Tradition 1: I heard Amir Al-Mu’minin ('a) in Ruhba reciting this verse:

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَ

“So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they given respite”(44:29).

When Husin ('a) entered from one of the doors of the Masjid.

Amir Al-Mu’minin ('a) said, “Know that he [Husayn], will soon be martyred and the heavens and the earth will weep over him.”

Tradition 2: Almost same as no. 1.

Tradition 3: Same as no. 4.

Tradition 4: I heard Imam As-Sadiq (‘a)' say: The heavens wept over Husayn Ibn Ali ('a) and Yahya bi n Zakariya ('a) and they have never wept over anyone other than them.

I asked, “How was the weeping of the heavens?”

Imam ('a) replied, “The heavens became red for forty days, like the sun at the time of sunrise and sunset. “

I asked, “Is that how the heavens weep?”

Imam ('a) replied, “Yes.”

Tradition 5: My grandmother told me that she was alive at the time of the slaying of Imam Al-Husayn Ibn Ali ('a). She said, “The heavens turned blood red after the killing of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) for a year and nine months and we could not even see the sun.”

Tradition 6: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) explained the verse,

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَ

“So the heaven and the earth did not weep for them, nor were they given respite” (44:29).

“The heavens never wept over anyone after the killing of Yahya Ibn Zakariya ('a) until Imam Al-Husayn ('a) was slain. And when he was killed, the heavens wept once more.”

Tradition 7: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: The heavens turned red for a year when Imam Al-Husayn ('a) was slain; like it happened when Yahya Ibn Zakariya ('a) was slain. This redness is in fact the weeping of the heavens.

Tradition 8: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said:

لَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا

“We have not given this name to anyone before” (19:7).

Husayn Ibn Ali's name was not given to anyone before him and Yahya Ibn Zakariya's name was also not given to anyone before him.

And the heavens did not weep over anyone for forty days except for two of them. ·

The narrator asked, “How did the heavens weep?”

Imam ('a) replied, “The heavens became red at sunrise and sunset.”

Tradition 9: Same point as no. 8.

Tradition 10: Same point as no. 8.

Tradition 11: When Imam Al-Husayn Ibn Ali ('a) was martyred, the heavens rained red dust.

Tradition 12: Imam As-Sajjad ('a) said, “Heavens have not wept over anyone since the day they were created, except for Yahya Ibn Zakariya ('a) and Husayn Ibn Ali ('a).”

I asked, 'What was the weeping of the heavens?”

Imam ('a) replied, “If you had put a cloth in the wind, you'd have seen something like red mist of blood on it.”

Tradition 13: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) was asked, “What do you say about the reward of the Ziyarah of the grave of Imam Al-Husayn ('a)? Some have informed us that it equals a Hajj and an Umrah.”

Imam ('a) replied: Do not be surprised by all these statements. On the contrary, perform his Ziyarah and do not desert him, for indeed, he is the Chief of the Martyrs and the Leader of the youths of Paradise and similar to Yahya Ibn Zakariya ('a); and the heavens and earth wept only on the two of them.

Tradition 14 & 15: Same as no. 4.

Tradition 16: Same as no. 1.

Tradition 17: Same as no. 4.

Tradition 18: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) was asked on the route from Medina to Mecca, “O son of Allah's Messenger, why do I see you so depressed, sad and aggrieved?”

Imam ('a) replied, “If you could hear what I hear, you wouldn't have asked me this question.”

I asked, “What can you hear?”

Imam ('a) replied: “I hear the angels beseeching Allah, the Almighty, to curse the killers of Amir Al-Mu’minin and killers of Imam Al-Husayn ('a). And I hear the lamentation of Jinn and intense restlessness and weeping of angels who are round him [Husayn ('a)]. Now who can enjoy food, drink or sleep after hearing these voices?”

Tradition 19: Same as no. 1.

Tradition 20: Same as chap. no. 24 and tradition. no. 2.

Tradition 21: Same as previous.