139 - فَضائِلُهُ عليه السلام‏

139. His Virtues

432.رسولُ اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أحَبَّ أن يَنظُرَ إلى أحَبِّ أهلِ الأرضِ إلى أهلِ السَّماءِ فَليَنظُر إلَى الحُسَينِ .¹

432.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever would like to see the most beloved person to the inhabitants of the heavens from among the inhabitants of the earth should look at Husayn.' ²

433.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام: دَخَلتُ عَلى رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وَعِندَهُ أبي ابنُ كَعبٍ ، فَقالَ لي رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله مَرحَباً بِكَ‏يا أبا عَبدِاللَّهِ ، يا زَينَ السَمَواتِ وَالأرَضينَ ، قالَ لَهُ أبَيٌّ : وَكَيفَ يَكونُ يا رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله زَينُ السَّماواتِ وَالأرَضينَ أحَدٌ غَيرُكَ ؟! قالَ : يا أبَيُّ وَالَّذي بَعَثَني بِالحَقِّ نَبيّاً إنَّ الحُسَينَ بنَ عَليٍّ في السَّماءِ أكبَرُ مِنهُ في الأرضِ ، وَإنَّهُ لَمَكتوبٌ عَن يَمينِ عَرشِ اللَّهِ عزّ وجلّ : مِصباحُ هُدىً وَسَفينَةُ نَجاةٍ وَإمامٌ غَيرُ وَهنٍ وَعِزٌّ وَفَخرٌ وَعَلَمٌ وَذُخرٌ .³

433. Imam Husayn (AS) said, 'I visited the Prophet (SAWA) when Ubayy ibn Kab was with him. The Prophet greeted me, saying, 'Welcome O Aba Abdillah, O the beauty of the heavens and the earths.' So Ubayy said, 'How is it possible, O Messenger of Allah, for anyone other than you to be the beauty of the heavens and the earths?' He said, 'O Ubayy I swear by Him who has rightfully sent me down as a messenger, certainly [the worth of] Husayn b. Ali is greater in the heavens than on the earth. And verily it is written [about him] on the right side of Allah's Throne: lamp of guidance, ark of salvation, an Imam, not weak, a [source of] dignity and pride, a landmark and a great treasure.' ⁴

434.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام - مِن كَلامِهِ يَومَ عاشوراءَ - : ألا وَإنَّ الدَّعيَّ ابنَ الدَّعيِّ قَد رَكَّزَ بَينَ اثنَتينِ بَينَ السُلَّةِوَالذِلَّةِ وَهَيهاتَ مِنّا الذِلَّةُ يَأبى اللَّهُ ذلك لَنا وَرَسولُهُ وَالمُؤمِنونَ وَحُجورٌ طابَت وَطَهُرَت وَأنوفُ حَميَّةٍ وَنُفوسُ أبيَّةٍ مِن أن تُؤثِرَ طاعَةَ اللِئامِ عَلى مَصارِعِ الكِرامِ .⁵

434. Imam Husayn (AS), in his speech on the day of Ashura' said, 'Beware! Now this impostor, son of the impostor [i.e. Ubaydullah b. Ziyad, son of Ziyad b. Abih] ⁶ has cornered me between two things: between unsheathing the swords, and bearing humiliation. And far be it that we accept humiliation. Verily Allah, His Prophet, the believers, the sacred and pure laps which have nursed us and which abhor disgrace, have all refused that obedience to the ignoble men be chosen over an honourable death.' ⁷

435.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام - مِن كَلامِهِ يَومَ عاشوراءَ - : لا وَاللَّهِ لا أُعطيكُم بِيَدي إعطاءَ الذَّليلِ وَلا أُفِرُّ فِرارَ العَبيدِ .⁸

435. Imam Husayn (AS) said in his speech on the day of Ashura', 'By Allah! I shall not give my hand in yours like the giving of one disgraced, and nor shall I flee away like the fleeing of a slave.' ⁹

436.الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلام : سَمِعتُ الحُسَينَ عليه السلام يَقولُ : لَو شَتَمَني رَجلٌ في هَذهِ الأُذُنِ - وَأومى إلى اليُمنى - وَاعتَذَر لي في الاُخرى لَقَبِلتُ ذلك مِنهُ ، وَذَلِكَ‏أنَّ أميرَالمُؤمِنينَ عَليَّ بنَ أبي طالبٍ عليه السلام حَدَّثَني أنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَدّي رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يَقولُ : لا يَرِدُ الحَوضَ مَن لَم يَقبَلِ العُذرَ مِن مُحقٍّ أو مُبطِلٍ .¹⁰

