Hadith No: 12
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Book of Niche - Chapter on the Virtues of Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (195)
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And al-Layth, meaning Ibn Sa'd, said: My father, Husayn ibn Ali, was not pleased to be taken captive, so they fought him and killed him, as well as his sons and companions who fought with him, in a place called Karbala. And they took Ali ibn Husayn, Fatimah bint Husayn, and Sukayna bint Husayn to Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad, and Ali was then a boy who had reached maturity. He sent them to Yazid ibn Muawiya, who ordered that Sukayna be placed behind his throne so that she would not see her father's head and those of his relatives, while Ali ibn Husayn was in chains. He lowered his head and struck it on Husayn's front teeth, saying:
"We will shatter the heads of beloved men from among those dear to us,
even though they were more unjust and oppressive."
Ali ibn Husayn then said: {Whatever strikes you of disaster on earth or in yourselves,
is in a Book before We bring it into being.
Indeed, that, upon Allah, is easy" (Surah al-Hadid 57:22)}.
It weighed heavily on Yazid that Ali ibn Husayn recited a verse from the Book of Allah, the Almighty. Then Yazid said: {And whatever strikes you of disaster is due to what your own hands have earned,
and He overlooks much" (Surah ash-Shura 42:30)}. Ali replied: "By Allah, if the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) saw us in chains,
he would wish to free us from them." Yazid said: "You have spoken the truth.
Release them from the chains." Ali added: "And even if we stood before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) at a distance,
he would wish to draw us nearer." Yazid replied: "You have spoken the truth.
Bring them closer." So Fatimah and Sukayna began to stand on their toes to see their father's head,
and Yazid began to stand on his seat to cover the head of Husayn. Then he ordered that they be equipped for the journey,
provided for, and sent out to Medina." narrated by al-Tabarani, and its men are trustworthy.