It has been related by Hujjatul Islam Sheikh Ahmed Mujtahid Tahraani...

It has been related by Hujjatul Islam Sheikh Ahmed Mujtahid Tahraani, that one year in the city of Tehran, the day of Ashoora on which we commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a.s.), coincided with the birthday of the emperor of Tehran, called Ridha Shah. It is normal for all Shias to mourn on that day and not engage in any normal activities, but to spend that day in Husaynias or Imam Bargaahs. The emperor asked his subjects to be happy and to decorate the Bazaars.

One man didn’t obey this order and closed his shop, and took no part in the happy celebrations. The next day it was found that a fire had burnt all the shops except that shop belonging to the man who had not taken part in the happy celebrations but instead had mourned Imam Husayn (a.s.). This incident clearly verifies that we must consider the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) as our own dear ones and appreciate the great sacrifices of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and sacrifice our businesses and studies to remember them.

What is a days earning compared to the reward that we shall get from Allah, for our sacrifices. [^3] Zakire Husayn (a.s.)! A member of the family of Sheikh Hasoon Taliqaani, had gone for pilgrimage to the Holy city of Mashhad i.e. shrine of Imam Ridha (a.s.), and members of his family went to greet him. The pilgrim asked his family whether a resident of Najaf called Muhammad Nassaar had died on a certain date.

His family confirmed this piece of news, and asked him how he came to know this when he had been travelling. The pilgrim related that on the day when Muhammad Nassaar had died, he saw in his dream the funeral procession of the dead man. However he did not recognize any body in the crowd of people. He then asked in his dream why there was nobody from Najaf present in the burial ceremony.

He was told that since the deceased was a man who read majlis for Imam Husayn (a.s.), then it was only fit that the companions of Imam Husayn (a.s.) i.e. the martyrs of Karbala’ should be in the burial ceremony. [^4] Service to Imam Husayn (a.s.) Mullah Muhammad Radood died some twenty years ago, and the funeral procession, and the burial ceremony conducted for him was the like given to great ulamas and mujtahids of Islam.

The body of the late Mullah was put in a big coffin, which can be carried by hundreds of people. So many people attended his funeral, and some great scholars commented that this was all because of his service to Imam Husayn (a.s.) i.e.