Some trustworthy scholars of Najaf al-Ashraf have narrated the statement of pious intellectual, late Shaykh Husayn bin Shaykh Mashur that:

One night in dream, I saw that I was in the holy sanctuary of Imam Husayn ('a). A young, energetic and clever man entered the sanctuary and saluted the Holy Imam ('a) with a smile and the Imam also replied to him with a smile. After that; the following day, which was a Thursday, I saw that young man in the shrine again and he saluted the Imam with a smile and after that he departed.

I followed him out and asked him the reason for his smiling in that way. He explained: I live in a village, which is quite far from here and every Thursday, I get one of my parents here in turns, for Ziyarat. Once, at the turn of my father, as I was leaving, my mother started crying and said:

Take me along too; I may not remain alive next week. I said: It is raining and the weather is also very cold. It would be very hard for you to go out in such circumstances, but she was adamant. At last I agreed to take her. Since my father was already riding the mule, I carried my mother on my shoulders and brought her to Karbala after bearing a lot of hardships.

When I entered the sanctuary in this condition, I saw His Eminence, chief of the martyrs and saluted him, and the Imam also replied to me with a smile. After that, till now, every Thursday, when I perform the Ziyarat, I see the Imam and he replies to me smiling.

This story shows that the thing, which makes one eligible for bestowal and pleasure of senior personalities of religion is true sincerity, affectionate behavior and service to believers, especially parents, and more particularly visitors to the tomb of Imam Husayn (‘a).