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Yazid increased the praise of Imam Husain (a.s.)

Hadith No: 1
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidayah wa'l-Nihayah - The Year Eleven of the Hijrah
Chapter on the Remaining Aspects Related to the Noble Seerah
Dala'il al-Nubuwwah - His News of the Murder of Husayn ibn Ali, peace be upon him
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (241)
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- .... As for Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), when Ibn Umar pointed out to him to refrain from going to Iraq and opposed him, he embraced him as a farewell and said: "I entrust you to Allah, O one destined to be killed." What Ibn Umar had foreseen came to pass, for when Husayn set out, feeling independent in his decision, Ibn Ziyad sent to him Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad with a battalion of four thousand men, led by Umar ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, and this was after Ibn Ziyad had sought to excuse himself, but he did not relent. They met at a place called Karbala in the land of Taff, and Husayn ibn Ali and his companions sought refuge in a small fortified structure there, positioning it at their back while they faced those men. Husayn requested from them one of three things: either to let him return to where he came from, or to allow him to go to a frontier fort and fight there, or to leave him alone until he could go to Yazid ibn Muawiya and place his hand in his, so that Yazid could judge him as he wished. But they refused him any of these options and said: "You must come before Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, and he will decide what to do with you." He refused to go to him ever and fought them to the end. They killed him, may Allah have mercy on him, and they took his head to Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, placing it between his hands. Ibn Ziyad began to strike his teeth with a stick in his hand, while Anas ibn Malik was sitting nearby. Anas said to him: "O you, raise your stick; it has been a long time since I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his holy progeny, kiss these very teeth." Then Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad ordered that his family and those with him be taken to Syria, to Yazid ibn Muawiya and it is said that he sent the head with them, placing it before Yazid, and at that time he recited the words of one of the poets:
"We split the heads of noble men, * and it weighs heavily upon us, though they were more unjust and blind."
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 9
Hadith No: 2
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya
Then the year 61 began - The Martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali (peace be upon him)
The description of his martyrdom (peace be upon him) is taken from the words of the imams of this matter, not as alleged by the people of Tashayyu.
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (556)
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- .... Then he ordered that the head of Hussein be raised on a pole in Kufa and that it be carried in procession through its alleyways, and then he sent it with Zuhar ibn Qays and with him the heads of his companions to Yazid ibn Muawiya in Sham. With Zuhar were a group of horsemen, including Abu Burda ibn Awf al-Azdhi and Tariq ibn Abi Thabyan al-Azdhi. They set out until they arrived with all the heads before Yazid ibn Muawiya.
- And when Hussein was placed before Yazid, he said: By God, if I were your companion, I would not have killed you. Then he recited the words of al-Husayin ibn al-Humam al-Murri, the poet:
"They would split the heads of proud men who were dear to us, while they were more unjust and oppressive."
- Muhammad ibn Humayd al-Razi - and he was a Shi'i - said: Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Ahmari narrated to us, from Layth, from Mujahid, who said: When the head of Hussein was brought and placed before Yazid, he recited these verses:
"Would that my forefathers of Badr had witnessed the grief of the Khazraj in the attack of the arrows.
They would have mourned and wept with joy, then said: Blessed be this, do not ask."
"When the courtyard of their camp was filled and the killing raged among the servants of God,
We killed the weak among your nobles and avenged the tilt of Badr, restoring balance."
Mujahid said: He was indeed being hypocritical in this, and by God, there was not one remaining in his army who did not leave it in disdain, criticizing it.
- The scholars differed afterward on whether Ibn Ziyad sent the head of Hussein to Sham to Yazid or not, with two opinions, the more plausible of which is that he sent it to him, and there are many reports regarding this, and Allah knows best.
- Abu Mukhnaf said, from Abu Hamza al-Thumali, from Abdullah al-Yamani, from al-Qasim ibn Bakhit, who said: When the head of Hussein was placed before Yazid ibn Muawiya, he began to poke at it with a stick he held in his hand, in its mouth, and then said: This is like what al-Husayin ibn al-Humam al-Murri said about it and us:
"They would split the heads of proud men who were dear to us, while they were more unjust and oppressive."
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 11
Hadith No: 3
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Then the year 61 AH entered
The Martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali (may he rest in peace) - His Head (may he rest in peace)
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (580)
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- .... As for the head of Hussein (may he rest in peace), it is commonly known among the historians and those who narrate sirah that Ibn Ziyad sent it to Yazid ibn Muawiya. Some people have denied this, but I think the former is more well-known. And Allah knows best.
Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 11
Hadith No: 4
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Book of Al-Manaqib - Chapter on the Virtues of Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon him)
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (193)
15137 - Thaqaq ibn Uthman said: Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon him) set out to Kufa, displeased with the caliphate of Yazid ibn Muawiya. Yazid ibn Muawiya wrote to Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad, who was governor over Iraq, "It has come to my attention that Husayn is on his way to Kufa, and you have been afflicted with him at this time more than any other time, and your city more than any other city, and you have been tested with him more than any other ruler. You may either free yourself or return to being a slave, as you would control the slaves." So Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad killed him and sent his head to Yazid, and when it was placed before him, he recited the words of al-Husayn ibn Hamam al-Murri:
"We cleave the heads of beloved men, *
To us, they were dear, yet they were the most wronged and unjust."
Narrated by al-Tabarani, and its narrators are trustworthy, except that Thaqaq did not witness the event.
Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9
Hadith No: 5
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Book of Virtues - Chapter on the Virtues of al-Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon them)
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (195)
15148 - Ibn Sa'd, meaning al-Layth, narrated from my father, saying: Al-Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon them) would be captured, while they fought him and killed his sons and companions who had fought alongside him in a place called al-Tuf. And they took Ali ibn Husayn, Fatimah bint Husayn, and Sukayna bint Husayn to Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, who was in charge that day of a youth who had reached maturity, and he sent them to Yazid ibn Muawiyah, who commanded that Sukayna be placed behind his couch so that she would not see her father's head and the heads of her relatives, while Ali ibn Husayn was in chains. He lowered his head and struck the two front teeth of al-Husayn, saying:
"We split the heads of men who were dear to us, *although they were the most unjust and misguided."
Ali ibn Husayn replied: {No calamity befalls you in the earth or in yourselves but it is in a register before We bring it into being. Indeed, that, for Allah, is easy} (Quran 57:22). It weighed heavily on Yazid that Ali ibn Husayn would express himself with a couplet and recite a verse from the Book of Allah, the Almighty. Yazid said instead: {And whatever misfortune befalls you is because of what your own hands have earned, and He overlooks many} (Quran 42:30). Ali replied: "By Allah, if the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) were to see us chained, he would wish to free us from the chains." Yazid said, "You have spoken the truth," and ordered them to be released from the chains. He continued: "Even if we stood between the hands of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) at a distance, he would wish to bring us closer." Yazid replied, "You have spoken the truth," and commanded them to be brought closer. Thus, Fatimah and Sukayna began to stretch to see their father's head, while Yazid tried to lean in his seat to cover his head. Then he ordered them to be properly equipped and sent off and escorted to Medina. This was narrated by al-Tabarani, and its narrators are trustworthy.
Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9
Hadith No: 6
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Book of Maqamat - Chapter on the Virtues of Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon them)
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (198)
15176 - And Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Makhzumi narrated that when the remains of Husayn ibn Ali were brought in before Yazid ibn Muawiya and his head was placed in front of him, Yazid wept and said:
"We break the heads of beloved men among us, * while they were indeed more unjust and oppressive."
Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9
Hadith No: 7
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubalā' - And Among the Minor Companions - Al-Husayn al-Shahid
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (305)
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- .... Al-Zubayr: Narrated to us: Muhammad ibn al-Duhhak from his father, who said: Al-Husayn set out, and Yazid wrote to Ibn Ziyad, his deputy: "Al-Husayn is headed to Kufa, and you have been tested with him during your time, among the times, in your city, among the cities, and you are one of the governors. There, you may either free him or return him to slavery." Ibn Ziyad killed him and sent his head to Yazid."
Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 3
Hadith No: 8
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubala - And Among the Young Companions - Al-Husayn the Martyr
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (309)
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- .... And Umar ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas came, and Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad had appointed him over the army. He requested Ubayd Allah to relieve him of that, but he refused. Then Al-Husayn said: "Choose one of three options: either you let me go, and I will join the garrisons, or I go to Yazid, or I am sent back to Medina." Umar accepted this and wrote to Ubayd Allah about it. Ubayd Allah wrote back: "Not without first showing you honor until you place your hand in mine." Al-Husayn replied: "No, by Allah," and fought until he was killed. His companions were killed, including a dozen or so young men from his family. Then an arrow came and struck one of his young sons, and he began to wipe the blood from him, saying: "O Allah, judge between us and our people who invited us to help them, then kill us." Then he continued to fight until he was killed. A man from the Madhhij struck him down and severed his head, then went on with it to Ubayd Allah, saying:
"Load my camel's saddlebags with gold, for I have killed the veiled king. I have killed the best of people, mother and father."
