The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali  عليه السلام — report 4

4. Muhammad ibnyh has narrated from Ali ibn ’Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr al-Zayyat from a man from our people from abu ‘Abdallah عليه السلام who has said the following. “Once Jibril came to Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and said tohim, “O Muhammad, Allah gives you the glad news of the birth of a son from Fatima. Your ’Umma (followers0 will kill this child after you will die.” He said, “O Jibril peace is from my Lord. I do not need a child from Fatima who will be killed by my ’Umma after I will die.” Jibril ascended and then descended back and said to him the same thing. He said, “O Jibril peace is from my Lord. I do not need a child who will be killed by my ’Umma after I will die.” Jibril ascended to the heavens and then descended back and said, “O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم , your Lord sends you greetings and gives you the glad news of His placing Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority), the guardianship and the executor-ship of the will in the descendants of this child.” Then he said, “I agree and accept the deal.” He then sent the message of the glad news of the birth of a child from her who will be killed by his ’Umma. She returned the answer that she would not need a child who will be killed by your ’Umma after you will die. He then sent the message to her that Allah will place Imamat (Leadership with Divine Authority), Guardian-ship and the executor-ship of the will in the descendants of this child. She then sent back with the answer that she has agreed to the deal. “. . his mother bore him with hardship and delivered him while suffering a great deal of pain. The period in which his mother bore and weaned him lasted for thirty months. When he grew-up to manhood and became forty years old, he then said, “Lord, inspire me to give You thanks for the bounties you have granted to me and my parents, and to act righteously to please You. Lord, make (people of) my offspring virtuous.. .” (46:15) . The Imam عليه السلام said, “Had he not said, ‘. . Lord, make (people of) my offspring virtuous. .´ (46:15) all of his offspring would have been Imams.” Al-Husayn عليه السلام did not have any milk from Fatima عليه السلام nor from other females. They would bring him to the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and he would place his thumb in his mouth and he would suck from it that much that would suffice him for three days. The flesh of al-Husayn عليه السلام grew from that of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and his blood from his blood. No one has ever been born after six months except Jesus son of Mary and al-Husayn ibn Ali عليه السلام .” In another hadith from abu al-Hassan al-Rida عليه السلام it is said that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would come to al-Husayn and would place his tongue in his mouth and it would suffice him (as food) and that he did have any milk from any female.