436. Imam Zayn al-Abidin said, 'I heard Husayn (AS) say, 'If a man were to insult me in this ear - pointing to his right ear - and excuse himself to me in the other, I would accept that [excuse] from him, and that is because the Commander of the Faithful Ali b. Abu Talib (AS) narrated to me that he had heard my grandfather, the Prophet (SAWA) say, 'The one who does not accept the excuse of someone, be he right or wrong, will not arrive at the Heavenly Waters.' ¹¹

437.حُذَيفةَ بنِ الَيمانِ : رَأيتُ النَبيَّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله آخِذاً بِيَدِ الحُسين بن عَليٍّ عليهما السلام وَهُوَ يَقولُ : يا أيُّها النّاسُ هذا الحُسَينُ بنُ عَليٍّ فاعرِفوهُ ، فَوَالَّذي نَفسي بِيَدِهِ إنَّهُ لَفي الجَنَّةِ وَمُحِبّيهِ في الجَنَّةِ وَمُحبّي مُحِبّيهِ في الجَنَّةِ .¹²

437. Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman narrated, 'I saw the Prophet (SAWA) holding the hand of Husayn b. Ali (AS), saying, 'O people! This is Husayn b. Ali, so acknowledge him. By He who holds my life in His Hand, verily he will be in Paradise, those who love him will be in Paradise and those who love his lovers will be in Paradise.' ¹³

438.شعيب بن عبد الرحمن الخزاعي : وُجِدَ عَلى ظَهرِالحُسَينِ بنِ عَليٍّ يَومَ الطَّفِّ أثَرٌ ، فَسَألوا زَينَ العابِدينَ عَن ذلك فَقالَ : هذا مِمّا كانَ يَنقُلُ الجَرابَ عَلى ظَهرِهِ إلى مَنازِلَ الأرامِلِ وَاليَتامى وَالمَساكينَ .¹⁴

438. Shuayb b. Abd al-Rahman al-Khuzai said, 'A mark was seen on Husayn's back on the day of Taff [Ashura'], so they asked Zayn al-Abidin [about it], and he replied, 'This is the mark left by the sacks [of food] he carried on his back to the houses of widows, orphans and the destitute.' ¹⁵

439.السيد بن طاووس : اللهوف عَن راوي الحَديثِ : ثُمَّ إنَّ الحُسَينَ عليه السلام دَعا الناسَ إلى البَرازِ ، فَلَم يَزل يَقتُل كُلَّ مَن بَرَزَ إلَيهِ ، حَتّى قَتَل مَقتَلةً عَظيمَةً، وَهُوَ في ذلك يَقولُ :



القَتلُ أولى مِن رُكوبِ العارِوَالعارُ أولى مِن دُخولِ النارِ
قال بَعضُ الرواةِ : وَاللَّهِ ما رَأيتُ مَكثوراً قَطُّ قَد قُتِلَ وُلدُهُ وَأهلُ بَيتِهِ وَأصحابُهُ أربَطُ جَأشاً مِنهُ ، وَإنَّ الرجالَ كانَت لَتَشُدُّ عَلَيهِ فَيَشُدُّ عَلَيها بِسَيفِهِ ، وَلَقَد كانَ يَحمِلُ فيهم ، وَقَد تَكَمَّلوا ثَلاثينَ ألفاً ، فَينهَزِمونَ بَينَ يَديهِ كَأنَّهُم الجَرادُ المُنتَشِرُ ، ثُمَّ يَرجِعُ إلى مَركَزِهِ وَهُوَيَقولُ : «لا حَولَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إلّا بِاللَّهِ العَليِّ العَظيمِ» .¹⁶

439. al-Sayyid Ibn al-Tawus reported in his al-Luhuf on the authority of a narrator of traditions: 'Then Husayn called the enemy to a duel, and he kept on killing whoever stepped up to challenge him, until he had killed a large number of the enemy, upon which he said:
'Death is better than embarking on (a life of) indignity;
And indignity is preferable over plunging into the Fire.'
A reporter has said, 'By Allah, I have never seen a defeated one, whose children, household and companions have all been killed, as calm as him. The men [enemies] were fighting harshly with him and he too was harsh with them with his sword. He attacked an army of thirty thousand, scattered them in front of him as if they were scattered locusts. He then returned to his base, saying, 'There is no power or strength save in Allah, the most High, the Most Supreme.' ¹⁷

(اُنظر) عنوان 278 «عاشوراء» .

