Hadith 41

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’of Al Sadouq – My father, from Ali, from his father, from Ibrahim Bin Raja, from Ali Bin Jabir, from Usman Bin Dawood Al Hashimy, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, from Humran Bin Ayn, from Abu Muhammad a Sheikh of the people of Al Kufa, said, ‘When Al-Husayn-asws Bin Ali-asws was killed, two young boys from his-asws came up were made to be captives. They came with them-asws to Ubeydullah-la Bin Ziyad-la. He-la called a jailer of his‑la and said, ‘Take these two boys to yourself. Do not feed them-asws from the good foot, and do not quench them from the cold water, and constrict their prison upon them’. And the two boys were fasting that day, and when it was night, they would be given two discs of barley break and a jar of (undrinkable) stale water. So, when the imprisonment was prolonged with the two boys until it came to be a year, one of them said to his-ra companion, ‘O my-ra brother-asws! Our imprisonment has been prolonged and there is no doubt that our-ra lives would perish and our-ra bodies would decay. So, when the Sheikh come, we-ra should let him know of our-ra position and draw closer to him by Muhammad-saww, perhaps he will increase in our-ra food and increase in our drink’. When the night shielded them-ra, the Sheikh came to them with two discs of barley and a jar of stale water. The younger boy said to him, ‘O Sheikh! Do you know Muhammad-saww? ’ He said, ‘How can I not know Muhammad-saww and he-saww is my Prophet-saww? ’ He-ra said, ‘Do you know Ja’far-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws? ’ He said, ‘And how can I not know Ja’far-asws and Allah-azwj has Caused two wings to grow for him-asws, he-asws flies with these with the Angels wherever he-asws so desires to? ’
He-ra said: ‘Do you know Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws? ’ He said, ‘And how can I not know Ali-asws, and he-asws is the son-asws of an uncle-as of my Prophet-saww? ’ He-asws said to him: ‘O Sheikh! We-ra are from the family of your Prophet Muhammad-saww, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws, and we-ra are from the sons-ra of Muslim-asws Bin Aqeel-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, imprisoned in your hands. We-asws have asked you for good food, but you are not feeding us-asws, and of cold water, but you are not quenching us-asws, and you have constricted our-asws prison upon us-asws’. The Sheikh fell down to their-ra feet, kissing them and saying, ‘May my soul be sacrificed for your-ra souls, and my face be a saving for your-ra faces! O family of the Prophet-saww of Allah‑azwj, Al-Mustafa-saww! This here is the door of the prison, open in front of you-asws, so take to whichever road you-ra both desire to’. When the night shielded them-asws, he came to them-asws with the two discs of barley and a jar of stale water and familiarised them upon the road, and said to them, ‘Travel at night, O my beloveds, and hide during the day, until Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Makes a relief to be for you-asws of your-asws affair and a way out’. The two boys did that. When the night shielded them-asws, they-asws ended to an old woman at a door. They-asws said to her, ‘O old woman! We-ra are two young boys, strangers, newly over here, not informed with the roads, and this night has shielded us-ra. Lodge us-asws most of this night, so when it is morning, we-asws shall stick to the road’. She said to them-asws, ‘So, who are you-asws two, O my beloveds? I have smelt the aromas, all of them, but I have smelt any aroma better than your-ra aromas! ’ They-asws said to her, ‘O old woman! We-asws from the family of your Prophet-az