Mourning of Imam Husain (a.s) Hadith: 20

Through successive chain of transmitters, the Honourable Shaikh Abul Qasim Ja'far bin Qawlawayh relates from the Noble Shaikh, the Trustworthy (Au‌thority) of Islam, Mohammad bin Ya'qoob Kulaini, who relates with his chain of authorities from Dawood bin Farqad, who says that I was seated in the house of Imam Ja'far as Sadiq (a.s) when we saw a pigeon (called Zaghabi) humming. Imam turned towards me and asked,

"O Dawood! Do you know what this bird is saying"? I replied in the negative. Imam said, "It curses the murderers of Imam Husain (a.s), thus preserve such pigeons in your houses."