Once, Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Amr bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him), "Are you aware that Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) has passed away?" Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return." Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Do you consider this a great calamity?" He replied, "Why should I not consider it a calamity, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated him in his lap and said, 'He is from me, and Husayn is from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).'"