(See also: ASHIRA' 278)

138 - حُسَينٌ مِنِّي وأنا مِنهُ‏

138. Husayn is from Me and I am from Him

428.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمّا الحُسَينُ فَإنَّهُ مِنّي وَهُوَ ابني وَوَلَدي وَخَيرُ الخَلقِ بَعدَ أخيهِ وَهُوَ إمامُ المُسلِمينَ وَمَولى المُؤمِنينَ وَخَليفَةُ رَبِّ العالَمينَ وَغياثُ المُستَغيثينَ وَكَهفُ المُستَجيرينَ وَحُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلى خَلقِهِ‏أجمَعينَ وَهُوَ سَيِّدُ شَبابِ أهلِ الجَنَّةِ وَبابُ نَجاةِ الاُمَّةِ أمرُهُ أمري وَطاعَتُهُ طاعَتي مَن تَبِعَهُ فَإنَّهُ مِنّي وَمَن عَصاهُ فَلَيسَ مِنّي .¹

428.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'As for Husayn, he is from me, he is my son, my offspring, and the best of all mankind after his brother. He is the Imam of the Muslims, the Master of the Believers, the vicegerent of the Lord of the Universe, the helper of those who seek assistance, the refuge of those who seek refuge, the proof of Allah on all of His creation. He is the chief of the youth of Paradise, the door to the community's salvation. His command is my command. Obedience to him is obedience to me. Whoever follows him is associated with me and whoever disobeys him cannot be associated with me.' ²

429.بحار الأنوار عن البَراءِ بنِ عازِبٍ : رأيتُ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله حاملَ الحسينِ عليه السلام وهُو يقولُ : اللَّهُمَّ إنّي اُحِبُّهُ فأحِبَّهُ .³

429. al-Bara' b. 'Azib narrated, 'I saw the Prophet carrying Husayn and saying, 'O Allah, indeed I love him, so you love him too.' ⁴

430.المستدرك على الصحيحين عَن يَعلَى العامِريِّ : إنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إلى طَعامٍ دَعوا لَهُ ، قالَ : فاستَقَبلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله أمامَ القَومِ وَحُسَينٌ مَع الغُلمانِ يَلعَبُ فَأرادَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله أن يَأخُذَهُ فَطَفِقَ الصَّبيُ يَفِرُّ هاهُنا مَرَّةً وَهاهُنا مَرَّةً فَجَعَلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يُضاحِكُهُ حَتَّى أخَذَهُ ، قالَ : فَوَضَعَ إحدى يَديهِ تَحتَ قَفاهُ وَالاُخرى تَحتَ ذِقنِهِ فَوَضَعَ فاهُ عَلى فيهِ يُقَبِّلُهُ ، فَقالَ : حُسَينٌ مِنّى وَأنا مِن حُسَينٍ أحَبَّ اللَّهُ مَن أحَبَّ حُسَيناً ، حُسَينٌ سِبطٌ مِنَ الأسباطِ .⁵

430. Said b. Abi Rashid narrated on the authority of Yala al-'Amiri, that he accompanied the Prophet (SAWA) to a meal that he had been invited to. [He narrates], 'The Prophet (SAWA) went ahead towards the people whilst Husayn was playing with the other children. The Prophet (SAWA) wanted to take him, but the child ran from here to there. So the Prophet (SAWA) started to make him laugh until he finally caught him. Then he put one hand behind his neck and the other under his chin, then placed his mouth on Husayn's mouth and kissed him. He then said, 'Husayn is from me and I am from Husayn. May Allah love one who loves Husayn. Husayn is a special grandson from among other grandchildren.' ⁶

431.سنن الترمذي : كانَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله حامِلَ الحُسَينِ ابنِ عَليٍّ عَلى عاتِقِهِ ، فَقالَ رَجُلٌ : نِعمَ المَركَبُ رَكِبتَ يا غُلامُ، فَقالَ النَبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : وَنِعمَ الراكبُ هُوَ .⁷

431. Sunan al-Tirmidhi: 'Ibn Abbas narrated, 'The Prophet (SAWA) was carrying Husayn b. Ali on his shoulders, and a man said, 'What a good ride you've mounted on, son!' to which the Prophet (SAWA) said, 'And what a good rider he is!' ⁸