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Forty Hadith on Azadari


1. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said, “Surely, the killing of Husayn (peace be upon him) has ignited a flame in the hearts of the believers that will never be extinguished.” (Jami’ Ahadith al-Shi’ah, Vol. 12, p. 556)

2. Imam al-Ridha (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever considers the day of Ashura as a day of grief, sadness, and weeping, Allah, the Almighty, will make the Day of Judgment a day of joy and happiness for him.” (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 44, p. 284)

3. Imam al-Ridha (peace be upon him) said, “When my father, Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (peace be upon him), entered the month of Muharram, he would not smile, and the sorrow would overcome him until the tenth day. On the tenth day of Muharram, which is the day of his martyrdom, it was a day of grief and lamentation for my father.” (Amali Saduq, p. 111)

4. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said, “O Fatimah! Every eye will weep on the Day of Judgment, except the eye that wept for the afflictions of Husayn, for it will be laughing and joyful, announcing the rewards of Paradise.” (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 44, p. 293)

5. Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said, “For one complete year, the lamentation for Husayn bin Ali (peace be upon him) continued day and night, and for three years on the day he was martyred, the mourning was observed.” (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 79, p. 102)

6. Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said, “My father, Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him), said to me, ‘O Ja’far! Allocate from my wealth a certain amount to be given to the lamentation reciters to mourn me for ten years on the days of Mina during the pilgrimage.'” (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 46, p. 220)

7. Abu Harun al-Makfuf said, “I entered upon Abu Abdullah (peace be upon him) and he said to me, ‘Recite something.’ So, I recited to him. He said, ‘No, recite about him as you recite and mourn him at his grave.'” (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 44, p. 287)

8. Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said to Ja’far bin Affan, “No one recites poetry about Husayn (peace be upon him), and cries, and makes others cry, except that Allah will make Paradise obligatory for him and will forgive him.” (Rijal al-Tusi, p. 289)

9. Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever composes a single verse of poetry in our way and for us, Allah will build a house for him in paradise.” (Wasa’il al-Shi’ah, Vol. 10, p. 467)

10. Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said, “Thanks be to Allah, who has placed among people those who come to us, befriend us, and recite praises and elegies for us.” (Wasa’il al-Shi’ah, Vol. 10, p. 469)

11. Imam Reza (AS) said to Da’bil (a poet from the Ahl al-Bayt): “O Da’bil! I wish for you to compose and recite a poem for me, for these days (the days of Ashura) are days of sorrow and grief for our household that has been afflicted.” (Jami’ Ahadith al-Shi’ah, Vol. 12, p. 567)

12. Imam Reza (AS) said, “O Da’bil! Lament for Husayn (peace be upon him) because you are our supporter and eulogist as long as you live, so do not cease to support us as much as you can.” (Jami’ Ahadith al-Shi’ah, Vol. 12, p. 567)

13. Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said, “Indeed, Allah…has chosen for us supporters who defend us, rejoice in our happiness, and grieve in our sorrow.” (Ghurar al-Hikam, Vol. 1, p. 235)

14. Imam Husayn (peace be upon him) said, “I am the killer of reflection; no believer remembers me without shedding tears.” (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 44, p. 279)

15. Imam Husayn (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever sheds a tear for us, Allah will place a drop of it in Paradise.” (Ihkāq al-Haqq, Vol. 5, p. 523)
Certainly, here are the translations of the provided text in English:

16. Paradise, the Reward of Mourning

Imam Ali ibn Hussain Zain al-Abidin (peace be upon him) said: “Any believer who sheds tears for the killing of Hussain ibn Ali (peace be upon him) and his companions, and tears flow down his cheeks, Allah will place him in chambers of Paradise.”

17. In Memory of the Children of Fatimah (peace be upon her)

Imam Ali ibn Hussain Zain al-Abidin (peace be upon him) said: “I never mentioned the tragedy of the children of Fatimah (peace be upon her) except that it choked me up with sorrow.”

18. Mourning in Houses

Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said: “Then Hussain is mourned, and whoever is in his home cries for him, expressing grief, and they meet one another weeping and condoling each other at their homes, grieving for the tragedy of Hussain (peace be upon him).”

