المجالس العاشورية في المآتم الحسينية

These verses exemplify:

The warrior said: "He acted hypocritically, by God, and then, by God, no one remained in his army except that he abandoned it; meaning he criticized and disapproved of it."

And in a narration by al-Tabari, it is said that he stated:

Al-Tabari said: This is the deviation from religion and the statement of one who does not return to God, nor to His religion, nor to His book, nor to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and who does not believe in God or in what has come from God.

Sibt Ibn Al-Jawzi narrated from Al-Zuhri that when the heads arrived, Yazid was on a lookout at Jiron's hills and recited to himself:

And regarding Marwan, as reported by Abu Al-Hadid from his teacher Abu Ja'far, he said: "As for Marwan, his belief was the most vile, and his heresy and disbelief were the greatest. He was the one who addressed the day when the head of Hussein (peace be upon him) was delivered to Medina, and he was its governor at the time, carrying the head in his hands, and he said:"

It was as if he passed by two mosques, then he turned his head towards the Prophet's grave (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and said: "O Muhammad! A day for a day of Badr." This statement is derived from the poetry that Yazid ibn Muawiya recited—a poem by Ibn al-Zabari—on the day the head was delivered to him, and the story is well-known.

Amr ibn Saeed also declared this, and he was in charge of the city on the day the Imam al-Sibt (peace be upon him) was killed. Awana ibn al-Hakam said: When Hussein ibn Ali (peace be upon him) was killed, Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad summoned Abdul Malik ibn Abi al-Harith al-Salmi and sent him to Medina to convey the news to Amr ibn Saeed. When al-Salmi entered upon Amr, Amr asked, "What news do you have?" Al-Salmi replied, "Good news for the Emir; Hussein ibn Ali (peace be upon him) has been killed." Amr ordered him to announce the news of the killing, so I announced it, and by God, I have never heard wailing like the wailing of the women of Banu Hashim. They were lamenting around Hussein (peace be upon him). Amr laughed and said:

Then Amr said: "This is a repayment for the action of Uthman ibn Affan," and then he ascended the pulpit and informed the people of his killing.

In the book "Al-Mathal" by Abu Ubaida, it is mentioned: Then he gestured towards the noble grave and said: "O Muhammad! A day for the day of Badr." Some people from the Ansar denied this of him.

Marwan ibn Al-Hakam quoted this saying when he received the news of Hussein's (peace be upon him) death and said: "A day for the day of the protected stone," meaning...

It is also narrated that this verse was said by Sa'id ibn al-As when he heard the lamentation of women for the martyrdom of Al-Husayn (peace be upon him).

In some accounts, it is mentioned that Amr bin Saeed went out to the pulpit and addressed the people, then he mentioned Hussein and what had transpired concerning him. Upon that, Ibn Abi Hubaysh—one of the Banu Asad bin Abdul-Uzza bin Qusai—stood up and said: "Had Fatima (peace be upon her) been alive, she would have been grieved by what she saw!"

Amr then said: "Be silent, may you remain silent..."

To waste not, the esteemed Sayyid Ja'far Al-Hilli, may God have mercy on him, said:

The Thirty-First Assembly: The Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) and its Meaning in the Words of the Companions and Others

Sheikh Al-Mufid, may mercy be upon him, narrated from Abdullah bin Sinan, from Abu Abdullah Ja'far bin Muhammad (peace be upon them), that he said regarding the martyrdom of the Master of the Martyrs (peace be upon him) and his family: It is a great sorrow for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) for their martyrdom, and if he were alive in this world on that day, he (peace be upon him and his family) would have been the one consoled for them.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Amr bin Hasan, who said: We were with Hussein (peace be upon him) by the river in Karbala, and he looked at Shammar bin Dhil-Jawshan and said: "God and His Messenger spoke the truth. The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'It is as if I see a mottled dog licking the blood of my family.' And Shammar, may God disfigure him, was leprous."

It is narrated from Abu Dumrah Anas bin 'Ayyad, who said: It was said to Imam Ja'far (peace be upon him): How long can it take for a dream to come true? He (peace be upon him) replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) saw in a dream a spotted dog lapping up his blood. This was interpreted as Shimr bin Dhi al-Jawshan (may Allah curse him) being the killer of Husayn (peace be upon him), and he was a leper. The interpretation of the dream came to pass fifty years later.

