Hadith record

8. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Yunus from Masqala al-Tahhan who has said the following. “I heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say, ‘When al-Husayn was murdered his wife who was from the tribe of al-Kalb began to organize a mourning gathering. She wept and the ladies and servants wept until their tears dried up. There was one female servant (slave) who would weep and her tears would not stop. She called her and said, “How is it that our tears have dried up and your tears have not?” She said, “When I suffer I drink Sawiq, (a kind of soup made of wheat and or barley).” She then ordered to prepare Sawiq and food. She drink and eat and give others to drink and eat and would say, “We find energy to weep for al-Husayn.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “Certain birds were given to al-Kalbia lady to help her in her mourning for al-Husayn (a.s.). When she saw them she asked, “What are these?” They told her that they were a gift to help her in mourning for al-Husayn (a.s.).” She said, “We are not in a wedding. What do we do with them?” She told her servants to take them out of the house. When they were taken out of the house they just disappeared as if they did not exist or flew between the heavens and earth and afterwards no trace of them were found in the house.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.