Weeping of the Heavens and the Earth over the Killing of Ĥusain عليه السلام and Yaĥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام

2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Ḥakam ibn Miskīn, from Dāwūd/Yazdād ibn ‘Isā Al-Ansāri, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Laylā, from Ibrāhīm Al-Nakha’i, who said: The Commander of the Believers عليه السلام came out and sat in the mosque and his companions gathered around him. Then Ḥusain عليه السلام came and stood in front of the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام. The Commander of the Believers عليه السلام placed his hand over the head of Ḥusain عليه السلام and said: O my son! Allāh has degraded some people in the Qur’an by saying, ‘Neither did the heavens weep over them, nor the earth, nor were they granted respite’ (44:29). I swear to Allāh that they will kill you after me and then the heavens and the earth will weep over you. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Ḥakam ibn Miskīn, from Dāwūd/Yazdād ibn ‘Isā Al-Ansāri, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Laylā, from Ibrāhīm Al-Nakha’i, from the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام.

3. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Wuhayb ibn Ḥafs Al-Naḥḥās, from Abī Basīr, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The heavens and the earth wept over the killing of Ḥusain عليه السلام and they turned red. They have never wept over anyone except for Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام and Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Wuhayb ibn Ḥafs Al-Naḥḥās, from Abī Basīr, from Abī ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام.

4. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā ibn Bābawayh and others narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdil Jabbār, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Ḥammād ibn ‘Uthmān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Hilāl, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: The heavens wept over Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام and Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام and they have never wept over anyone other than them. I asked, “How did the heavens weep?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “The heavens became red for forty days like the sun at the time of sunrise and sunset.” I asked, “Is that how the heavens weep?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “Yes.”

5. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Aḥmad, from ‘Umar ibn Sahl, from ‘Ali ibn Mus-hir Al-Qurashi, who said: My grandmother told me that she was alive at the time of the killing of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام. She said, “The heavens turned red like blood after the killing of Ḥusain عليه السلام for one year and nine months, and we could not (even) see the sun.”

6. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from his father, from Ibn Faďďāl, from Abī Jamīlah, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali Al-Ḥalabi, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) explained the verse, “Neither did the heavens weep over them, nor the earth, nor were they granted respite” (44:29). He (the Imam عليه السلام) said, “The heavens never wept over anyone after the killing of Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام until Ḥusain عليه السلام was killed. And when he was killed, the heavens wept over him (also).”

7. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Qurashi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Dāwūd ibn Farqad, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The heavens turned red for one year when Ḥusain عليه السلام was killed. The same thing happened when Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام was killed. The redness of the heavens is how it weeps.

8. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Ibn Bukayr, from Zurārah, from ‘Abdil Khāliq ibn ‘Abd Rabbih, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: “We have not given that name to anyone before (him)” (19:7). Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali’s name was not given to anyone before him and Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā’s name was also not given to anyone before him. And the heavens have never wept over anyone for forty days except for the two of them. I asked, “How did the heavens weep?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “The heavens became red at the time of sunrise and sunset.”

9. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā narrated to me from ‘Ali ibn Ibrāhīm, and from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Abī Jamīlah, from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir عليه السلام) said: The heavens never wept over anyone after Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام until Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام was killed. And when he (Ḥusain عليه السلام) was killed, the heavens wept over him for forty days.

10. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Kūfi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Kulayb ibn Mu’āwiyah Al-Asadi, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The heavens have never wept over anyone other than Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام and Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام.

11. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Kūfi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from Muḥammad ibn Salamah, from someone who narrated to him, who said: When Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام was killed, the heavens rained red dust.

12. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from Ḥusain ibn ‘Isā, from Aslam ibn Qāsim, from ‘Umar ibn Wahab, from his father, who said: ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain (Imam Sajjād عليه السلام) said, “The heavens have never wept over anyone since the day they were created except for Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام and Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام.” I asked, “How did the heavens weep?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “If you would have faced (the wind) with a garment, you would have seen something similar to a red mist of blood on it.”

13. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Mūsā ibn Faďl, from Ḥanān (ibn Sadīr), who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام), “What do you say about (the reward for) the Ziyārah of the grave of Abī ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥusain عليه السلام? Some people have informed us that it is equal to one Hajj and one ‘Umrah.” Imam عليه السلام replied: Do not be surprised by all of these rewards. Rather, go to his Ziyārah and do not abandon him, for verily he is the Master of the Martyrs and he is the Master of the Youth of Paradise. Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام is similar to Ḥusain عليه السلام and the heavens and the earth wept (only) over the two of them. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chains: A) My father, and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Walīd, both from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from ‘Abdil Samad ibn Muḥammad, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, from Abī ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام. B) My father, and all of my scholars, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Ismā’īl ibn Bazī’, from Ḥanān ibn Sadīr, from Abī ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام.

14. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from more than one person, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Ḥammād, from ‘Āmir ibn Mi’qal, from Ḥasan ibn Ziyād, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The killer of Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام was conceived illegitimately and the killer of Ḥusain عليه السلام was (also) conceived illegitimately. The heavens have never wept over anyone other than them. I asked, “How did the heavens weep?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “The heavens became red at the time of sunrise and sunset.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Qurashi, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Ja’far ibn Bashīr, from Ḥammād, from ‘Āmir ibn Mi’qal, from Ḥasan ibn Ziyād, from Abī ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام.

15. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Washā, from Ḥammād ibn ‘Uthmān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Hilāl, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: The heavens wept over Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام and Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام but they did not weep over anyone other than them. I asked, “How did the heavens weep?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “The heavens became red for forty days at the time of sunrise and sunset.” I asked, “Is that how the heavens weep?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “Yes.”

16. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid Al-Barqi, from ‘Abdil ‘Aďīm ibn ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥasani, from Ḥasan ibn Ḥakam Al-Nakha’i, from Kuthayr ibn Shihāb Al-Ḥārithi, who said: (One day) while we were sitting with the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام in Ruḥbah, Ḥusain عليه السلام entered. (When the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام saw him), he smiled in a way that one could see his teeth. Then he (the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام) said: Allāh has mentioned some people in the Qur’an by saying, “Neither did the heavens weep over them, nor the earth, nor were they granted respite” (44:29). I swear to He, who split the grain and created the living beings, that he (Ḥusain عليه السلام) will be killed and the heavens and the earth will weep over him.

17. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, from Al-Barqi, from ‘Abdil ‘Aďīm Al-Ḥasani, from Ḥasan (ibn ‘Ali Al-Washā), from Abī Salamah, who said: Ja’far ibn Muḥammad (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: The heavens have never wept over anyone other than Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام and Ḥusain عليه السلام.

18. My father and my brother both narrated to me from Aḥmad ibn Idrīs, and from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from ‘Amraki ibn ‘Ali Al-Būfaki, from Yaḥyā – who was the servant of Abī Ja’far the Second (Imam Jawād عليه السلام), from ‘Ali (ibn Ḥakam Al-Kūfi), from Safwān Al-Jammāl, who said: I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) on the route from Madīnah to Makkah, “O son of the Messenger of Allāh! Why do I see you so depressed, saddened, and grieved?” Imam عليه السلام replied, “If you could hear that which I hear, you would have been distracted from asking me this question.” I asked, “What do you hear?” Imam عليه السلام replied: (I hear the voice of) the angels beseeching Allāh, the Great and Almighty, to curse the killers of the Commander of the Believers and the killers of Ḥusain عليه السلام. And (I hear the voice of) lamentation of the Jinn and the intense restlessness and weeping of the angels who are around him (Imam Ḥusain عليه السلام). So who can enjoy food, drink, or sleeping after hearing these voices?!

19. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, and from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ja’far Al-Ḥimyari, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Khālid Al-Barqi, from ‘Abdil ‘Aďīm ibn ‘Abdillāh Al-Ḥasani Al-‘Alawy, from Ḥasan ibn Ḥakam Al-Nakha’i, from Kuthayr ibn Shihāb Al-Ḥārithi, who said: (One day) while we were sitting with the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام in Ruḥbah, Ḥusain عليه السلام entered. (When the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام saw him), he smiled in a way that his teeth could be seen. Then he (the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام) said: Allāh has mentioned some people in the Qur’an by saying, “Neither did the heavens weep over them, nor the earth, nor were they granted respite” (44:29). I swear to He, who split the grain and created the living beings, that he (Ḥusain عليه السلام) will be killed and the heavens and the earth will weep over him.

20. (Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzaz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb), from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from Abī Ma’shar (Yūsuf ibn Yazīd Al-Barrā), from (Ibn Shihāb) Al-Zuhri, who said: When Ḥusain عليه السلام was killed, the heavens rained blood and no stone was removed in Bayt Al-Maqdis without (one) seeing fresh blood under it.

21. My father narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan (ibn ‘Ali) ibn Mahziyār, from his father, from ‘Ali ibn Mahziyār, from Ḥasan ibn Sa’īd, from Faďālah ibn Ayyūb, from Dāwūd ibn Farqad, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) say: The killer of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام was conceived illegitimately and the killer of Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام was (also) conceived illegitimately. When Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام was killed, the heavens turned red for one year. The heavens and the earth have (only) wept over Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام and Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyyā عليه السلام, and the heavens weep by becoming red.