Re: Did Yazeed Really killed Hazrat Hussain (R.A) ?
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You will be sad to know that as per pioneer Sunni ulema, your hero yazeed (la) was not that innocent as you and people like you would like us to believe.
The testimony of Imam Dhahabi that Yazeed killed Imam Hussain (as)
Imam Dhahabi in his authority work ‘Tarikh Islam’ Volume 5 page 30 states:
قلت: ولما فعل يزيد بأهل المدينة ما فعل، وقتل الحسين وإخوته وآله، وشرب يزيد الخمر، وارتكب أشياء منكرة، بغضه الناس، وخرج عليه غير واحد، ولم يبارك الله في عمره، فخرج عليه أبو بلال مرداس بن أدية الحنظلي
I say: ‘When Yazeed did to the people of Madina what he did and killed al-Hussain and his brothers and progeny, and Yazeed drank alcohol, and performed abominable things, then the people hated him and rose up against him more than once. God didn’t bless his life and Abu Bilal Mirdas bin Adya al-Hanzali rose against him.’
The testimony of Ibn Khaldun that Yazeed killed Imam Hussain (as)
Now let me cite the testimony of a scholar who despite his known Nasibi tendencies confirmed the fact that it was Yazeed who killed Imam Hussain (as). We read in Al-Muqadima by Ibn Khaldun, page 254:
فلا يجوز نصرة يزيد بقتال الحسين ، بل قتله من فعلات يزيد المؤكدة لفسقه ، والحسين فيها شهيد
“It is impermissible to support Yazeed in the matter of killing Hussain, nay (Hussain’s) murder is Yazeed’s deed that proves him to be a Fasiq and Hussain a martyr.”
The testimony of Ibn Hazm that Yazeed killed Imam Hussain (as)
Athough the ‘Nasb’ of Imam Ibn Hazm made him to call Yazeed ‘Amir ul-Momineen’ but despite that he did ackowledge all the evil deeds committed by his Amir al-Momineen:
ويزيد أمير المؤمنين؛ وكان قبيح الآثار في الإسلام؛ قتل أهل المدينة، وأفاضل الناس، وبقية الصحابة -رضي الله عنهم- يوم الحرة، في آخر دولته؛ وقتل الحسين -رضي الله عنه- وأهل بيته في أول دولته؛ وحاصر ابن الزبير -رضي الله عنه- في المسجد الحرام، واستخف بحرمة الكعبة والإسلام؛ فأماته الله في تلك الأيام
“Yazid Amir ul Momineen, was an evil doer in Islam. During the last days of his rule he massacred the people of Madina on the day of Hara. He killed the best of people and the remaining companions (ra). During the initial part of his rule, he killed Husain (ra) and his Ahle Bait. He surrounded Ibn Zubair in Masjid al-Haram. He violated the sanctity of Ka’ba and Islam. And during these days Allah killed him”
Jamharat Ansab al-Arab, page 112
The testimony of Imam of Ahle Sunnah Ibn Kathir that Yazeed killed Imam Hussain (as)
Let us read the veiws of Ibn Kathir regarding the role of Yazeed in the murder of Imam Hussain. While dicussing the events of 63 H, He stated:
وقد تقدم أنه قتل الحسين وأصحابه على يدي عبيد الله بن زياد
“It is already mentioned that he (Yazeed) killed al-Hussain and his companions through Ubaidullah bin Zyad”
Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 8 page 243
http://islamport.com/d/3/tkh/1/16/235.html
The testimony of Qadhi Thanaullah that Yazeed killed Imam Hussain (as)
Qadhi Thanaullah Pani Pati Uthmani under the commentary of 24:55 records:
"It is possible that this verse refers to Yazeed bin Muawiyah. Yazeed had martyred the grandson of Holy Prophet (s) and his companions, those companions were actually the members of the Prophet’s family.
Tafseer Mazhari [Urdu], Volume 8 page 268
Testimony of Sahabi Ibn Abbas (ra) that Yazeed killed Imam Hussain (as)
We read in Tareekh Kamil:
فكتب إليه ابن عباس:…وقد قتلت حسيناً وفتيان عبد المطلب مصابيح الهدى ونجوم الأعلام غادرتهم خيولك بأمرك
Ibn Abbas replied to Yazeed’s letter stating: “… You killed Husayn as well as the youth from Banu Abdul Muttalib who were beacons of guidance and famed stars, your troops marched on them at your orders ."
So no need to spread Nasibism among naive Ahle Sunnah just because you have to absolve your ancestor from the consequences of the grave sins he committed!!
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