Hussain (peace be upon him) is from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he is a part of him. It is widely reported that the Prophet said regarding him: "Hussain is from me, and I am from Hussain." So how could the Prophet not be anguished over him? How could he not be the most grieved and sorrowful for him? God bless Mansour Al-Namri who mentioned the sorrow of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) over his grandson and cherished one, Hussain (peace be upon him).

Undoubtedly, the first to be consoled for the loss of Hussain (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), his grandfather, who so often would have sacrificed his noble self for him. He would carry him and his brother on his shoulders, and Hussain (peace be upon him) was his grandson, his offspring, and the apple of his eye. Hussain (peace be upon him) is the one who reminds of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), revives his traditions, and preserves his teachings. When people saw Hussain (peace be upon him), they would see in his face the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and remember his standing with him and his status in his eyes.

Zuhair ibn Al-Qain, may Allah be pleased with him, said to 'Adhra ibn Qays when the latter reproached him for following Hussain (peace be upon him): "When I saw him, he reminded me of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and his status with him. I realized the danger he faced from his enemies. So, I decided to support him, be in his party, and offer my life for his, in fulfillment of the rights I owe to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)."

Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. They have violated the sanctity of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) by killing Hussain, his family, and his children. Who doubts this? It is narrated that the Master of the Youth of Paradise, peace be upon him, said when Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him) was killed: "May Allah kill those who killed you, O my son. How daring they are against Allah and in violating the sanctity of the Messenger (peace be upon him and his family)." Then he said, "After you, the world is..."

Pardoning
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He (peace be upon him) also said while standing over Al-Qasim (peace be upon him) after he had been struck on the head with a sword and had fallen to the ground, thrashing his feet in the dust: "Away with the people who killed you, and he who will contend with them on your behalf on the Day of Resurrection is your grandfather (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him and his family)."

Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn, may God be pleased with him, protested against the people and reminded them of the right of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family) to have his descendants and household (peace be upon them) protected. He addressed the people when he saw them resolute in their intent to kill Hussein (peace be upon him) and to shed his blood and the blood of his family. He raised his voice and said: "Servants of God, do not be deceived by this coarse, harsh belief and those like him," referring to Umar ibn Saad. "By God, the intercession of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) will not be granted to a people who shed the blood of his descendants and household, and killed those who supported them and defended their sanctity."

Some companions have reminded us of the Prophet Muhammad's (peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny) love for Al-Hussain (peace be upon him) and how he frequently kissed him. It is narrated from Anas ibn Malik who said: "When Al-Hussain was killed, his head was brought to Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad, who began to poke at his teeth with a stick, saying: 'He had a beautiful smile.' I said, 'By Allah, I will make you regret this!' Then I added, 'I have seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny) kissing the very place your stick is touching of his mouth.'"

In another narration, it was said: "He was the one who most resembled the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny)."

Some poets do indeed say:

It is narrated by Abu Dawood Al-Sabe'i, from Zaid bin Arqam, he said: "I was with Ubaidullah when the head of Hussain (peace be upon him) was brought. He took a staff and began to poke it at his lips. I never saw more beautiful lips, they were like pearls, and I couldn’t help but raise my voice in tears. He asked: 'What makes you cry, O old man?' I said: 'What makes me cry is what I have seen from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family); I saw him kissing the same spot where this staff is now being placed, saying: O Allah, I love him, so love him.'"

Ibn al-Athir narrated that when al-Husayn (peace be upon him) was killed, Umar sent his head and the heads of his companions to Ibn Ziyad. Ibn Ziyad gathered the people and presented the heads, placing a stick between al-Husayn's lips. When Zayd ibn Arqam saw him not lifting the stick, he said to him: "Lift that stick, for by Allah, whom there is no deity other than Him, I have seen the lips of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) on these very lips, kissing them." Then he wept, prompting Ibn Ziyad to say to him: "May Allah make your eyes weep! By Allah, if you were not an old man who has become senile, I would have struck your neck." Zaid left saying: "You, O Arabs, are now slaves after today. You killed al-Husayn, the son of Fatimah (peace be upon her), and appointed Ibn Marjanah, who kills your best and enslaves your worst."

