Words of the Commander of the Believers and Imam Ĥusain about His Martyrdom — Hadith 14

14. A group of my scholars including ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain and Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan narrated to me from Sa’d (ibn ‘Abdillāh), from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain, and Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Faďďāl, from Abī Jamīlah Mufaďďal ibn Sāliḥ, from Shihāb ibn ‘Abd Rabbih, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )) said: After Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a. s. ) passed ‘Aqabah Al-Baťn he said to his companions, “I do not foresee anything for myself but being killed. ” “Why do you say this, O Abā ‘Abdillāh? ” the companions asked. “Because of a dream I had, ” Ḥusain (a. s. ) replied. “What did you see? ” they asked. “I saw (many) dogs biting me and the harshest one on me was a spotted dog, ” Ḥusain (a. s. ) replied.