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In the Footsteps of al-Husayn (peace be upon him)
Dr. Ahmad Rasm al-Nafis
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was shedding tears. I said, “O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, what is wrong?” He said, “Gabriel came to me and informed me that my nation will kill this son of mine.” I said, “This one?” He replied, “Yes,” and he brought me some red soil.” (1) Narrated by al-Bayhaqi.
In Al-Isabah (under the biography of Anas ibn al-Harith), al-Bukhari states in his Tarikh:
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) say: ‘Indeed, this son of mine’—meaning al-Husayn—‘will be killed in a land called Karbala. Whoever among you witnesses that should support him.’”
Anas ibn al-Harith later went out to Karbala and was killed there alongside al-Husayn (peace be upon him). (2)
In Al-Sawa‘iq al-Muhriqah by Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, Ibn Sa‘d and al-Tabarani narrate from Aisha that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
“Gabriel informed me that my son al-Husayn will be killed after me in the land of al-Taff, and he brought me this soil and told me that it contains the place of his burial.” (3)
Al-Baghawi narrates in his Mu‘jam, from the hadith of Anas, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
“The Angel of Rain sought permission from his Lord to visit me, and he was granted permission. It was on the day of Umm Salama. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘O Umm Salama, guard the door for us and let no one enter.’ While she was at the door, al-Husayn entered and rushed toward the Messenger of Allah, who began kissing and embracing him. The angel said:
‘Do you love him?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ The angel said, ‘Your nation will kill him. If you wish, I will show you the place where he will be killed.’ So he showed him, and he brought soil from that land—red earth. Umm Salama took it and placed it in her garment.”
Thabit said: “We used to say that it was Karbala.”
In the narration of al-Mulla and Ibn Ahmad in the additions to the Musnad, she said:
“He then handed me a handful of red soil and said: ‘This is from the soil of the land where he will be killed. When it turns into blood, know that he has been killed.’ Umm Salama said: ‘I placed it in a bottle with me, and I would say: The day it turns to blood will be a great day.’”
In another narration from her: “I checked it on the day al-Husayn was killed, and it had turned into blood.” (1)
3 – A Failed Assassination Attempt and the Identification of a Group of Hypocrites
Ibn Kathir relates in his Tafsir, quoting al-Bayhaqi in Dala’il al-Nubuwwah, from Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, who said:
“I was holding the reins of the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), leading it, while ‘Ammar was driving it—or I was driving it while ‘Ammar was leading it—until we reached al-‘Aqabah. There I saw twelve riders who intercepted him. I alerted the Messenger of Allah about them, and he shouted at them, so they fled.
The Messenger of Allah then said to us, ‘Did you recognize the people?’ We said, ‘No, O Messenger of Allah. They were veiled, but we recognized the mounts.’ He said, ‘These are the hypocrites until the Day of Resurrection. Do you know what they intended?’ We said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘They intended to crowd the Messenger of Allah and make him fall…’” (1)
References:
(1) Yanabi‘ al-Mawaddah, 2/142, Al-A‘lami Foundation, Beirut.
(2) Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah by Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, 1/170–271, no. 266 (Anas ibn al-Harith), Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1st ed., 1995.
(3) Al-Sawa‘iq al-Muhriqah by Ibn Hajar, p. 292, vol. 28, Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 3rd ed., 1414 AH / 1993 CE.