Ĥusain (a.s.): “The Martyr of Tears” No Believer Mentions Him Without Crying

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) looked at Ḥusain (a.s.) and said, “O ‘ABRAH (tear) of every believer!” Ḥusain (a.s.) asked, “O father! Are you referring to me?” The Commander…

Whenever Ḥusain (a.s.) was mentioned in front of Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) during the day, he would not be seen smiling until nightfall. Imam (a.s.) used to say, “Ḥusain (a.s.) is the tear of every believer!”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) said, “I am the Martyr of Tears. No believer remembers me without crying.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain (a.s.) said, “I am the Martyr of Tears.”

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) said, “I am the Martyr of Tears.”

We were with Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) and we mentioned Ḥusain (a.s.) – May Allāh’s curse be upon his killers. Abū ‘Abdillāh (a.s.) started to cry and we cried with him. Then he raised his head and said, “Ḥusain…

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain (a.s.) said, “I am the Martyr of Tears. I will be killed while I am in anguish. Verily anyone who comes to me (my Ziyārah) while he is in anguish is worthy of being returned…