Our Husayn (a), Mourning him and his Karbala [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

By al-'Allama al-Sheikh al-Ameeni. Translated by Shaun Astarabadi, href="mailto:sastarab@smtpgate.tais.com">sastarab@smtpgate.tais.com

It is accepted to the Islamic nation, due to the finality of the
prophethood and its particular concerns, that the holy prophet (s) had the
knowledge about the wars , trials and that which happened to his
family-house hold, their progeny, and relatives, more or less, of the
enormous tragedies, of the dark surprises of time, of the hard events,
wide killings, and to whatever else that has entered on them from torture,
trickery, ill-treatment, capture and imprisonment.

This knowledge of his (s) is from among the wide, unconditional, and
fully general (master) leadership on every creation. As not acting on this
information, using it for forgiveness and patience (instead) , as if
nothing was going to occur, all while he could have taken these men
without any consequence. These unjust men of tyranny, men of corruption,
he (s) (could have taken them) using his knowledge of that he knew of
them. To uphold legal punishment before they attack, punish before the
crime, to sever the ties with the offending clan, not to have good
relation with the aggressors; and to send away those whom he knew of
aggression bad fortune and animosity to his family from his field, away
from his person. All of this is also from the concerns of the leadership.
No human, ever, can carry this heavy burden. While this knowledge and this
forgiveness is not combined in any of the sons of Adam. This can not be
conceived in any human except in one who has the leadership (Wilayeh).

This is an important subject, very wide, form the sciences of religion,
if we were to go into its details we would end up with a heavy book.

This condition caused the Messenger of Allah (s) to look to all of
these events and tragedies which were to inflict his household, as long as
he lived, the essence of his kidneys (Hassan & Hussain), his love and
a part of himself (Fatima) and her cousin his greatest supporter in truth
(Ali) and from their good progeny; as if he was viewing the events from
behind a thin screen. Whenever he looked to one of them, up close, his
knowledge, as a matter of fact, would play the scenes before his eyes.
Therefore, for the length of his life, he displayed his sorrow and
depression among those close to him, naturally. His sorrow does not
separate from him, he lived with it, crying secretly, hiding the longing
and swallows the pain.

Whenever he found the appropriate environment he would attempt to cure
the pain of his heart, put off the heat in his heart and the fire of
sorrow by hugging one of his family close to his chest, he would smell and
kiss pouring his tears, with crying eyes and his tong carries what amuses
his feelings.

You would see him (s) holding on to Ali (as), the master of his
progeny, his cousin and father of his "sons", in the middle of the road he
would kiss him and repeat his saying: "My father is
your ransom. (You) The lonely the martyr." As reported by Mrs.
'Aesha, the mother of believers,

Sunni references:

al-Hafidh abu-Yaala al-Mousilly, in his Musnad






an many scholars took from him.

Many of the narrators reported the correct hadeeth of Ibn-Abbas:
"I went out with the prophet (s) and Ali (ra) by
the walls of Madina, we passed by a garden. Ali (ra) said: What a
beautiful garden this is Oh' prophet of Allah? He (the prophet) said: Your
garden in Paradise is more beautiful than this. Then he pointed with his
hand to his (Ali's) head and beard and cried till he was loudly crying. We
said: What makes you cry? He said: Hatred in the hearts of a people, they
do not display till they loose me."

In a narration according to Anas bin Malik: "Then the prophet put his head on one of Ali's shoulders and
cried. He said to him: What makes you cry, Oh, messenger of Allah? He
said: Hatred in the chests of peoples, they don't display until I depart
from this world."

Also, according to Ameerul Moemineen (Ali): "When the road was clear for me, he hugged me and cried
loudly. I said: Oh messenger of Allah, what makes you cry? He said: Hatred
in the chests of peoples, they don't display to you until after
me."

Sunni Ref, where all three narrations are recorded:

Musnad al-Bazzaz;






al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani






Musnad abu-Ya'la






Tareekh al-Sham, Ibn 'Asakir






Majma' al-Haithami






more references can be found in "Al-Ghadeer", by al-Ameeni.

The prophet (s) used to attend to his (Ali's) patience and solidarity
and say (s) to him (as): "How is your patience if
that was dyed (colored) from this? Pointing with his hand to his beard and
head. Ali said: Wasn't I tested when I was tested, so this is not from
among the things of patience, but it is from those of good tidings and
dignity." So the prophet (s) is pleased with such beautiful
expressions, which describes the greatness of Ali's self and his love in
the way of Allah, Almighty.

Sunni Ref:

al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani.

You see him (s) embrace abu-Mohammad - the Hassan, the son, to his
chest and kiss him on his mouth and navel, because of what he knew that
his contents from his mouth to his navel will be cut by the poison.

