Chapter 7 Sorrow & anxiety of the Aimmah (a.s.) upon the sufferings of Fatemah (s.a.)

 
Anxiety of Imam al Jawad (a.s.) It is related in Dalael al Imamah of Tabari from Zakariyyah bin Adam, who says that one day I was in the presence of Imam Ali al Reza (a.s.) when his son Imam Muhammad al Jawad (a.s.) was brought to him, and he was less than four years old. When he was brought in, he struck his palms upon the ground and raised his head towards the heavens and remained engrossed in deep thought for a long time. Seeing this Imam al Reza (a.s.) asked him, "May I be your ransom ! In what thoughts are you"? Imam al Jawad (a.s.) replied, "I am engrossed in thoughts regarding the sufferings that befell my mother Fatemah (s.a.). By Allah ! I shall bring out those two men from their graves and burn them and then scatter their ashes in the seas". Hearing this, Imam al Reza (a.s.) asked his son to be brought to him and then kissed in between his two eyes and said, "May my parents be your ransom ! You are worthy for this affair (Imamat)".