The Lamentation of the Owl on Ĥusain — Hadith 4

4. ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain ibn Mūsā narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Mūsā ibn ‘Umar, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Maythami, (from Ya’qūb ibn Shu’ayb Al-Maythami), who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )) asked, “O Ya’qūb! Have you ever seen an owl during the day? ” I replied, “No. ” Imam (a. s. ) asked, “Do you know why that is? ” I replied, “No. ” Imam (a. s. ) said, “It is because during the day, owls abstain from eating that with which Allāh has sustained them. At night, after breaking their fast with their sustenance, they keep chanting with grief over Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a. s. ) until morning. ”