"I was in presence of Imam abu 'abdallah (a.

"I was in presence of Imam abu 'abdallah (a.s.) when a certain person asked him saying, 'May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, O great-great-great-great-grandson of the holy Prophet (s.a.), wherefrom misfortune took hold of the people committing sins and so Allah in His knowledge deemed it for them to suffer?" The Imam said,…