Imam Kazim (a.s) said: “Yahya ibn Zacharia used to cry, and not laugh, but Jesus used to laugh and cry. What Jesus did was better than what Yahya did.”
عن أبي الحسن الأول (عليه السلام) قال
إن يحيى بن زكريا كان يبكي ولا يضحك، وكان عيسى يضحك ولا يبكي، وكان الذي يصنع عيسى أفضل مما يصنع يحيى.
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Al-Kāfi #2297“Yahya (John) ibn Zakariya would weep and would not laugh. Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam would laugh and weep. What Isa (Jesus) did was better...