After the martyrdom of Imam Sadiq (A.S.) I went to his house to pay my condolences to his wife Hamidah. Upon seeing me, she began to weep and I wept as well.
Then she said Abu Basir! If you were here on the last moments of Imam Sadiq's (A.S.) life, you would have witnessed something extraordinary.
What is that? I asked.
She answered:
It was in the last moments of the Imam's life when he opened his blessed eyes and said:
Gather all of my family and relatives now and bring them to me!? Thus, we gathered every one of the relatives until no-one was left. He turned to them and said,
We will not intercede1 for those who belittle2 Salat3.? (Bihal al-Anwar , vol. 6, p. 154 ,and vol. 4, p. 297)
1- Means Shafa'ah
2- Do not give much importance to
3- Saying Prayer
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