Then he would embrace the Hussain, the son, towards him to smell and
kiss. To kiss the spots where swords, arrows and stabs are to fall. He
would concentrate on his lips, knowing that they will be hit by the
rod.

He (s) mourns his Hussain, his flower (as he used to call them), time
after time, in the houses of the Mothers of the Believers (his wives).
Whenever his sorrow is hard on him, he would take the Hussain in his lap
and brings him along to the mosque, to the gathering of Sahaba while
crying. His tears falling, he would display to them the infant Hussain
with the sand of Karbalaa in his hand and say: "My
nation (Ummah) will kill him, and this is the dirt of
Karbalaa." Or he would take the dirt smell it and cry, with the
mention of his murder and death, saying: "The smell
of Karb wa Balaa (sorrow and trial)." Or would say: "By The One who owns my soul, it saddens me: Who is this who
kills Hussain after me?" Or would say: "Wow to 'Karb and Balaa'", or "Karbalaa: the land of Karb
(deep sorrow) and Balaa (painful trial)." Or puts Hussain on
his lap, with his red dirt in his hand, while crying and say: "I wish I could express my self! Who kills you after
me?"

You would see Fatima (as), when her father (s) tells her that she is to
catch up with him fast from among his family, it pleases her to hear this
news [*see references below]. He is but telling her that the life of the
family of Mohammed is surrounded by treachery and sad surprises. If it
were not for such fears, from those enormous tragedies pouring into their
field, why would the Zahraa-Fatima dislike her life? Her happy life ought
to be the best life, most pleasant and greatest of pride: Having a husband
alike to her father in his virtues; having sons like the Hussan and
Hussain, the flowers of the messenger of Allah (s), the masters of the
youth of Paradise - none equal, any beautiful description falls short; and
from among the girls such as Zainab, the jewel of completeness and
honor.

* Sunni Ref:

Musnad Ahmad, Ahmad bin Hanbal






Musnad abu-Ya'la, abu-Ya'la al-Mousulli






Musannaf Ibn Abi Sheiba






al-Khasaes, al-Nisaei






Saheeh al-Tirmithi






Mushkil al-Athar, al-Tahawi






al-'Ilal, al-Darqutni






Huliat al-Abrar, abu-Naeem






al-Dalael, al-Bayhaqi






and many others via Umul Moemineen 'Aesha

So why is Fatima, at that time, displeased with life, when she is still
in the bud of her youth, has not reached her aims and has not gotten what
she hopes out of life?

Why would she ask her God to hasten her death, when she has not
attained what mothers wish to see in their sons? For such hopes ease
(mothers') pains and sweeten the bitterness of this world. They sacrifice
all to see these hopes come true. Why would she remove her hand from her
infants, clears her lap from them and accept orphaning them when they have
reach their beautiful youth?

Why would she be 'pleased' to wither her flowers, the flowers of the
family of Mohammed, while they are in their most beautiful stage, and she
has not attained their blossom? Why would she leave her garden and the
flowers have not opened?

Why would she like to separate from her spouse and leave her love to
accompany sorrow, pain and emptiness. His sorrow after her is everlasting
and his nights in her separation is insomnia?

Why is this happiness and pleasure in becoming close to death?

All of this is nothing more than escaping from the gravity of these
tragedies which she knew well, taken from her father the truthful. For
Fatima (as) did not imagine for herself or hope for a savior or shelter
which she could trust could give her peace and protection, except to be
near her Generous God and declining this life, inclusive of its bitterness
and sweetness.

What can Fatima do with life and she sees her father (s), for the
duration of his life, allied to sorrow? He spent his life with a teary
eye, a sorrowful heart and grief within him because of distress over his
family. He mourns for his son-Hussain from the start of his birth and on
and on, when a baby, an infant, and a boy. Allah had taken the houses of
his prophet (s) places of sorrow and crying since the birth of dear
Hussain. The angels of his god arrive to him (s) in groups and singular,
time after time, every now and then, announcing (the future death) of
Hussain, they bring him his red dirt (earth) symbolizing in that his
upcoming murder and death.

These are important Islamic historic events, a slice of which history
did recorded for us, even though, due to the past circumstances only
little reached us. Here is a brief list for you.

"Ahmed and Ibn al-Dhahhak narrated from Ali
(ra), said: I entered on the prophet (s) and his eyes a flooded, I said:
Oh! Prophet of Allah, anyone made you angry? Why are your eyes flooded? He
said: Gabriel just left me telling me that Hussain will be killed by the
river Euphrates. He (prophet) said: So he (Gabriel) said: Do you want me
to let you smell his dirt (from his burial pot)? I said: yes! He reached
with his hand and grabbed and handful of dirt and gave it to me. So I
could not help it and my eyes were flooded."

Sunni Ref:

Thakhaer al-Uqba, Muhibbuldeen al-Tabari, p148.

