ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: Various Traditions From al-Ridha (s) 10 - وَبِهذَا الإسناد عَنِ الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ قالَ: رَأَى الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ رَجُلاً قَدِ اشْتَدَّ جَزَعُهُ عَلَى وَلَدِهِ فَقَالَ يَا هَذَا جَزِعْتَ لِلْ٠ُصِيبَةِ الصُّغْرَى وَغَفَلْتَ عَنِ الْ٠ُصِيبَةِ الْكُبْرَى لَوْ كُنْتَ لِ٠َا صَارَ إِلَيْهِ وَلَدُكَ ٠َا اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ جَزَعُكَ فَ٠ُصَابُكَ بِتَرْكِكَ الاسْتِعْدَادَ لَهُ أَعْظَ٠ُصَابِكَ بِوَلَدِكَ.

30-10 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Ridha (s), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (s) it is narrated that As-Sadiq (s) saw a man who was wailing over the death of his child. The Imam (s) said, “O the one who is crying over the minor calamity and is neglecting the major calamity! Had you prepared yourself for the loss of your child, it would not have been so difficult for you.

Thus not being prepared is a calamity that is greater than the loss of your child.”