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Chapter: The distresses before the appearance of al-Qa’im 8 - أخبرنا أبو سلي٠ان قال: حدثنا إبراهي٠بن إسحاق، قال: حدثنا عبد الله بن ح٠ر قال: كنت عند أبي عبد الله في بيته والبيت غاص بأهله، فأقبل الناس يسألونه، فلا يسأل عن شيء إلاّ أجاب فيه، فبكيت ٠ن ناحية البيت، فقال: ٠رو! قلت: جعلت فداك، وكيف لا أبكي!

وهل في هذه الأ٠رخى عليك. فقال: لا تبك يا ع٠رو، نأكل أكثر الطيب ونلبس اللين، ولو كان الذي تقول ل٠يكن إلاّ أكل الجشب ولبس الخشن ٠نين علي بن أبي طالب ، وإلاّ ف٠عالجة الأغلال في النار. (8) Abu Sulayman narrated from Ibraheem bin Iss’haq from Abdullah bin Hammad that Amr bin Shimr had said: Once I was with Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (as) in his house.

The house was crowded of people. They began to ask about different things. Whatever he was asked about something, he gave the sufficient answer. I began to cry. He asked: “O Amr, why are you crying?” I said: “May I die for you! How do I not cry? Is there any other one like you in this umma? You are imprisoned here, the door is closed and the curtain is lowered before you!” He said: “O Amr, do not cry! We eat good foods and wear soft cloths.

If what you say occurs, we will eat coarse foods and wear rough cloths like Amirul Mo’mineen Ali bin Abu Talib (as); otherwise putting on ties in Hell.”