Abu Mikhnaf narrated: From Sulayman ibn Abi Rashid, from Humayd ibn Muslim, who said: Umar ibn Sa'd summoned me and sent me to his family to bring them the news of what Allah granted him of victory and of his well-being. I arrived to find Ibn Ziyad seated among the people, and the delegation that approached him had entered. I entered with those who entered, and there before him was the head of Hussein (peace be upon him) placed in front of him. He was poking at the teeth with a stick for a moment, when Zayd ibn Arqam said to him: "Lift this stick from those teeth, for by Allah..."

There is no god but Him; I have seen the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family) place his lips on these two incisors and kiss them. Then the old man turned away, weeping. Ibn Ziyad said to him: "May God make your eyes weep! By God, if you were not an old man who has lost his reason and gone senile, I would have struck your neck."

He said: Then he went out, and when he left, the people said: "By God, Zaid bin Arqam has said words that if Ibn Ziyad were to hear them, he would kill him." I asked: "What did he say?" They replied: "He passed by us and said: 'A slave has ruled over slaves and has taken them for a legacy. O Arabs, you are slaves after today, you killed the son of Fatima and appointed the son of Marjana, who kills your best and enslaves your worst. Woe to those who accept humiliation.'"

When Al-Hussein ibn Ali (peace be upon him) was killed, Zaid ibn Arqam stood at the door of the mosque and said, "Have you done it? I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) say: 'O Allah, I entrust him and the righteous believers to you.'" It was said to Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad: "Zaid ibn Arqam said such and such." He replied, "That is an old man who has lost his mind."

Al-Tabari mentioned regarding the entry of the family of the Prophet (peace be upon them) to Yazid: He then allowed the people to enter, and the head was placed before him. Yazid had a stick with which he was poking at it, then he said: "Indeed, this and us are like what Al-Husayn ibn Al-Hamam Al-Mari said."

A man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), known as Abu Barzah al-Aslami, said: "Are you placing your stick in the mouth of Hussein? Indeed, you have taken your stick from their mouth, having witnessed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) kiss it. Truly, O Yazid, you will come on the Day of Judgment with Ibn Ziyad as your intercessor."

And on the Day of Resurrection, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) will be his intercessor. Then he stood up and turned away.

And from Ammar al-Duhni, it is reported from Ja'far who said: When the head of al-Husayn was placed in front of Yazid, while Abu Barzah was present, and Yazid began to prod it with a stick, Abu Barzah said to him, "Lift your stick, for I have seen the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) kiss it."

Al-Buri said: The head of Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) was brought to Yazid, and when it was placed before him, he began to poke at his teeth with a stick he had in his hand, saying, "Abu Abdullah was handsome." At this, Al-Nu'man bin Bashir said to him, "Yazid, lift your hand, for how often have I seen the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) kissing him." Yazid felt ashamed and ordered the head to be lifted.

It is narrated by some that Yazid consulted the people of Sham (Syria) about what to do with the remaining children of Husayn (peace be upon him) and his younger brother. Al-Nu'man ibn Bashir advised him: Treat them the way the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family) would have treated them if he saw them in this condition. Yazid then ordered that they be treated accordingly.

To the one addressed, the honorable and blessed Sharif, may mercy be upon him, who says:

When the head of Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) was brought, Ibn Ziyad commanded that a call for the congregational prayer be made, and the people gathered. He ascended the pulpit and spoke vile words. Abdullah bin Afif Al-Azdi stood up to him and said, "Woe to you, O Ibn Ziyad! You kill the children of the prophets and speak the words of the truthful!" Ibn Ziyad then ordered him to be killed and crucified.

Abu Nu'aim narrated: A man came to Ibn Umar while I was sitting there and asked him about blood from mosquitoes. Ibn Umar asked him, "Where are you from?" The man replied, "From the people of Iraq." Ibn Umar then said, "Look at this, he is asking about the blood from mosquitoes while they have killed the son of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) say, 'They are my two sweet basils from this world.'"

It is narrated that when the news of the killing of Hussein (peace be upon him) reached Al-Hasan Al-Basri, he wept until his shoulders trembled. He said, "Woe to the nation for the killing of the son of their prophet's (peace be upon him and his family) grandson, the son of their prophet's daughter."

