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Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be on them, was a man of merit and pious. He reported many traditions on the authority of his father ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be on them, and his aunt Fatima, daughter of al-Husayn, peace be on him, and his brother, Abu Ja’far, peace be on him.
[Ahmad ibn Isa reported: My father told us:]
I (Isa) used to see al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be on them, pray. I would say: “He will not put down his hand until his prayer for all creatures is answered.”
[Harb ibn al-Tahhan reported: Said, the follower of al-Hasan ibn Salih, told me:]
I (Said) never saw anyone with greater fear (of God) than al- Hasan ibn Salih. until I went to Medina and saw al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be on them. I have never seen greater fear (of God) than his. (It is) as if he had been taken into the fire (of Hell) and then taken out of it because of the intensity of his fear.
[Yahya ibn Sulayman ibn al-Husayn reported on the authority of his uncle, Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn, on the authority of his father, al- Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be on them, who said:]
Ibrahim ibn Hisham al-Makhzumi was governor of Medina. He used to gather us (the family of the Prophet) every Friday near the pulpit. Then he would attack ‘Ali, peace be on him, and curse him. One day I (al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn) was present. The place was very full so I was close to the pulpit. I dozed off and saw (in a dream) that the grave had opened and out of it had come a man in a white cloak. He said to me:
O Abu-Abd Allah (i.e. al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn), does not what this man is saying make you sad?
“By God, yes”, I replied
“Open your eyes,” he told me, and see what God is doing with him.”
Behold as he mentioned ‘Ali, he was thrown from the pulpit and died, may God curse him.
Taken from Kitab al Irshad (The Book of Guidance) By Sheikh al Mufid
