7. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar said, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abu al-Khattab, on the authority of Ja`far ibn Bashir, on the authority of al-Husayn ibn Abu Hamzah that I hear Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq say: My father say: My father said:

“Verily, Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn al-Hanafiyyah was a calm man. While he was performing the circumambulation of the Ka`bah – pointing with his hand – al-Hajjaj approached him and said: “I am interested in killing someone who has your eyes.” Muhammad replied to him, “Nay! Verily, for Allah, Blessed be His name, are 300 moments everyday in His Creation. Then probably one of them may suffice you instead of me (implying the moment of death may come to you any time).”