Why do Shias beat upon themselves on 9/10 muharram

[shardmanny]

Re: Why do Shias beat upon themselves on 9/10 muharram

@Nussairee

watch the video of a young Shia scholar answering the question very nicely here…http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150416080833277

reference of one of the hadiths he has used is as following…

ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قبض وهو في حجري ثم وضعت رأسه على وسادة وقمت ألتدم مع النساء واضرب وجهي
Allah’s Apostle died in my lap. I then placed his head on a pillow AND STARTED DOING ILTIDAM with the other women AND I BEAT MY FACE.

Reference: Recorded by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal in his Musnad, vol. 6, p. 274, Number 26391. Rated ‘sound’ by Sheikh Albani.

not actually authenticated by anyone

even shias usually quote this with the addition of ''Shaykh al-Arnaut says: Its chain is hasan on account of Ibn Ishaq"