When the news of the martyrdom of Husayn (peace be upon him) reached Al-Hasan Al-Basri, he wept until his temples throbbed. Then he said, "God has humiliated the nation that killed the son of their Prophet. By God, the head of Husayn will be returned to his body, and then his grandfather and his father will exact revenge from Ibn Marjanah."

Sharik narrated from Mughira, who said: Marjana said to her son Ubaydullah: "You vile one, you killed the son of the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah, you will never see Paradise."

When the delegation from Kufa arrived with the head of Hussein (peace be upon him), they entered the mosque of Damascus. Marwan ibn al-Hakam asked them: "What have you done?" They replied: "Eighteen men came to us from them, and by Allah, we finished off the last of them. Here are the heads and captives." Marwan then stood up and left. His brother Yahya ibn al-Hakam came to them and asked: "What have you done?" They told him the same thing they told his brother. He responded: "You have blocked yourselves from (the intercession of) Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) on the Day of Judgment. I will never join you in any affair." He then rose and departed.

And Ibrahim al-Nakha'i said: If I were among those who killed Hussein, and then I were forgiven and admitted into...

I was too shy to pass by the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) so that he would see my face.

It was narrated from Umar ibn Abdul Aziz that he said: "If I were among those who killed Hussain (peace be upon him) and was forgiven and allowed to enter Paradise, I would not enter it out of shame before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)."

In another narration, he said: "If I were among those who killed Hussain (peace be upon him), and it was said to me to enter Paradise, I would not do so, out of shame for Muhammad's (peace be upon him and his family) eyes to fall upon me."

A man who witnessed the Day of Karbala with Umar ibn Sa'ad was asked: "Woe to you! Did you kill the family of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family)?" He replied: "You bite on stone, for if you had witnessed what we witnessed, you would have done what we did. A group rose against us with their hands on the hilts of their swords, like fierce lions, shattering cavalry to the right and the left, casting themselves onto death, not accepting security, nor desiring wealth. Nothing stood between them and meeting their death or seizing kingship. If we had held back from them even briefly, they would have overtaken the entire army without exception, and we were left with no control!"

Al-Rabi' ibn Khuthaym, upon hearing of the killing of Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) said: "They have killed children whom, had the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family) returned from a journey, he would have embraced them."

Ibn Sa'd said: Abu Uthman al-Nahdi was a resident of Kufa, and he did not have a house there for his children. When al-Hussein, son of Ali (peace be upon him), was killed, he relocated and settled in Basra, saying, "I will not reside in a town where the son of the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) was killed." He had lived during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) but did not see him.

Al-Hussein ibn Ali, the writer, mentioned that Ubayd Allah ibn Sulayman quarreled with Ibn al-Ashnab, disputing over what event was the most severe in Islam upon the Muslims. Ubayd Allah ibn Sulayman said it was the killing of Hussein (peace be upon him), as the Muslims despaired after his killing, losing hope in any relief they anticipated and any justice they awaited. When the writer was asked about this, he said: What was most severe upon the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is indeed the most severe upon the Muslims.

To Mr. Al-Murtada, may mercy be upon him, who says:

Conclusion:

On the Day of Arbaeen, there are four gatherings.

The first gathering: the return of Imam Zain al-Abidin (peace be upon him) with his aunts and sisters to Karbala.

It is mentioned in the Nahiyah Sharif Ziyarat: Peace be upon the blood-stained white hair, peace be upon the soil-covered cheek, peace be upon the plundered body, peace be upon the lips struck by the rod, peace be upon the severed throat, peace be upon the raised head, peace be upon the exposed bodies in the wilderness, preyed upon by ravenous wolves and visited by wild beasts. Peace be upon you, my lord, and on the angels fluttering around your dome, surrounding your grave, circling your courtyard, and visiting you. Peace be upon you, for I have come to you, hoping to achieve success by your side.

Peace be upon you, the knowledgeable one who respects your sanctity, sincerely loyal to your guardianship, drawing closer to God through love for you, and free from your enemies. Peace from someone whose heart is wounded by your suffering, and whose tears flow at the mention of you. Peace to the grief-stricken, sorrowful, confused, and humble. Peace from one who wishes they could have been with you at Karbala.

