If Secrets would be kept the Imams عليه السلام can tell everyone what is for and against them

2. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Sinan from ‘Abdallah ibn Muskan who has said that he heard abu Basir say that he said to abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام the following. “What made the supporters of Ali عليه السلام suffer the troubles despite the fact that they knew about their deaths and (causes of their) suffering?” the Imam عليه السلام replied me in a way as if he seemed angry, “from who could it come except from their own selves.?” I then asked, “What prevents you, may Allah take my soul in service for your cause, from telling it all (to your friends). The Imam عليه السلام said, “It is a door that is closed door except that al-Husayn ibn Ali عليه السلام opened it to a small degree (told a few things about future to his supporters just before their martyrdom).” The Imam عليه السلام then said, “O abu Muhammad, those people had a tie (zip) over their mouths.”