The Martyrdom of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام Revealed Through Jabra`ǐl

1. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz Al-Qurashi Al-Kūfi narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Sa’īd ibn Yasār or someone else, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) said: After Jabra`īl came down to the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم with the (news of the) killing of Ḥusain عليه السلام, the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم held the hand of ‘Ali عليه السلام and spoke to him privately for most of that day until they were both overcome with tears. While they were still together, Jabra`īl – or a messenger (an angel) from the Lord of the Worlds – came down to them and said, “Your Lord conveys His Salām to both of you and says, ‘It is My Will that you should remain patient.” Imam عليه السلام continued, “Therefore, they (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the Commander of the Believers عليه السلام) remained patient.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chains: A) Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan ibn Walīd, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan Al-Saffār, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Sa’īd ibn Yasār, from Abī ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام. B) My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, from Muḥammad ibn Sinān, from Sa’īd ibn Yasār, from Abī ‘Abdillāh عليه السلام.