He sent his head to Yazid, placing it before him, and Abu Barzah al-Aslami was with him. Yazid began to poke at the head with a stick, saying:
"We split open the heads of noble men * who were dear to us, yet they were the most ungrateful and unjust."
Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 3
Hadith No: 9
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubalā' - Among the Lesser Companions - Al-Husayn the Martyr
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (319)
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- .... Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Hamzah narrated to me, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: My father, Hamzah ibn Yazid al-Hadrami, informed me, saying: "I saw a woman among the most beautiful and wisest of women, named Riya, the caretaker of Yazid, who was said to have lived to be a hundred years old. She said: A man entered upon Yazid and said: 'Rejoice, for Allah has granted you power over al-Husayn,' and the head was brought. He placed it in a basin, and then ordered the servant to uncover it. When he saw it, he covered his face, as if he had smelled something of it. I said to her, 'Did he strike its teeth with a stick?' She replied, 'By Allah, yes.' Then Hamzah added: And some of our people informed me that he saw the head of al-Husayn crucified in Damascus for three days."
Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 3
Hadith No: 10
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir
Chapter on the letter H - Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (115)
2846 - Ali ibn Abdul Aziz narrated to us, saying: Al-Zubair ibn Bakhar narrated to me, from Muhammad ibn al-Dhahhak ibn Uthman al-Hizamiy, from his father, who said: Al-Husayn ibn Ali (RA) went out to Kufa, displeased with the caliphate of Yazid ibn Muawiya. So Yazid ibn Muawiya wrote to Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad, who was the governor over Iraq, saying: "It has reached me that Husayn has marched to Kufa, and your time is being tested with him among the times, and your city among the cities, and you are being tested with him among the governors. There he may be freed or return to being a slave, just as slaves are subjugated." So Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad killed him and sent his head to Yazid, and when it was placed before him, he recited the words of Al-Husayn ibn al-Hammam:
"We cleave the skulls of beloved men * to us, and they were most unjust and oppressive."
Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 3
Hadith No: 11
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir
Chapter on the letter Ha - Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (116)
2848 - Ali ibn Abd al-Aziz narrated to us, saying: Al-Zubair narrated to me, from Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Makhzumi, who said: When the burden of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon him) was brought in to Yazid ibn Muawiya and his head was placed between his hands, Yazid wept and said:
"We shatter skulls of those who hope for our loved ones, while they were the most ungrateful and unjust."
"By Allah, if I had been your companion, I would never have killed you." Ali ibn al-Husayn replied, "It is not like this." He asked, "How, son of my mother?" He answered, "{No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves, except that it is in a Register before We bring it into being. Indeed, that, for Allah, is easy} (Surah al-Hadid 57:22)." And there was Abd al-Rahman ibn Umm al-Hakam with him, and Abd al-Rahman said:
"To a skull near Karbala, there is no closer kinship than that of Ibn Ziyad al-Abdi, of deep ancestry.
Its lineage today has become as numerous as stones, * while the daughter of the Messenger of Allah has no descendants."
Yazid raised his hand and struck Abd al-Rahman's chest, saying, "Be silent."
Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 3
Hadith No: 12
Al-Tabari - Tarikh al-Tabari - Year 61 - The Martyrdom of al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with him
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (459)
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- .... Abu Mukhnif said: "Then Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad set up al-Husayn's head in Kufa and began to parade it around the city. Then he summoned Zahhar ibn Qays and dispatched him with al-Husayn's head and the heads of his companions to Yazid ibn Muawiya."
