Editing Caravan of Captives (section)

===Entering Damascus===
Shaikh Kaf’ami, Shaikh Bahai and Muhaddis Kashani narrate, that on the first day of the month of Safar, the head of Imam Hussain was brought into Damascus. It is related that when the Karbala captives arrived in Damascus, an old man came close to Imam Sajjad and told him: “Praise be to Allah who annihilated you and gifted our Amir with victory!” 

Imam Sajjad in answer to him said: “Old man do you read the Qur’an?” 

The old man answered: “Yes I do.” 

Imam Sajjad said: “Have you read this verse:

(قُلْ لَا أَسْأَلُکُمْ عَلَیْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِی الْقُرْبَىٰ) 

"I don't ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives." 

The old man answered: “Yes I have.” 

The Imam said: “Old man, we are (القربى ) the family.” 

Then he asked: “Did you read this verse:

(وَ آتِ‌ ذَا الْقُرْبَى‌ حَقَّهُ‌)

"And give to the near of kin his due."

The old man answered: “Yes I did.” 

The Imam said: (القربى ) also means us.” 

The Imamasked: “Did you read this verse:

(القُربى ولذِی و للرسُولۡ خمسُه للّهِ فأ نۡ شی ءۡ من غنِمنُم  أ نما واعلموا)

"And know that whatever thing you gain, a fifth of it is for Allah and for the Messenger and for the near of kin." 

The old man said: “Yes.” 

The Imam said: “We are the family of the Prophet” 

And again the Imam asked: “Old man did you read this verse: 

(إنما یرید الله لِیُذهبَۡ عنکُمُۡ الرجسَۡ أهلَۡ البیتِۡ و یُطهّرکُم تطهیراۡ )

"Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! And to purify you and to get rid of impurities through you<ref>Holy Qur'an, al-Ahzab', 33:33.</ref> " 

The man answered by saying, “Yes, I have read all of them.” He then said, “We are the Ahl al-Bayt whom Allah purified.” “I ask you in the Name of Allah,” asked the man, “Are you really them?” al-Sajjad, said, “By our grandfather, the Messenger of Allah, I swear that we are, without any doubt.” 

It was then that the elderly man threw his turban on the ground and held his hand to the sky as he said, “I disassociate myself before Allah from whoever killed you.<ref>Maqtal al-Khawarizmi, 2:61, Ibn Tawus fi al-Luhuf fi Qatli al-Tufuf:100, Maqtal al-Muqaram :449 from Tafsir ibn Kathir al-Alusi, Lawa’aj al-Ashjan 219, Kitab al-Futuh 5:130.</ref>”