17. Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Hasan ibn Ja`far ibn `Ubayd Allah ibn al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn `Ali ibn Abu Talib said: My grandfather Yahya ibn al-Hasan related tome that Ya`qub ibn Yazid said: Ibn Abu `Umayr and `Abd Allah ibn alMughayrah both related to me, on the authority of Abu Hafs al-A`sha, on the authority of Abu Hamzah that `Ali ibn al-Husayn said: I went out until I ended up at this wall so I leant on it. All of a sudden a man wearing two white garments was staring at me. He asked me, “O `Ali ibn al-Husayn! What is wrong? You seem sad and worried. Are you concerned about worldly matters? If that is the case, then you should know that Allah’s sustenance continues in both good times and bad.” I replied, “I am not worried about his world. However, I am certainly sad as you said.” He enquired, “So, are you sad about the Hereafter? That is a true promise, in which the Sovereign Subduer will judge.” I answered, “I am not worried about the Hereafter either. However, I am certainly sad as you said.” He asked, “Then what are you sad about?” I replied, “I am frightened of the mischief of the son of al-Zubayr.” He laughed and then said: “O `Ali son of al-Husayn! Have you ever heard of someone who feared Allah, the Exalted, and whom Allah did not save?” I answered, “No.” He said: “O `Ali son of al-Husayn! Have you ever heard of someone who asked something of Allah, the Mighty and High, and Allah did not answer him?” I said: “No.” He says: “I then looked, but there was no one in front of me.”