"عَن سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ: أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنِّى، وَعَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِى؟ أَمَّا حُسَيْنٌ فَهُوَ مِنَّى وَأَنَا مِنْهُ، وَأَمَّا "الْحُسَيْنُ" فَلَنْ يُغْنِىَ عَنْكُمْ حُثَالَة عُصْفُورٍ، وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ الله بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَصَاحِبُ ظِلٍّ وَفَيْئٍ".
[Machine] We were sitting with Ali, and they mentioned his family, so Ali said, "As for Hasan, his presence alone will not be enough for you in battle, he is as weak as the thread of a sparrow, and as for Abdullah ibn Jafar, he is just a shadow and a betrayer. But as for Hussain, he is one of you, and you are from him."
كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ فَذَكَرُوا أَهْلَ بَيْتِهِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ «أَمَّا الْحَسَنُ فَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْكُمْ فِي الْحَرْبِ حِبَالَةَ عُصْفُورٍ وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَصَاحِبُ ظِلٍّ وَخُوَانٍ وَأَمَّا حُسَيْنٌ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ مِنْهُ»