The Curse of Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, and the Prophets on the Killers of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام

3. Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali Al-Za’farāni narrated to me in the city of Ray from Muḥammad ibn ‘Umar Al-Nasībi, from Hishām ibn Sa’d, who said: Some scholars narrated to me that the angel who came to the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and informed him of the killing of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام was the angel of the seas. An angel from Firdaws flew down to an ocean, with his wings spread out over the (entire) ocean. He cried out, “O inhabitants of the seas! Attire yourselves in garments of grief, for the son of the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم will be slaughtered.” Then he carried some of the dust of Ḥusain عليه السلام with his wings to the heavens. There was no angel that remained who did not smell it and who was not thereby agitated. They all cursed the killers of Ḥusain عليه السلام, their supporters, and their followers.