December 2011
Haven't the words of the Messenger of Allah reached
you about me and my brother: "Those are two youths of
the people of heaven"?. If you entrusted with what I said
and its' the truth. By Allah I don't intend to lie! Ever
since when I understood that Allah becomes angry
towards the people of it; as He harms whoever plots it.
And if you accuse me to be a liar, then there is someone
who if you ask, he will report you of me. Ask Jabbir son
of Abdullah AlAnsary, Aba Sa'eed Al Khuthri, Sahal Ibn
Sa'ad AlSa'edi, Zaid Ibn Arqam, and Anas Ibn Malek.
They will tell you that they've heard about this report
from the Messenger of Allah about me and my brother.
Is that not a barrier between you and I, on shedding my
blood? So Shimmir replied: He surely worshipped Allah
with a letter, if he knew what you were saying. And so
Habeeb son of Muthaaher(r.a)said: By Allah I see you
worship Allah with 70 letters, and I witness that you are
right that you do not know what he is saying. Allah has
sealed your heart! So AlHussein pbuh said: If you are in
doubt from this say, do you doubt that I am the son of
your Prophets' daughter? By Allah there isn't from the
East nor the West, a son of a Prophets' daughter in
between all of you. Woe onto you, do you demand
someone I killed or money that I have stolen? Or a Law
of Equality (Qisas)? So they decided to ignore him
(Hussein pbuh). But he called: O Shabbath son of Ribi'! O
Hajar son of Abjir ! O Qais son of Ash'ath and O Zaid son
of Harith! Didn't you write for me to come to you, that
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the plants began to grow and turn green? And that I am
coming towards an armed throng of soldiers?” So then
they said: “WE DID NOT!” Hussein pbuh said:
“Subhanallah!! By Allah you have!” AlHussein pbuh said:
O People! If you hate me leave me alone! I will go away
from you to a safe place on this earth!”
So then Qais son of Ash'ath said: “Will you come into
agreement with leadership of your cousins, for they will
show you only what you will love! And not even what you
hate shall reach you!” So AlHussein pbuh said: “You are
the brother of your own brother. Do you want Banu
Hashem to demand more than the blood of Muslim son
of Aqeel? By Allah!! I will not give my hand to them like
a subservient giver, and I shall not flee like the fleeing of
slaves. O servants of Allah, I seek refuge to my Lord and
your Lord for you to even stone me. I seek refuge to my
Lord and your Lord from every boastful arrogant, that
does not believe in the Day of Reckoning!”
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