19. Tears of Ali (peace be upon him) in Grief for the Martyrs of Karbala

Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said: “When Ali (peace be upon him) passed by Karbala with two of his companions, his eyes filled with tears, and he said: ‘This is where their mounts lay, and this is where their luggage was scattered, and here their blood was shed.’ Blessed are you, O soil, upon which the blood of loved ones is spilled.”

20. Tears, the Barrier against Hellfire

Imam Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said: “For every person who remembers us and tears flow down his cheeks, even if they are as small as the wing of a mosquito, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise and make those tears a barrier between him and the Hellfire.”

21. Twenty Years of Weeping

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Imam Zain al-Abidin (peace be upon him) wept for twenty years (in mourning for Karbala) and never had a meal placed before him except that he wept.”

22. Mourning Etiquette

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “When Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), died, tears welled up in the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), and he said: ‘The eyes shed tears, and the heart grieves, but we do not say anything that angers the Lord. I am saddened by your departure, O Ibrahim.'”

23. Tearful Eyes

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever mentions us (the Ahl al-Bayt) and sheds tears, Allah will forbid the Hellfire from touching their faces.”

24. Reviving the Matter of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Visit and meet one another, talk and discuss, and keep our matter (Imamate) alive.”

25. Mourning Gatherings

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said to Fudayl: “Do you sit together and talk?” He replied, “Yes.” Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “I love such gatherings, as they keep our matter alive. May Allah have mercy on whoever keeps our matter alive.”

26. Burnt Hearts

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “May Allah have mercy on those tearful eyes, on those hearts that are grieved and burned for us, and on those who mourn for us.”

27. Crying for the Oppression of the Shia

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever sheds tears for us, for any blood shed unjustly, any right of ours that has been violated, or any loss suffered by one of our Shia, Allah will grant that person a place in Paradise.”

28. Infinite Reward for a Tear

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Every good deed has a reward, except for the tear shed for us (Ahl al-Bayt), which has an immeasurable reward.”

29. Kauthar and Tears

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Every eye that weeps for us will be rewarded with a drink from the fountain of Kauthar (in Paradise).”

30. Innumerable Rewards

Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “May Allah have mercy on your tears. No one cried for us, but Allah rewarded them with countless blessings.”

Sure, here are the translations of the provided texts:

31. Tears of the Sky

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “O Zarrar! The sky wept over Imam Hussein forty mornings.”

32. Crying and Grief for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “All lamentation and weeping are detestable except lamenting and weeping for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him).”

33. Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him and his progeny) Grief for the Martyrs

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “When news of the martyrdom of Ja’far ibn Abi Talib and Zaid ibn Harithah reached the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), whenever he entered his house, he would cry profusely for them, separately, and say: ‘They used to sit with me and console me, and now they have both gone.'”

34. Tears of Pious Souls

Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said: “O Ibn Shabib! The tears shed for our oppression are prayers, and all of us consider them as worship and concealing our secrets as Jihad in the way of Allah. Then Abu Abdullah (Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him) added: ‘This hadith should be written in gold.'”

35. Mourning Angels

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “There are four thousand angels at the grave of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), covered in dust, mourning for him until the Day of Judgment.”

36. Crying for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)

Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said to Rian ibn Shabib: “O son of Shabib! If you are to cry for anything, then cry for Imam Hussein ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) because he was slaughtered like a sheep.”

37. Commemorating the Imams (peace be upon them)

Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever sits in a gathering where our affairs are revived, his heart will not die on the day other hearts die.”

38. Effects of Crying for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)

Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said: “On the Day of Judgment, those who cry for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) will have all their major and minor sins forgiven.”

39. Tears and Forgiveness of Sins

Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said: “O son of Shabib! If you cry for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) until your cheeks are wet, Allah will forgive all the sins you have committed, big or small, few or many.”

40. Sympathy with the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)

Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said to Rian ibn Shabib: “If you desire to be with us in the highest ranks of Paradise, then grieve when we grieve and rejoice when we rejoice.”

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