On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم

28-57 Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Mu’addib - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’eed al-Kufi quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Fadhdhal, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abil Hassan Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of Ali ibn Al-Hussein صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم that when the time of the demise of Al-Hassan ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم came, he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم cried. They asked him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, “O son of the Prophet of God! Considering your position relative to the Prophet of God صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, your rank, what God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم has said about you, your having gone on the Hajj pilgrimage twenty times on foot, your having divided up your wealth - even your shoes - with God (in charity) three times, why are you crying?” The Imam صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said, “I am crying for two reasons: fear of what I will encounter (death) and separation from the loved ones.”