A’ashura- A Day of Grief
Imam Reza (A.S.) said: The one for whom the day of A’shura is a day of tragedy, grief and weeping, Allah The Mighty, The Glorious, shall make the Day of Judgment, a day of joy and happiness for him. Bihar al-Anwar, vol,: 44,pg: 284
Muharram – The Month of Mourning
Imam Reza (A.S.) said: With the advent of the month of Muharram, my father Imam Kazim (A.S.) would never be seen laughing; gloom and sadness would overcome him for (the first) ten days of the month; and when the tenth day of the month would dawn, it would be a day of tragedy, grief and weeping for him. Amaali Saduq, pg,:111
Reward of the Martyred Companions
Imam Reza (A.S.) said (to one of his companions): If you desire that for you be the reward equivalent to that of those martyred along with Husain (A.S.), then whenever you remember him say: ‘Oh! Would that I had been with them! A great achievement would I have achieved’. Wasaail al-Shia’h, vol.14, pg. 502
Poetry Recitation During the Period of Mourning
Imam Reza (A.S.) said (to De’bil, a poet sincerely devoted to the Ahlul Bayt): I desire that you recite for me poetry, for surely, these days (of the month of Muharram) are the days of grief and sorrow, which have passed over us, Ahlul Bayt. Mustadrak al-Wasail, vol. 10, pg. 386.
Weeping over Husain (A.S.)
Imam Reza (A.S.) said (to Reyyan Ibn Shabib): O’ Son of Shabib! If you have to cry over something, then do so over Husain Ibn ‘Ali (A.S.) for surely, he was slaughtered in the manner in which a ram is slaughtered. Bhar al-Anwar/ Vol.: 44/ pg.: 286.
Gatherings in Remembrance of the Imams
Imam Reza (A.S.) said: He who sits in a gathering in which our affairs (and our path and aims) are discussed and revived, his heart shall not die on the day (Day of Judgment) when hearts shall die (of fear). Bihar al-Anwar Vol.: 44, pg.:278
Benefits of Weeping over Husain (A.S.)
Imam Reza (A.S.) said: Those who weep should weep over the likes of Husain (A.S.) for surely, weeping over him does away with one’s great sins. Bihar al-Anwar, Vol.: 44/ pg.: 284.
Forgiveness of Sins
Imam Reza (A.S.) said: O’ Son of Shabib! Should you weep for Husain (A.S.) in the measure that tears roll down your cheeks, Allah would forgive all the sins committed by you, whether they be the great sins or the small sins and whether they be meager or immense. Amaali al-Saduq, pg.:112.
Intimacy with the Progeny
Imam Reza (A.S.) said (to Ibn Shabib): O’ Son of Shabib! If it makes you happy (and you desire) to be with us in the elevated ranks of paradise, then be sad in our grief and happy at our happiness. Wasaail al-Shia’h, Vol. 14, pg. 502
Day of Ashura
Imam Reza (A.S.) said: One who refrains from seeking his (worldly) desires on the day of Ashura, Allah shall grant him his desires of this world and the hereafter. Wasail al-Shia’h, vol. 14, pg. 504.
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