[56] The narrator of the Hadith says...

[56] The narrator of the Hadith says: One day, a servant of Ali -asws Ibn Hussain -asws (Imam Sajjad -asws ) saw him in chamber, crying in prostration. He said, “O my master! Is it not time for your grief to end?” Imam -asws raised his head toward him and said: Woe unto you! – Or may your mother weep on you! [57] – , I say it by Allah -zawj that Ya’qub -as complained to his Lord -zawj of a matter much less (painful) than that which I have seen and he said, “ Alas (my grief) for Yusuf!” (12:84).

He -as had only lost one son but I saw my -asws father -asws and a group of my -asws family -asws slaughtered around me -asws . The narrator added: ‘Ali -asws Ibn Hussain -asws used to sympathise with the children of ‘Aqil Therefore, some people asked him -asws , “Why do you have more sympathy for the children of ‘Aqil than (you have for) the children of Ja’far?

[58] ” Imam Ali Ibn Hussain -asws replied, “I remember their day with Aba Abd Allah -asws Hussain -asws Ibn ‘AIi -asws , and I -asws sympathize with them. [59] The narrator of the Hadith says: Whenever Hussain -asws was mentioned in front of Abu Abd Allah -asws (Imam Sadiq -asws ) during the day, he -asws would not be seen smiling until nightfall. Imam -asws used to say, “Hussain -asws , is the tear of every believer!

[60] No Believer would remember Imam Hussain -asws without Crying: The narrator of the Hadith says: Abu Abd Allah -asws (Imam Sadiq -asws ) said: (Imam) Hussain -asws Ibn AIi -asws said, “I am the Martyr of Tears. No believer remembers me without crying. [61] The narrator of the Hadith says: I went to Abu Abd Allah (Imam Sadiq -asws ). While I was with him, (my) servant came to me and said, “I brought the sumpter (ride) for you.” Imam -asws asked me, “O Um Sa’id!

What is the sumpter for and where do you intend to go?” I replied, “I want to go to the Ziyarah of the graves of the martyrs -asws (of Uhud).” Imam -asws said, “Postpone it for today. How strange are you people of Iraq!!