(an extract – Nahj Al-Balagah – Saying 428) Hence...

(an extract – Nahj Al-Balagah – Saying 428) Hence, we need to try to observe the Sunnah (traditions) of Holy Ahl Al-Bayt -asws , if one extends his wailing and enters in the time frame of an auspicious eve (as evening is before the day), so that person may not be criticised by quoting the above Hadith ‘ rejoice for our -asws joy (what makes us -asws pleased) ’, for example, Amir Al-Momineen -asws continued with the grieving for a very prolonged time, until someone said to him -asws : وَ قِيلَ لَهُ ع لَوْ غَيَّرْتَ شَيْبَكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ ع الْخِضَابُ زِينَةٌ وَ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ فِي مُصِيبَةٍ [بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏] يُرِيدُ وَفَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏ It was said to him -asws (Imam Ali -asws ), ‘If you -asws would change (dye) your -asws grey-hair O Amir Al-Momineen -asws !’ He -asws (Imam Ali -asws ) said: ‘ The dyeing is an adornment and we -asws are a people in calamity ’ – intending (martyrdom) of Rasool-Allah -saww by it’’.

[4] King Al-Najjashy sat on the floor after receiving the news of Victory at Badr عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ أَرْسَلَ النَّجَاشِيُّ إِلَى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ فِي بَيْتٍ لَهُ جَالِسٌ عَلَى التُّرَابِ وَ عَلَيْهِ خُلْقَانُ الثِّيَابِ قَالَ فَقَالَ جَعْفَرٌ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَشْفَقْنَا مِنْهُ حِينَ رَأَيْنَاهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa, from; Abu Abdullah -asws says: ‘Al-Najjashy sent for Ja’far -as Bin Abu Talib -as and his -as companions.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا بِنَا وَ تَغَيُّرَ وُجُوهِنَا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي نَصَرَ مُحَمَّداً وَ أَقَرَّ عَيْنَهُ أَ لَا أُبَشِّرُكُمْ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ When he saw what (reaction) was with us and the changing of our faces, he said, ‘The Praise is for Allah -azwj Who Granted victory to (Prophet) Muhammad -saww and Delighted his -saww eyes. Shall I give you glad tidings?’ So I -as said, ‘Yes, O king’.