Chapter 16-Prophecy of the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a)
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Chapter 16
Prophecy of the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (‘a)
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Ibn Hanbal says:
Muhammad bin ‘Ubayd has related to us from SharhabÄ«l bin Madrak from ‘AbdullÄh bin Nujayy from his father who narrates that he was marching with (Imam) ‘AlÄ« [(‘a)] towards SiffÄ«n and when we reached Ninevah, (Imam) ‘AlÄ« [(‘a)] cried in a loud voice:
“O AbÄ ‘AbdillÄh! Be patient. O AbÄ ‘AbdillÄh! Be patient beside the River Euphrates.”
I asked him:
For what?
He said:
“Once when I went to the Prophet I saw tears in his eyes and asked him:
O Messenger of Allah (S) who has made you upset? Why are your eyes moist with tears?
He said:
Bal qÄma min ‘indÄ« Jibra’Ä«lu qabl, fahaddathanÄ« anna al-Husayn yuqtulu bishatt al-FurÄt. QÄla: Hal laka an ushimaka min turbatih? QÄla: Qultu: Na‘am. Famadda yadahu faqabaza qabzatan min turÄbin fa a‘tÄnÄ«hÄ. falam amliku ‘aynÄ« an fÄzatÄ (A while ago [the Archangel] Gabriel left. He has informed me that indeed Husayn will be killed beside the River Euphrates.
Then he [the Prophet] said:
Do you like to smell part of his soil [where Imam Husayn (‘a) will be killed].
I said:
Yes.
He stretched his hand and taking a fistful of soil gave it to me. As a result, tears started rolling down uncontrollably from my eyes.)”[61]
The annotator of the Musnad regards the isnÄd of this hadith as sahÄ«h and writes that Nujayy is not the only one to narrate this from Imam ‘AlÄ« (‘a).
Notes:
[61] Ibid, hadith no. 6480 (Ahmad ShÄkir).