Unfortunately...

Unfortunately, it so happened that my words eventually reached the ears of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.). One morning, on entering the mosque, I noticed the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) present there together with a few of his companions. As soon as his eyes fell upon me, he gazed at me in anger and continued to do so till I had seated myself. “O’ A'mr! By God, you have surely harassed me!” he said crossly. I exclaimed, “I seek refuge in God from ever harassing or annoying you”.

He said, “Yes, you have troubled me for whoever has troubled Ali (a.s.) has troubled me too.”[^6] Maltreatment by Mutawakkil One of the worst Abbasid caliphs was Mutawakkil, who left no stone unturned in his attempt to harass and torment Imam Hadi (a.s.), the descendants of the Holy Prophet (s.