"Abu Abdullah Mohammed bin Ali al-Jawhari, in
Baghdad, told us: Abul Ahwas Mohammed bin al-Haitham al-Qadhi, from
Mohammed bin Musaab, from al-Awzaei, from abi Ammar Shaddad bin Abdullah,
from Ummul Fadhl the daughter of al-Harith. That she entered on the
Messenger of Allah (s) and she said: Oh! Messenger of Allah, I saw a
strange dream last night. He said: And what is it? She said: It is
difficult. He said: And what is it? She said: I saw, as if, a piece of
your body was severed and was put in my lap! The Messenger of Allah (s)
said: You saw good - Fatima will give birth, God willing, a boy so he will
be in your lap. Then Fatima gave birth to al-Hussain and he was in my lap
- just as the Messenger of Allah (s) said. So I entered one day on the
Messenger of Allah (s) and put his in his lap, but I noticed that the eyes
of the Messenger of Allah (s) pouring tears! She said: So I said: Oh!
Prophet of Allah, my parents are your ransom, what is with you? He said:
Gabriel (pbuh) came to me and informed me that my nation (ummah) will kill
this son of mine. I said: This one? He said: Yes, and he brought me dirt
from his red dirt."

al-Hakim said: This is a correct hadeeth (Saheeh) on the conditions of
(Bukhari and Muslim) but they did not print it. He produced it in page
179, he said: Narrated abu al-Abbas Muhammad bin Ya'qoob, Muhammad bin
Is-haq al-Sana'ni, Muhammad bin Isma'eel bin abi Summaiya, Muhammad bin
Mus'ab, al-Awza'ei, abi Ammar that Ummul Fadhl said: The messenger of
Allah (s) said - while Hussain in his lap - that "Gabriel (as) informed me that my nation (ummati) kills
al-Hussain."

He (al-Hakim) said: Ibn abi Summaiya has summarized this hadeeth. Other
than Muhammad bin Mus'ab have narrated it in full.

Sunni Ref:

al-Mustadrak al-Saheeh, al-Hafidh al-Hakim al-Nisapouri, v3, p176.






Dalael al-Nubouwa, al-Hafidh al-Baihaqi.

It was produced by al-Hafidh al-Baihaqi in "Dalael al-Nubouwa" under
the subject of Hussain (as). He said: Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Haifdh
(al-Hakim al Nisapouri), abu Abdullah Mohammed bin Ali al-Jawhari in
Baghdad, with the same narrators and text, as mentioned.

Al-Hafidh bin 'Asakir in Tareekh al-Shamm (History of Shamm) said: abu
'Abdullah al-Gharawi, abu-Bakr al-Baihaqi, Muhammad bin 'Abdullah
al-Hafidh, the same as above.

Also said: Informed us abu al-Qasim bin al-Samarqandi, abu al-Hussain
bin al-Naqoor, abu al-Hassan Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Umran (known as ibnul
Jundi) abu Rawq Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Bakr al-Harati, al-'Abbas bin
al-Faraj al-Raqqashi, Muhammad bin Ismaeel abu Summaiya, Muhammad bin
Mus'ab supported as follows:

"I saw, Oh Messenger of Allah, a sighting I find
too great to describe to you. He said: Tell it. She said: I saw as if a
piece of you was cut and put in my lap! He (s) said: Fatima is pregnant,
she will give birth to a boy whom I will name Hussain and she will put him
in your lap. She said: So Fatima gave birth to Hussain and he was in my
lap, to take care of him, so he entered on me one day and Hussain was with
me and started playing with him for a while. Then his eyes filled with
tears, so I said: what makes you cry? He said: This is Gabriel informing
me that my nation (ummati) kills this son of mine!"

All the narrators are trusted and the hadeeth is "saheeh".

Narration by Ya'la bin 'Ubaid, Musa al-Jahani, Salih bin Arbad
al-Nakhei, Ummu Salamah said: "al-Hussain entered
on the prophet (s), while I was sitting at the door, so I saw in the hand
of the prophet (s) something he turned over while (Hussain) sleeping on
his stomach. I said: Oh messenger of Allah, I looked and saw you turning
something over in your hand when the kid was sleeping on your stomach and
your tears were pouring? He said: Jibraeel came to me with the sand upon
which he will be killed. And he informed me that my nation (umma) will
kill him."

Sunni Ref:

al-Musannaf, by al-Hafidh abu Bakr bin abi Shaibah, v 12

Narrated al-Hussain bin Is-haq al-Tustury, Ali bin Bahr, Issa bin
Younis. And 'Ubaid bin Ghannam, abu-Bakr bin abi Sheibah, Ya'la bin
'Ubaid, the both said: Mousa bin Salih al Juhani, Salih bin Arbad, from
Ummu Salama (ra) said: "The messenger of Allah
said: Sit at the door, and don't let anyone enter on me. So I sat at the
door, then Hussain (ra) came by so I went to take him, but he raced me and
entered on his grandfather. When that took long, I peaked from the door
and saw you turning something in your hands and your tears running, and
the kid on your stomach? He said: Yes, Gabriel (as) came to me and
informed me that my nation (umma) will kill him. He brought me the sand on
which he will be killed, which I was turning in my hands."

