hadith
350
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Zavareh said that he was accompanying Imam Baqir (a.s) once when they were escorting the body of a dead person in a funeral procession. A man called Ata was also escorting in the funeral procession. A woman started crying and Ata asked her if she would calm down or not. He said that he would quit following the procession if she did not stop crying. Ata left the funeral ceremony since that woman did not calm down. Zavareh informed the Imam (a.s) that Ata left. The Imam (a.s) asked the reason. He said it was because of a woman crying. Ata asked if she would calm down lest he would leave. The woman did not calm down and Ata left the funeral procession. Zavareh informed the Imam (a.s) that Ata had left. The Imam (a.s) said: “Let's continue. We cannot quit doing what is right because we see something that is wrong is being done. If so, we have not done what Muslims should do.” After Imam Baqir (a.s) performed the prayers over the body of the dead man, the family of the dead man thanked him and asked him to return because it was hard for him to continue walking. However, the Imam (a.s) did not agree to return. Then Zavareh asked the Imam (a.s): “Why did you not return even though they gave permission?” Imam Baqir (a.s) replied: “Let's continue. We did not come here with their permission, and do not need their permission to return. This is done for its divine reward, and God will only reward us for as much as we do.”
عن زرارة قال
إن أبا جعفر (عليه السلام) شيع جنازة بالمدينة لرجل من قريش وأنا معه وفيها عطاء فصرخت صارخة، فقال لها عطاء: لتسكتن أو لأرجعن فلم تسكت فرجع، فقلت: قد رجع عطاء، فقال: ولم فعل؟ قلت: لأن صارخة صرخت، فقال: لتسكتن أو لأرجعن، فلم تسكت فرجع، فقال: امض بنا، فلو أنا إذا رأينا شيئا من الباطل مع الحق تركنا الحق له لم نقض حق مسلم، فلما صلى على الجنازة قال وليها له: ارجع - رحمك الله - فإنك لا تقوى على المشي، فأبى ولم يرجع، فقلت له: إنه أذن لك في الرجوع ولي حاجة أريد أن أسألك عنها، فقال: امض فليس بإذنه جئنا ولا بإذنه نرجع، إنما هو فضل وأجر طلبناه، فبقدر ما يتبع الرجل الجنازة يؤجر على ذلك.
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