Reference: Taarikh al-Tabari Book 5
Hadith No: 13
Al-Dinori - al-Akhbar al-Tiwal - Caliphate of the Umayyads - Allegiance to Yazid
The Martyrdom of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) - The End of al-Husayn (peace be upon him)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (260/261)
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- .... They said: Then Ibn Ziyad prepared Ali ibn al-Husayn and those with him from the sacred women and sent them to Yazid ibn Muawiya with Zahr ibn Qays, Mahqin ibn Thalaba, and Shumar ibn Dhi al-Jawshan and they traveled until they arrived in Syria and entered upon Yazid ibn Muawiya in the city of Damascus, and they brought with them the head of al-Husayn and placed it before him. Then Shumar ibn Dhi al-Jawshan spoke and said: O Commander of the Faithful, this came to us with eighteen men from his family and sixty men from his followers. We approached them and asked them to submit to the judgment of our commander, Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad, or to fight. So we went to them at the sunrise, and surrounded them from every side. When the swords took hold of them, they began to flee to any refuge, like doves fleeing from falcons. It was only a matter of slicing a few necks or a brief moment of rest until we came upon the last of them. And behold, those bodies were bare, their clothes tattered, and their cheeks dusted, with the winds swirling around them, while their visitors were the eagles and their envoys the vultures. When Yazid heard this, tears filled his eyes, and he said: Woe to you! I would have been satisfied with less from your obedience than the killing of al-Husayn. May Allah curse ibn Murjan! By Allah, if I had been his companion, I would have forgiven him. May Allah have mercy on Abu Abdullah. Then he recited:
"We split the heads of mighty men * who were dear to us, though they were more unjust and oppressive."
Reference: Al-Akhbaar al-Tawaal Book 1
Hadith No: 14
Al-Mizzi - Tahdhib al-Kamal fi Asmai al-Rijal - Chapter on the letter Ha
Those Named al-Husayn - 1323: al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib al-Qurashi
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (429)
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- .... And Umar ibn Sa'd sent his family and children to Ubaydullah, and there remained from the household of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) only a boy who was ill with the women. Ubaydullah ordered him to be killed, so Zaynab, daughter of Ali, threw herself over him and said: "He will not be killed until you kill me." He was moved by her, so he left him and restrained himself. Then he prepared them and sent them to Yazid, and when they were brought before him, he gathered those who were in his presence from the people of Shaam and then they were brought in to him. They congratulated him on the victory. A man among them, red and blue-eyed, stood up and looked at a young woman from among their daughters and said: "O Commander of the Faithful, gift me this one." Zaynab replied: "By Allah, no, neither as a mark of respect to you nor to him, unless he leaves the religion of Allah." The blue-eyed man repeated his request, but Yazid said: "Enough," and then he had them taken to his family, where he prepared them and sent them to Medina.
Reference: Tahzeeb al-Kamaal fi Asmaa al-Rejaal Book 6
Hadith No: 15
Al-Samm'ani - al-Ansab - Letter Shin - Chapter Shin and Ha - 2404: al-Shahid
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (185/186)
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- .... And Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq said: There was only one purity between al-Hasan and al-Husayn. Al-Hasan was born in Ramadan in the year three, and al-Husayn in Sha'ban in the year four. They both resembled the Messenger of Allah. Al-Hasan resembled the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) most in appearance from the chest to the head, while al-Husayn resembled the Messenger of Allah in all that was below that. And there remained no male descendants of al-Husayn except for a sickly boy, Ali ibn al-Husayn, who was called Zayn al-Abidin. And when the heads were carried to Yazid ibn Muawiya, the head of al-Husayn was placed before him, and Yazid began to recite with a stick on his lips:
"We split open heads of mighty men
*Upon us, and they were more unjust and blind…"
Reference: al-Ansaab Book 8
Hadith No: 16
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Dimashq (History of Damascus) - Letter Hā'
1566 - Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (214)
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- .... Abu Ghalib also narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Ghana'im ibn al-Ma'mun narrated to me, saying: Ubayd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to me, saying: Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to me that my uncle narrated to him, that al-Zubair narrated to me, from Muhammad ibn al-Duhak, from his father, who said: Al-Husayn ibn Ali set out for Kufa, displeased with the appointment of Yazid. So Yazid wrote to Ibn Ziyad, who was acting as governor over Iraq, 'It has reached me that Husayn has gone to Kufa, and you are tested with him during your time among all times, and your city among all cities, and you are tested with him among all the governors. You will either be freed or return to being a servant, just as the servants are treated.' So Ibn Ziyad killed him and sent his head to Yazid.'
Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 14
Hadith No: 17
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter Zay - 2242: Zuhar ibn Qays al-Ju'fi al-Kufi
Volume: (18) - Page Number: (444/445)
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- .... Hisham ibn Muhammad said, Abu Makhnaf narrated: Then Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad mounted the head of al-Husayn in Kufa and began to parade it around. Then he called Zuhar ibn Qays and sent him with the head of al-Husayn and the heads of his companions to Yazid ibn Muawiya. Abu Burda ibn Awf al-Azdi and Tarik ibn Abi Thubyan al-Azdi were with Zuhar, and they set out until they arrived with it in al-Sham, at Yazid.
Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 18
Hadith No: 18
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Dimashq - On Women - 9343: Riya, the wet nurse of Zayd ibn Muawiya
Volume: (69) - Page Number: (159/160)
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- .... She said: Some of the Banu Umayya entered upon Yazid and said: "Rejoice, O Commander of the Faithful, for Allah has given you power over the enemy of Allah and your enemy," meaning al-Husayn ibn Ali, "who has been killed, and his head has been sent to you." But only a few days passed before the head of al-Husayn was brought and placed between the hands of Yazid in a basin. He commanded a slave to lift the cloth that was over it, and when he saw it, he covered his face with his sleeve, as if he smelled something from it, and said: "Praise be to Allah who has spared us the burden without any burden": {Whenever they kindled a fire for war, Allah extinguished it} (Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:64).
- .... Ahmad said, my father said, Yahya ibn Hamza said to me, my father, meaning Hamza ibn Yazid, said: I saw a woman after that, killed and lying on the steps of Jirun, her private parts exposed, and in her private parts, a stake planted. Hamza said: Some of our people had told me that he saw the head of al-Husayn crucified in Damascus for three days.
Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 69
Hadith No: 19
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus)
9400 - Fatimah bint al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ...
Volume: (70) - Page Number: (14/15)
- Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn Ahmad and others narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr ibn Raydhah narrated to us, saying: Sulayman ibn Ahmad narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Zunbaq Ruh ibn al-Farj narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Bakir narrated to me, from al-Layth who said: Al-Husayn ibn Ali refused to be captured, so they fought him, killed him, and killed his son and his companions who fought with him in a place called al-Taff. They took Ali ibn Husayn, Fatimah bint Husayn, and Sukayna bint Husayn to Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, and Ali was then a young man who had reached maturity. He sent them to Yazid ibn Muawiyah, who ordered that Sukayna be placed behind his throne so that she would not see the head of her father and her relatives. Ali ibn Husayn was in chains and his head was lowered, and he struck the front teeth of al-Husayn, saying:
"We will split the heads of people who are dear to us, and they were more unjust and blind."
Ali ibn Husayn said: {Whatever strikes you of disaster on earth or in yourselves is in a Book before We bring it into being. Indeed, that, for Allah, is easy" (Surah Al-Hadid 57:22).} It was difficult for Yazid that Ali recited a verse from the Book of Allah and concluded with a line of poetry. Yazid said instead: {And whatever strikes you of disaster is due to what your own hands have earned, and He forgives much" (Surah Ash-Shura 42:30).} He said: "By Allah, if the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) saw us chained, he would prefer that we be freed from the chains." Yazid replied, "You are right," and he ordered them to be unchained. He added, "Even if we stood before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) at a distance, he would wish to bring us closer." Yazid said, "You are right," and they brought them closer, so Fatimah and Sukayna began to stretch to see their father's head, while Yazid tried to lean forward in his seat to conceal their father's head from them. Then he ordered that they be equipped and provided for and sent out to Medina.
Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 70
Hadith No: 20
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh al-Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (303)
- Ubaydullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to me, saying: My uncle narrated to us, saying: Al-Zubayr narrated to me from Muhammad ibn al-Duhhak, from his father, who said: Al-Husayn ibn Ali set out for Kufa, displeased with the rule of Yazid. Yazid wrote to ibn Ziyad, who was governing Iraq at the time: "It has reached me that Husayn has gone to Kufa, and you are being tested with him in this time among the times, and in your land among the lands, and you are being tested with him among the governors. You may either free yourself or return to being a servant, just as servants are treated." Ibn Ziyad killed him and sent his head to Yazid."
Reference: Tarjimah al-Imam al-Husain (a.s.) Book 1
Hadith No: 21
al-Qundozi al-Hanafi - Yanabi' al-Mawaddah li Dhawi al-Qurbā
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (16)
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21 - al-Laith ibn Sa'd: When Hussein and his companions were killed, they took Ali ibn al-Hussein in chains, along with Fatimah and Sukaynah, the daughters of Hussein, to Ibn Ziyad, who sent them to Yazid and ordered that Sukaynah be placed behind his back so she would not see her father's head until they arrived before Yazid, who said:
"We break the heads of honorable men over this, yet they were more unjust and oppressive than anyone."
Then he sent them back to Medina.
Reference: Yanabie Almawadat Lidhuyi Alqurbaa Book 3