Sunni Ref:

al-Moejam al-Kabeer, al-Hafidh al-Tabarani, Subject of the martyr
al-Hussain

Narrated Ali bin Mohammad, 'Uthman bin Muqsim, al-Muqbari, from 'Aesha
said: "While the messenger of Allah (s) was laying
down, al-Hussain came crawling towards him so I moved him away from him
and I got up to do something. So he got close to him and he woke up
crying. So I said: What makes you cry? He said that: Gabriel showed me the
sand on which Hussain will be killed. The anger of Allah is great on
whomever sheds his blood. He opened his hands, in which a grab of sand. He
said: Oh, 'Aesha, by the One whom my soul is in His hands, it saddens me!
Who is this from my nation (umma) who kills Hussain after I am
gone?!"

All the men of the narration are documented as trusted.

Sunni Ref:

al-Taba'qat al-Kubra, Ibn Saad

Mu'awiya bin Husham, Ali bin Salih, Yazeed bin abi Ziad, Ibraheem (bin
Yazeed al-Nakhei), 'Alqama (bin Qays al-Nakhei), 'Abdullah bin Masoud
said: "While we were at the (house of) messenger of
Allah (s) , a group from Bani Hashim approached. When the prophet (s) saw
them his eyes overflowed and his color changed. I said to him: We see
something you hate in your face? He said: We are the people of the
household (Ahlul Bayte) Allah has chosen for us the thereafter over this
world and that the family of my household will encounter after me trials,
dispersement and expulsion. Until a people come forward from the east,
along with them black flags, they ask for justice but it is not offered.
So they fight and strike and are then given what they asked for. They
don't accept it until they push it forward to a man from my Ahlul Bayte.
Then he fills it with justice as they filled it with injustice. Therefore,
whomever lives to see that from among you should come to them, even if
crawling on the snow."

All the men of narration are trustworthy, as recorded.

Sunni Ref:

al-Musannaf, al-Hafidh abu-Bakr bin abi Shaibah, v 12






al-Sunan al-Saheeh, Ibn Majeh, v 2, p 518, section of appearance of
the Mahdi






al-Hafidh abu-Jaafar al-'Uqayli (with the addition: "We said: Oh, messenger of Allah - We are not happy to see
in your face something you hate." )






al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v 4, p 464.






Akhbar Asbahan, by al-Hafidh abu Naeem al-Asbahani, v 2, p 12.






al-Moejam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani, v 3.

Muhammad bin 'Ubaid, Sharhabeel bin Mudrik, Abdullah bin Naji: "his father walked with Ali (ra), when they reached Nainawa,
the departure point to Siffien, Ali called: Be patient aba 'Abdullah! Be
patient aba 'Abdullah at the river al-Furat (Euphrates)! I said: And what?
He said: I entered on the messenger of Allah (s) one day and his eyes
overflowing. I said: Oh, prophet of Allah! Anybody angered you? Why are
your eyes overflowing (with tears)? He said: But Gabriel just left me and
informed me: That al-Hussain will be killed at the river al-Furat (Shattul
Furat). He said: Do you want me to show you from his sand? He said: I said
yes. He extended his hand and grabbed and handful of dirt and gave it to
me. So I could not help it, my eyes overflowed."

Sunni Ref:

al-Masnad, Ahmad bin Hanbal, v 2, pp 60-61.

Ibn Saad, Ali bin Muhammad, Yahya bin Zakariya, a man heard it from
'Amir al-Sha'bi say: "When Ali (as) passed by
Karbalaa in his march to Siffien and lined up with Nainawa - a village on
the Euphrates - he stopped and called one of them men: Tell aba 'Abdullah
(al-Hussain ) what this land is called? He said: Karbalaa. Then he cried
until the earth was wet from his tears. He then said: I entered on the
messenger of Allah (s) and he was crying. So I said: What makes you cry?
He said: Gabriel was with me, just now, and informed me: that my son
al-Hussain will be killed at the banks of Furat in a location called
Karbalaa. Then Gabriel grabbed a handful of dirt and let me smell it. So I
could not help it, my eyes overflowed."

Sunni Ref:

al-Tabaqat, Ibn Saad






al-Musannaf, Ibn Abi Shaibeh, v12 (with "Patience aba 'Abdullah,
patience aba 'Abdullah."






al-Moejam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani, v 1






Tareekh al-Shamm, Ibn 'Asakir