A sermonizer from the city of Hamedan who was a good man in the area went to Qum to visit his brother who was a student of the Imam. I along with the late martyr Shahabadi went to the Imam and told him that such and such person had come from Hamedan. We also stated to the Imam that he was a good man who had taken part in the struggle and made a lot of effort during the struggle and that it was appropriate that he should meet him. The Imam stated: “I am keeping well.” The late Shahabadi pleaded that his brother was his student and that he himself was also a devoted admirer of the Imam who had also taken part in the struggle so that it was befitting that he should meet him. Again the Imam stated: “I said that I am not keeping well and have fever; however my fever is not so high that I cannot go to the house of this person and meet that man. But because I cannot make the intent to proximity after you mentioned that this man had done such a thing and is my admirer, for this reason I won’t come.” The late Shahabadi became silent while my faith in the Imam increased.
I cannot make the intent to proximity: Hujjat al-Islam Tehrani