Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (3/466)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

And the land has turned into a barren waste for them, as though no rainy day had ever once revived it.

O Hujr—Hujr of Banū ʿAdī—may safety and gladness welcome you!

I fear for you the fate that destroyed ʿAdiyy, and an old man in Damascus whose roar resounds. (1)

If you are doomed, then every chief of a people must likewise meet his worldly doom. (2)

Ibn ʿAwn narrated from Muḥammad who said: When Hujr was brought forward, he declared, “Bury me in my clothes, for I shall be resurrected in litigation.” (3)

Ibn ʿAwn also narrated from Nāfiʿ: Ibn ʿUmar was in the marketplace when Hujr’s death was announced to him; he loosened (4) his cloak-cord, rose to his feet, and was overcome with sobbing. (5)

Hishām ibn Ḥassān narrated from Muḥammad: When Hujr was presented to Muʿāwiyah he said, “Peace be upon you, Commander of the Believers!” Muʿāwiyah replied, “Commander of the Believers—am I? Strike off his head.”

Hujr then prayed two units of prayer and told his family, “Do not remove my chains and do not wash away any blood, for I shall meet Muʿāwiyah on the open road.”

It is reported that Muʿāwiyah’s envoy offered them release if they would repudiate one man and repent: ten refused and ten complied. When the executioner reached Hujr, he began to tremble.

It is also said that when Muʿāwiyah performed the pilgrimage and sought permission to visit ʿĀʾishah, she said, “Did you kill—”

(1) In the printed edition the name was mistakenly given as “Zubayr.” (2) Ibn Saad, Tabaqat, 6:217, 220; al-Tabari, 5:252, 280; Ibn al-Athir, al-Kamil, 3:472, 488; Ibn Kathir, al-Bidaya, 8:49, 55; Ibn ‘Asakir, Tahdhib, 4:87, 90; al-Aghani, 17:133, 155. (3) Ibn Saad transmits it (6:220) via Hammad ibn Masada with this same chain; the “Muhammad” mentioned is Ibn Sirin. (4) The printed edition erroneously reads “fa atbaqa.” (5) Ahmad narrates it, as cited in al-Bidaya, 8:55, through Ibn ‘Ulayya with this chain; the isnad is authentic.

وَأَصْبَحَتِ البِلاَدُ لَهُ مُحُولاً ... كَأَنْ لَمْ يُحْيِهَا يَوْماً مَطِيرُ أَلاَ يَا حُجْرُ - حُجْرَ بَنِي عَدِيٍّ* - ... تَلَقَّتْكَ السَّلاَمَةُ وَالسُّرُوْرُ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ مَا أَرْدَى عَدِيّاً ... وَشَيْخاً فِي دِمَشْقَ لَهُ زَئِيْرُ (١) فَإِنْ تَهْلِكْ فُكُلُّ عَمِيدِ قَوْمٍ ... إِلَى هُلْكٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا يَصِيرُ (٢) قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ: عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا أُتِيَ بِحُجْرٍ، قَالَ: ادْفِنُوْنِي فِي ثِيَابِي، فَإِنِّيْ أُبْعَثُ مُخَاصِماً (٣) . وَرَوَى: ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فِي السُّوقِ، فَنُعِيَ إِلَيْهِ حُجْرٌ، فَأَطْلَقَ (٤) حَبْوَتَهُ، وَقَامَ، وَقَدْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ النَّحِيْبُ (٥) . هِشَامُ بنُ حَسَّانٍ: عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا أُتِيَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بِحُجْرٍ، قَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيْرَ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ! قَالَ: أَوَ أَمِيْرُ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ أَنَا؟ اضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ. فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، وَقَالَ لأَهْلِهِ: لاَ تُطْلِقُوا عَنِّي حَدِيداً، وَلاَ تَغْسِلُوا عَنِّي دَماً، فَإِنِّي مُلاَقٍ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَلَى الجَادَّةِ. وَقِيْلَ: إِنَّ رَسُوْلَ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَرَضَ عَلَيْهِم البَرَاءةَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ وَالتَّوبَةَ، فَأَبَى ذَلِكَ عَشْرَةٌ، وَتَبَرَّأَ عَشْرَةٌ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى القَتْلُ إِلَى حُجْرٍ، جَعَلَ يُرْعَدُ. وَقِيْلَ: لَمَّا حَجَّ مُعَاوِيَةُ، اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ، فَقَالَتْ: أَقَتَلْتَ

(١) تصحف في المطبوع إلى " زبير ". (٢) " طبقات ابن سعد " ٦ / ٢١٧، ٢٢٠، والطبري ٥ / ٢٥٢، ٢٨٠، و" الكامل " لابن الأثير ٣ / ٤٧٢، ٤٨٨، و" البداية " ٨ / ٤٩، ٥٥، و" تهذيب ابن عساكر " ٤ / ٨٧، ٩٠، و" الاغاني " ١٧ / ١٣٣، ١٥٥. (٣) أخرجه ابن سعد ٦ / ٢٢٠ من طريق حماد بن مسعدة بهذا الإسناد، ومحمد هو ابن سيرين. (٤) تحرف في المطبوع إلى " فأطبق ". (٥) رواه أحمد كما في " البداية " ٨ / ٥٥ من طريق ابن علية بهذا الإسناد، وهو صحيح.