Marwan Ibn Abu Hafsa said,” then he quoted the lines cited above.

The Imam (‘a) went on to say, “I later fell asleep. It was then that someone took hold of the door as he said, How can it be? And it shall not: Pillars of Islam do not belong to polytheists. Grandaughters inherit no grandfathers, While the uncle is deprived of his share. Why should a taleeq about inheritance say a word? The taleeq prayed only out of his fear of the sword. The Qur’an has already informed you of his worth, So the judges issued about him and decreed.

Fatima's son to whom reference is made Earned his inheritance from his cousins, While the son of the wide shield stands Hesitant, weeping, only by his kin pleased.”[^9] Marwan stole the theme from verses composed by a slave of Tammam Ibn Ma’bid Ibn al-’Abbas Ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib who stood to attack with his poetry ‘Ubaydullah Ibn Abu Rafi’, servant of the Messenger of Allah (S).