2. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥammād, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: ‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said to Ḥusain (a.s.), “O Abā ‘Abdillāh! It has been previously established that you will be the (leading) example.” “May I sacrifice myself for you. What is my status?” Ḥusain (a.s.) asked. “You have the knowledge of that which others do not, and those who are knowledgeable shall benefit from their knowledge,” the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) replied. Then the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) continued: O my son! Listen and envision this before it happens to you. I swear to He who has my life in His Hand, that the Banī Umayyah will spill your blood but they will not be able to deviate you from your religion nor will they be able to make you forget extolling your Lord. Ḥusain (a.s.) replied, “I swear to He who has my life in His Hand that this is sufficient for me. I submit to that which Allāh has revealed, I believe the words of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), and I do not belie the words of my father.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, and a group (of my scholars), from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, and from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥammād, from ‘Amr ibn Shimr, from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), from Abī ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

3. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ’Amr ibn Sa’īd, from Yazīd ibn Isḥāq, from Hāni ibn Hāni, who said: ‘Ali, (the Commander of the Believers (a.s.)), said: Verily Ḥusain (a.s.) will be killed (viciously). Verily I know the dust of the land on which he will be killed. (It is) the land which is close to the two rivers. 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 Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from Yazīd ibn Isḥāq, from Hāni ibn Hāni, from the Commander of the Believers (a.s.).

4. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain both narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Abil Sahbān, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Najrān, from ‘Āasim ibn Ḥumayd, from Fuďayl Al-Rassān, from Abī Sa’īd ‘Aqīsā, who said: (One day) ‘Abdullāh ibn Zubayr met with Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) alone and spoke with him privately for a long time. Thereafter, Ḥusain (a.s.) came out to the people and said: He (‘Abdullāh ibn Zubayr) is telling me to be like one of the pigeons of the Ḥaram (Masjidul Ḥarām). Verily I would love more to be killed while I am as far as the span of two outstretched arms from the Ḥaram than to be killed while I am as close as the span of an outstretched palm from the Ḥaram. Verily I would love to be killed in Ťaf more than to be killed in the Ḥaram.

5. My father and ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain (ibn Bābawayh) both narrated to me from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Dāwūd ibn Farqad, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: ‘Abdullāh ibn Zubayr told Ḥusain (a.s.) to come to Makkah and (seek refuge) in the Ḥaram but Ḥusain (a.s.) said, “We will not breach its sanctity (by remaining in the Ḥaram) and we will not allow its sanctity to be breached (by) being killed in it. Verily I prefer to be killed on a mound with red dust than being killed in the Ḥaram.”

6. My father and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan (ibn Aḥmad ibn Walīd) both narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad (Al-Ash’ari), from ‘Ali ibn Ḥakam, from his father, from Abil Jārūd, who said: Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain (a.s.) left Makkah one day before the day of Tarwiyah (Eighth of Dhil Ḥijjah). As he was leaving, ‘Abdullāh ibn Zubayr accompanied him and said, “O Abā ‘Abdillāh! The season of Hajj has come and you are leaving Makkah to go to Iraq?!” Ḥusain (a.s.) replied, “O son of Zubayr! Verily I prefer to be buried by the shore of the Euphrates (River) than to be buried inside the Ka’bah.”

7. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from ‘Ali ibn Ismā’īl ibn ‘Isā, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Ḥusain ibn Abil ‘Alā, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) said to his companions on the day on which they were assaulted, “I testify that permission has been granted for you to be killed, so fear Allāh and remain patient.” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz, from his uncle Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from ‘Ali ibn Nu’mān, from Ḥusain ibn Abil ‘Alā, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (a.s.).

8. Ḥasan ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā narrated to me from his father, from Ḥasan ibn Maḥbūb, from ‘Ali ibn Ri`āb, from Al-Ḥalabi, who said: I heard Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) say: Ḥusain (a.s.) led the Fajr prayer (on the Day of ‘Āshūrā) for his companions and then turned back toward them and said, “Verily Allāh has granted permission for you to be killed, so remain patient.”

9. Ḥasan (ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā) narrated to me from his father, from (his grandfather) Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Safwān ibn Yaḥyā, from Ya’qūb ibn Shu’ayb, from Ḥusain ibn Abil ‘Alā, who said: He said: I swear to He toward whom the Throne was ascended, (Allāh), that your father mentioned the companions of Ḥusain (a.s.) for me without one addition or reduction. This nation will assault the companions of Ḥusain (a.s.) just like the Banī Israel transgressed (the limits) on the Sabbath (the day of Saturday). The Day of ‘Āshūrā when Ḥusain (a.s.) was killed was (also) a Saturday.

10. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me (from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥusain ibn Sa’īd, from Naďr ibn Suwayd, from Yaḥyā ibn ‘Imrān Al-Ḥalabi, from Ḥusain ibn Abil ‘Alā, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: Ḥusain (a.s.) led the (Fajr) prayer for his companions on the day on which they were assaulted and then said, “O people! I testify that permission has been granted for you to be killed, so fear Allāh and remain patient.”

11. Abul Ḥusain Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn ‘Ali Al-Nāqid narrated to me from ‘Abdil Raḥmān Al-Aslami, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥusain, from ‘Urwah ibn Zubayr, who said: On the day when ‘Uthmān expelled Abā Dhar to Rabadhah, people said to him, “O Abā Dhar! Rejoice, for verily this (suffering) is little in the way of Allāh, the Exalted.” Abū Dhar replied: How insignificant this (suffering) is (in the way of Allāh)! But how will you feel when Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) is killed – or he said slaughtered – in such a terrible way?! I swear to Allāh that no killing will be greater than the killing of Ḥusain (a.s.) in (the history of) Islam. Verily Allāh will unsheathe His sword against this nation and He will never sheathe it again. Verily Allāh will send an avenger from the progeny of Ḥusain (a.s.) who will seek revenge against the people. I swear to Allāh that If you knew about (the grief) which will overcome the inhabitants of the seas, the mountains, the hills, the trees, and the heavens as a result of the killing of Ḥusain (a.s.), you would cry so (intensely) that your soul would leave (your bodies). Seventy thousand angels will be alarmed in every sky through which the soul of Ḥusain (a.s.) will pass (after he will be killed). They will all stand up (for him) while their joints will be shaking (in awe of Ḥusain (a.s.)) until the Day of Judgment. Every cloud that passes, each (roar of) thunder, and every (strike of) lightning curses the killers of Ḥusain (a.s.). Every day the soul of Ḥusain (a.s.) is presented to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and they meet one another.

12. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn ‘Abdil Jabbār, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Najrān, from Ja’far ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥukaym, from ‘Abd Al-Samīn, who narrated that: (One day) while the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) was delivering a sermon to the people he said, “Ask me before you lose me! I swear to Allāh that I will answer (your questions about) anything you might ask that has happened in the past or will happen in the future.” So Sa’d ibn Abī Waqqās got up and asked, “O Commander of the Believers! Tell me about the number of hairs that I have on my head and in my beard?” The Commander of the Believers (a.s.) replied, “I swear to Allāh that my love, the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), informed me that you would be asking me this question. There is a Shayťān rooted in every strand of hair on your head and in your beard and there is a baby sheep in your house who will kill my son, Ḥusain (a.s.).” (‘Abd Al-Samīn/Asbagh added), “’Umar ibn Sa’d (the killer of Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) was a child then and he was playing in front of his father (Sa’d ibn Abī Waqqās).”

13. Muḥammad ibn Ja’far Al-Razzāz narrated to me from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-Khath’ami, from Ťalḥah ibn Zayd, from Abī ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), from his father (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)), from his grandfather (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)), who said: Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) said: I swear to He who has the life of Ḥusain in His Hand, that the Banī Umayyah will kill me and they will not be satisfied with their government until they kill me. Verily if they kill me, the people will never be able to pray in congregation nor will they ever be able to spend ZAKĀT (charity) in the way of Allāh again. Verily my family and I are the first ones killed by this nation. I swear to He who has the life of Ḥusain in His Hand that the Day of Judgment will not come as long as there is even one man from the Banī Hāshim who is enjoying his life. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-Khazzāz, from Ťalḥah (ibn Zayd), from Ja’far (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), from his father (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)), from his grandfather (Imam Sajjād (a.s.)), from Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.).

14. A group of my scholars including ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, and Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Abī Jamīlah Mufaďďal ibn Sāliḥ, from Shihāb ibn ‘Abd Rabbih, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: After Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) passed ‘Aqabah Al-Baťn he said to his companions, “I do not foresee anything for myself but being killed.” “Why do you say this, O Abā ‘Abdillāh?” the companions asked. “Because of a dream I had,” Ḥusain (a.s.) replied. “What did you see?” they asked. “I saw (many) dogs biting me and the harshest one on me was a spotted dog,” Ḥusain (a.s.) replied.

15. My father (rah) and all of my teachers narrated to me from Sa’d b. Abdillah from Ali b. Isma'il b. ‘Isa and from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abil Khattab from Muhammad b. Amru b. Sa'eed al-Zayyat from Abdillah b. Bukayr from Zurarah from Abu Ja’far (as) who said: Husayn b. Ali (as) wrote a letter in Makkah to Muhammad b. Ali (i.e., al-Hanafiyyah) which read: "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, from al-Husayn b. Ali to Muhammad b. Ali and to those with him from among the Bani Hashim: Verily those who join me will be martyred and those who stay behind will not achieve victory - wasalam (and peace)."