Abu `Ali Ahmad b. Ziyad al-Hamadani narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. Ibrahim b. Hashim narrated to us from Muhammad b. `Isa b. `Ubayd al-Yaqtini from Yunus b. `Abd al-Rahman from Ibn Asbat from `Ali b. Salim from his father from Thabit b. Abi Safiyya. He said:

The Master of Worshipers `Ali b. al-Husayn looked at `Ubaydullah b. al-`Abbas b. `Ali b. Abi Talib and shed a tear. Then, he said: There was not a day that was more severe for the Messenger of Allah (s) than the day of Uhud. Therein, his uncle Hamza b. `Abd al-Muttalib, the Lion of Allah and the Lion of the Messenger of Allah, was killed. After that, [the worst day was] the day of Mu’ta, wherein his cousin Ja`far b. Abi Talib was killed. Then, he said: But there is no day like the day of al-Husayn . Thirty thousand men came down on him, alleging that they were from this Nation and that they were gaining Allah’s proximity through his blood. He was, by Allah, reminding them [of their duty], but they did not learn, until they killed him treacherously, oppressively, and antagonistically. Then, he said: May Allah have mercy on al-`Abbas, for he was harmed, and he suffered. He sacrificed his soul for his brother until his arms were severed, so Allah exchanged them for two wings with which he flies with the angels in Paradise, just as He did with Ja`far b. Abi Talib. Surely, al-`Abbas will have a status with Allah on the Day of Resurrection that will be envied by all the martyrs.