Mourning of Imam Husain (a.s) Hadith: 35

Tradition 35

Through successive chain of authorities reaching the Honourable Shaikh Abul Qasim Ja'far bin Mohammad bin Qawlawayh (May Allah scent his grave), who relates through his chain of authorities from Imam Mohammad al Baqir (a.s) that: Whenever Imam Husain (a.s) went to the presence of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w.s), he would draw him closer to himself and would tell the Commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s) to take care of him. Then the Prophet would bend down and start kissing him and weep. (Once) Imam Husain asked him as to why he wept? The Prophet replied,

"My dear son! I am kissing that part of your body, which will be cut asunder by the sword, thus am lamenting over it."

Imam Husain (a.s) said,

"O dear Father! Will I be killed"?

He replied,

"Yes, by Allah! You, your father and your brother shall all be killed."

Imam asked,

"O father! Will the places of our martyrdom be far from one another"?

The Prophet replied in the affirma‌tive. To which Imam Husain asked,

"Who among your people would then come to visit our graves"?

He replied,

"No one among my people would come to visit my grave, your father's grave, your brother's grave, and your grave, except the truthful ones (siddiqeen)."