If someone stood by you, even at the edge of swords, offering themselves up to fate, and fought before you, and aided your triumph over those who oppressed you, sacrificing themselves, their soul, body, wealth, and children for you, and if they pledged their spirit to yours and their family for yours as a shield, and fate delayed me, preventing me from supporting you, not enabling me to combat your enemies, nor to openly oppose them, I would lament you morning and night, and weep for you blood in place of tears, in sorrow over you and regret for what befell you, longing, until I die from the anguish of disaster and the bitterness of grief.

The honorable Sheikh al-Saduq, may Allah have mercy on him, narrated from Al-Harith ibn Ka'b, from Fatima bint Ali, peace be upon them: Yazid (may Allah curse him) ordered the women of Hussein (peace be upon him) to be imprisoned along with Ali ibn al-Hussein (peace be upon them) in a confinement that provided them no protection from heat nor cold, until their faces became weathered. No stone in the sacred house of Jerusalem was lifted without finding beneath it fresh, white blood. The people saw the sun on the walls, red like dyed garments, until Ali ibn al-Hussein (peace be upon them) emerged with the women and returned the head of Hussein (peace be upon him) to Karbala.

In the book "The Tables of Distress" by Sayyid Mohsen al-Amin, may mercy be upon him, it states: Yazid promised Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon them) on the day they were brought before him that he would grant him three requests. Yazid asked him to state the three requests he had promised to fulfill. Ali ibn al-Husayn replied: "The first is to show me the face of my master and father, al-Husayn (peace be upon him), so I may bid farewell to him. The second is to return to us what was taken from us. The third, if you have decided to kill me, is to send someone with these women to escort them back to the sanctuary of their grandfather (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)." Yazid responded: "As for your father's face, you shall never see it again. Regarding your death, I have pardoned you. As for the women, no one will take them back to Medina except you. As for what was taken from you, I will compensate you with twice its value."

He (peace be upon him) said: "As for your possession, we do not want it, and it remains with you. We only sought it because it contained the spindle of Fatimah daughter of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), her veil, her necklace, and her shirt." He ordered their return and added to them from his own resources two hundred dinars. Zain al-Abidin took them and distributed them among the poor and needy.

In a narration, Yazid said to Ali ibn Al-Hussein (peace be upon them): "If you wish to stay with us, we would honor you, and if you wish to return to Medina, we will send you back." He replied, "I only want to return to Medina."

Then, Yazid, may God curse him, ordered the return of the captives and prisoners to Medina. He sent them with Al-Nu'man ibn Bashir Al-Ansari and a group of companions. When they reached the land of Iraq, they asked their guide to take them through the route of Karbala. Upon reaching the site of the massacre, they found Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari and a group from Bani Hashim, along with men from the family of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family), who had come to visit the grave of Hussein (peace be upon him). They all arrived at the same time, meeting with tears, sorrow, and lamentation, and held a mourning ceremony. The people of the surrounding region gathered with them and they remained thus for several days.

In the book "Bisharat Al-Mustafa" and others, with a chain of narration from Atiyah Al-Aufy, it is said: I went out with Jabir bin Abdullah Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) visiting the grave of Hussain (peace be upon him). When we arrived at Karbala, Jabir approached the bank of the Euphrates and washed himself. Then he wrapped himself in a waist cloth and wore another over it. He then opened a package containing sandalwood and sprinkled it over his body. He did not take a step except that he mentioned Allah Almighty until he reached near the grave. He said: "Touch it for me," and I guided his hand to it. He then collapsed on the grave, unconscious. I sprinkled some water on him, and when he regained consciousness, he said: "Oh Hussain," three times. Then he said: "Beloved, why do you not answer your beloved?" Then he continued: "How could you answer when your veins have been severed on your neck, and your body has been separated from your head? I testify that you are the son of the best of prophets, the son of the lord of the believers, the son of the ally of piety, the descendant of guidance, the fifth of the people of the cloak, the son of the leader of the saints, the son of Fatimah, the leader of the women. How can it not be so when the hand of the master of messengers fed you, and you were brought up in the lap of the pious?"