If a Muslim cries over the passing away of their own relatives, then how can they not cry over the grandson of the Messenger of Allah (S)? As one of the greatest British historians, Edward Gibbon, once said: “In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Hussain will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader.”
Ref : The Decline and Fall of the Furthermore, crying for Imam al-Hussain (AS) is considered seeking nearness to Allah (SWT) for the tragedy of
Ref : The Holy Qur'an, (19:58); also refer to (17:109).
Ahmed and Ibn al-Dhahhak narrated from Ali (AS): “I entered on the prophet (S) and his eyes were 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 al-Hussain will be killed by the river Euphrates. He (the Prophet (S)) 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.”
Ref : Thakhaer al-Uqba, Muhibbuldeen al-Tabari, p. 148.
Ummul Fadhl the daughter of al-Harith said 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 was 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 well - Fatima will give birth, God willing, a boy so he will be in your lap. Then Fatima gave birth to al-Hussain (AS) 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 him in his lap, but I noticed that the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (S) pouring tears! So I said: Oh! Prophet of Allah, my parents are your ransom, what is with you? He said: Gabriel (AS) came to me and informed me that my nation (ummah) will kill this son of mine.
Ref : al-Mustadrak al-Sahih, al-Hafidh al-Hakim al-Nisapouri, v. 3, p. 176, (al-Hakim said: “This is an authentic hadith (Sahih) on the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim but they did not print it”).Dalael al-Nubouwa, al-Hafidh al-Bayhaqi under the subject of al-Hussain (AS).
Ibn al-A'tham IV, (Hyderabad, 1971), p. 211-2, the author narrates this hadith using a different chain of narration.
Umm Salamah(swt) has 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: Gabriel came to me with the sand upon which he (Hussain) will be killed. And he informed me that my nation (umma) will kill him."
Ref : al-Musannaf, al-Hafidh abu Bakr bin abi Shaibah, v. 12.
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 (AS)) what this land is called? He said: Karbala. 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 (AS) will be killed at the banks of Furat in a location called Karbala. Then Gabriel grabbed a handful of dirt and let me smell it. So I could not help it, my eyes overflowed.Ref : al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Ibn Saad.
al-Musannaf, Ibn Abi Shaibeh, v. 12 (with "Patience aba 'Abdullah, patience aba 'Abdullah").
Al-Moejam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani, v. 1.
Tareekh al-Shamm, Ibn 'Asakir.
From this tradition (hadith) we can see that Imam al-Ali (AS) also wept for Imam al-Hussain (AS). There are more traditions showing that the Holy Prophet (S) wept for Imam al-Hussain (AS)
Ref : al-Musnad, Ahmad bin Hanbal, v. 2, p. 60-61.
al-Taba'qat al-Kubra, Ibn Saadal-Moejam al-Kabeer, al-Hafidh al-Tabarani (on subject of al-Hussain)
A'lam al-Nubuwwah, al-Mawardi al-Shafi 'I
Kanz al-Ummal, al-Muttaqi al-Hindi.
Umm Salamah(swt), the wife of the Holy Prophet (S) also wept for Imam al-Hussain (AS).
Ref : al-Khasa'is, al-Suyuti al-Shafi'I, 2:125
al-Manaqib, al-Magazili, p. 313
al-Musnad, Ahmad bin Hanbal, 6:294
Tarikh al-Islam, al-Dimishqi, 3:11
al-Bidayah wal-Nihayah, 6:230
al-'Aqd al-Farid, ibn 'Abd Rabbah, 2:219
Kanz al-Ummal, al-Muttaqi al-Hindi
Cf. Ibn al-A'tham IV, 212-4
Sahih al- Tirmidhi; Mishkat al-Masabih, an-Nawawi, English Version, Tradition # 6157.
Even the Jinns mourned Imam al-Hussain (AS)'s martyrdom, it has been reported that after Imam al-Hussain (AS)'s martyrdom, Umm Salamah said: "I heard the Jinns mourning for al-Hussain (AS).
Ref : Tarikh al-Kabir, al-Bukhari (author of the famous Sahih), v. 4, Part 1, p. 26
Fadha'il al-Sahaba, Amhmad Ibn Hanbal, v. 2, p. 776, tradition # 1373
Tabarani, v. 3, p.130-1; Tahdhib, v. 7, p.404.
In conclusion we can say that crying on Imam Husain(AS) is the sunnat of Holy Prophet(SAWA). Every year we continue and revive the message of Karbala by mourning and crying over the injustice which the Ahlul Bayt (AS) suffered on the plains of Karbala
Ayesha said: No by Allah the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) never said. "The dead body is harmed due to weeping of somebody." But he said, "This kafir! His family's weeping causes an increase in his punishment." And that it is only Allah that makes one to weep and to cry. And no one will bear the load of others."
(Sahih Muslim. Chap. 9, Tradition No.25)
Also, in Sahih Bukhari we find that:
The Prophet (s.a.) said, "Allah will not punish people because of the tears they shed (over the dead) but He will punish (them) because of this." Pointing to his tongue.
(Sahih Bukhari Vol.7 Ch.24)
(Sahih Bukhari Vol.7 Ch.24)
“Abdullah bin abbas narrates that I saw Holy prophet(SAWA) while sleeping in afternoon, his hair were scattered, and full of dust, and he had a bottle filled with blood; I asked him: May my parents be sacrificed for you, what is this? He replied: This is the blood of Husain(AS) and his companions, I have been collecting it since day time. Ibne Abbas said that when I calculated, it was the day Holy Imam(AS) embraced martyrdom”
References :
1- usud ul ghaba, ibn ather, vol 1, page 572, urdu translation by abdul shakor lakhnavi, printed pakistan, under heading imam hussein
2-al asaba, ibn hajar asqalani, vol 2, page 17, printed egypt, under heading imam hussein
3- al istiab, ibn abdul bar, vol 1, page 395, printed beirut, under heading imam hussein
2-al asaba, ibn hajar asqalani, vol 2, page 17, printed egypt, under heading imam hussein
3- al istiab, ibn abdul bar, vol 1, page 395, printed beirut, under heading imam hussein
DREAM OF UMM SALMA ON THE DAY OF ASHURA
Umme Salma said: I saw Holy prophet (SAWA) in my dream, his hear and beard were filled with dust, I asked Him: why are you in this state? He replied: I have just seen Husain(AS) being martyred.
Umme Salma said: I saw Holy prophet (SAWA) in my dream, his hear and beard were filled with dust, I asked Him: why are you in this state? He replied: I have just seen Husain(AS) being martyred.
Ref :
1- Jami Tirmidhi, page 1028, narration 3771, chapter manaqib hasan and hussein asws, first print, 1426, dar ul kutb arbi, beirut
1- Jami Tirmidhi, page 1028, narration 3771, chapter manaqib hasan and hussein asws, first print, 1426, dar ul kutb arbi, beirut
2- mustadarak imam hakim with talkhess dhabi, vol 4, page 387, narration 6895, chapter discussion of umm salma, printed qadeemi kutb khana, pakistan
3- tehzeeb ut tehzeeb, ibn hajar, vol 2, page 356, under heading imam hussein, first print, hind
4- al bidaya wa nihaya, ibn kather, researched by abdul mohsin turki, vol 11,page 574, first print, 1418, beirut
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