The Martyrdom of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali Revealed Through Jabra`ǐl — Hadith 2

2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Ḥasan ibn ‘Ali Al-Washā`, from Aḥmad ibn ‘Ā`idh, from Abī Salamah Sālim ibn Mukram, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a. s. )) said: When Fāťimah (s. a. ) became pregnant with Ḥusain (a. s. ), Jabra`īl came to the Messenger of Allāh (s. a. a. w. ) and said, “Verily Fāťimah will give birth to a son who will be killed by your nation after you. ” Therefore, Fāťimah (s. a. ) was averse to her pregnancy while she was carrying Ḥusain (a. s. ), and she was averse to giving birth to him when she did. Then Imam (a. s. ) continued: Have you ever seen a mother in this world being averse to giving birth to a son? ! Her aversion came from knowing that he would be killed. This verse was revealed about him (Ḥusain (a. s. )), “We have enjoined on man to do good to his parents; his mother bears him with aversion, and with aversion she gives birth to him; and bearing him and weaning him takes thirty months” (46: 15).