The Shaykh says: In that same journey, I went for the Ziyarat of Samarrah. When I decided to go into the holy cellar, the time Evening (Maghrib) Prayer had arrived and I had not performed the obligatory prayer. I saw congregational prayers in progress in the Masjid adjoining the door of the cellar, but I did not know that the Masjid was used by Sunnis and they were praying the Night (Isha) Prayer.

I entered the Masjid courtyard with my son and started praying in a corner, performing prostrations on the clay of the grave of Imam Husayn ('a). When the prayer was over, people passed before me, glaring and criticizing me. Now, I realized that I had made a mistake and had not observed dissimulation (Taqiyyah).

When all had left, they switched off the lights and locked the door from outside. I pleaded that I was a traveler and a visitor of holy places, but they ignored all my pleas. I and my son were extremely nervous and thought that these people wanted to eliminate us.

Thus, we prayed to Hazrat Hujjat (a.t.f.s.) and through his mediation, sought relief from the court of the Almighty. Suddenly my son, who was standing near the wall and weeping, said: Father dear, come here; a way has opened up and the pillar next to the door has risen up. I saw that it had really become elevated from the ground to an extent that a man can easily pass underneath it. After we came out, it resumed its former position.

I thanked the Almighty and when I came there in the morning again, I saw that the movement of the pillar did not leave any trace and not even the slightest crack was visible in the wall.