Editing Hadith (section)

== Hadith in Honor of Imam Hussain ==
1. Through the above referred chain of authorities from the same book, it is related from Sa’eed bin Jubayr, who relates from Ibn Abbas who says that one day I was sitting in the presence of the Holy Prophet when Imam Hasan came. When the Prophet’s sight fell on him, he started weeping and then said,

“Come to me, come to me”

Prophet made him sit on his right thigh. After some time Imam Hussain came and the Prophet after looking at him started weeping. Then he made Imam Hussain sit on his left thigh. Then after some time Fatima  came and the Prophet again started weeping and repeated as before and told her to sit facing him. Then when Imam Ali came he started weeping and repeating his words signaled him to sit on his right side. When the companions, who were sitting there saw this, they said, “O Prophet of Allah! You have not seen anyone among them except that you have wept, is there none among them whose sight could make you happy”? The Prophet replied,

“I swear by Him who has exalted me to Prophethood and has elevated me above the entire creation! No one on the entire earth is more dear to me than them. While my weeping is the result of the sufferings which shall befall them after my death. And I recollect the oppression which shall befall my son Hussain. It is as if I see him taking refuge under the shelter of my grave or the Sacred Sanctuary (Ka’bah), but no one will let him halt there. He will then go to the place which is the spot of his Martyrdom and grief and trials. While a group of men will assist him, who will be the leaders of all Martyrs among my people on the Day of Judgment. It is as if I see that arrows are shot at him and he has fallen down upon the earth of perdition from his steed. Then they will slaughter him like a sheep in an oppressive manner.”

Then he started weeping and wailing and all those near him too wept and raised their voices. Then he arose and said,

“O Allah, I complain to you about all those sufferings which my progeny will have to bear after my death.” 

2. Through successive chain of narrators, Shaikh Abu Ja’far Al-Tusi, through his chain of transmitters, relates from Muhammad bin Muslim, who says that I have heard Imam Muhammad [[Muhammad al-Baqir|al-Baqir]] and Imam [[Jaʿfar al-Sadiq|Ja’far al-Sadiq]] as saying that,

“Indeed the reward and compensation given by Allah for the martyrdom of Imam Hussain is that [[Imamate]] has been issued forth from his progeny, there is cure in (the earth of) his grave, the fulfillment of desires at the head of his grave, and from the time the pilgrim goes to visit his grave and returns back, no accounting will be taken (from him).”

Muhammad bin Muslim asked Imam Sadiq, “These rewards are (for the people) on account of Imam, but what about the reward for him.” Imam replied,

“Indeed Almighty Allah has united him with the Holy Prophet and Imam remains with the Prophet in his station and position.”

Then he recited the following verse of the Qur’an:

“And (as for) those who believe and their offspring follow them in faith, We will unite with them their offspring.”<ref>Surah at-Tur, 52:21</ref>