Crying of the Entire Creation of Allāh on Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Mankind, Jinn, birds, and the beasts all shed tears and cried over (the killing of) Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.). The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain:…

‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said: May I sacrifice my father and mother for Ḥusain who will be killed on the outskirts of Kūfah. I swear to Allāh that it is as if I can see the different kinds of wild…

We heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Verily when Abū ‘Abdillāh, Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) died, the seven heavens, the seven earths, everything within them, everything between them, everyone which circulates…

We heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: When Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) died, everything Allāh has created cried over him except three things (places): Basra, Damascus, and the family of ‘Uthmān.

Yūnus ibn Żabyān, Mufaďďal ibn ‘Umar, Abū Salamah Al-Sarrāj, and I were sitting with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)). Yūnus was the eldest amongst us and he spoke (to the Imam (a.s.)) on our behalf. Imam (a.s.) said to…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sadiq (a.s.)) said: O Zurarah! The heavens cried for forty days with blood (weeping) over Hussain (a.s.); the earth cried for forty days by being covered with darkness; the sun cried for forty days by…

I was speaking with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) when his son entered. The Imam (a.s.) welcomed him, and then hugged and kissed him. Then Imam (a.s.) said: May Allāh degrade those who degraded you (referring to the…