Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (4/120)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

According to Muḥammad ibn Jubayr, the one who actually conducted the Pilgrimage was Ibn al-Zubayr.

Ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah also performed the ḥajj with the al-Khashabiyyah—four thousand men carrying only wooden staves (1). They camped in the left ravine of Minā. Fearing civil strife, I went to Ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah and said:

“Abū al-Qāsim, fear Allah. We are in a sacred sanctuary, in a holy land; the people around us are Allah’s guests, so do not spoil their pilgrimage.”

He replied, “By Allah, that is not my intention. I am only defending myself, and I seek authority only so that not even two people will dispute over me. Go to Ibn al-Zubayr and speak with him; you must also go to Najdah and speak with him.”

I went to Ibn al-Zubayr, who said, “Should I step down? The people have already gathered around me and pledged allegiance, whereas those men are sowers of discord.”

I said, “The best course for you is to hold your hand.”

He answered, “I will.”

Next I went to Najdah the Ḥarūrī and found him among his followers, with ʿIkrimah beside him. I said, “Ask permission for me to see him.” He went in, and before long (2) I was admitted. I greeted Najdah respectfully and spoke to him. He said, “For me to begin fighting anyone—never.”

I replied, “I have found that the other two men do not wish to fight you, either.”

Then I went to the Umayyad supporters and spoke with them. They said, “We will not fight.” Among all those encampments I found none more composed than the companions of Ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah.

I remained beside him that evening, and when the sun had set he turned to me and said, “Abū Saʿīd, move on.” I moved on with him; he was the first to depart (3).

Khalīfah (4) relates: In the year 65 AH Ibn al-Zubayr invited Ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah to pledge allegiance to him, but he refused. Ibn al-Zubayr therefore besieged him in the ravine of the Banū Hāshim and threatened them, until al-Mukhtār sent Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Jadalī to Ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah with four thousand men in the year 66 AH. They remained with him until al-Mukhtār was killed in Ramaḍān of the year 67 AH (5).

(1) The Khashabiyya: a faction made up of the followers of Mukhtar b. Ubayd al-Thaqafi, an inconstant figure whose precise doctrinal stance is unknown. For the origin of their name, consult the commentator on al-Qamus, s.v. kh-sh-b, who cites al-Baladhuri’s Ansab. (2) That is, he did not stay long. (3) Ibn Saʿd, vol. 5, p. 103; Ibn ʿAsakir, vol. 15, p. 370. (4) In his History, p. 262. (5) Other opinions exist; see p. 123 of the present volume.

وَعَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بنِ جُبَيْرٍ: أَنَّ الَّذِي أَقَامَ الحَجَّ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ. وَحَجَّ ابْنُ الحَنَفِيَّةِ فِي الخَشَبِيَّةِ (١) أَرْبَعَةَ آلاَفٍ، نَزَلُوا فِي الشِّعْبِ الأَيْسَرِ مِنْ مِنَىً، فَخِفْتُ الفِتْنَةَ، فَجِئْتُ ابْنَ الحَنَفِيَّةِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا القَاسِمِ، اتَّقِ اللهَ، فَإِنَّا فِي مَشْعَرٍ حَرَامٍ، فِي بَلَدٍ حَرَامٍ، وَالنَّاسُ وَفْدُ اللهِ، فَلاَ تُفْسِدْ عَلَيْهِم حَجَّهُمْ. فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ مَا أُرِيْدُ ذَلِكَ، وَلَكِنِّي أَدْفَعُ عَنْ نَفْسِي، وَمَا أَطْلُبُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ إِلاَّ أَنْ لاَ يَخْتَلِفَ عَلَيَّ فِيْهِ اثْنَانِ، فَائْتِ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَكَلِّمْهُ، عَلَيْكَ بِنَجْدَةَ، فَكَلِّمْهُ. فَجِئْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، فَقَالَ: أَنَا أَرْجِعُ! قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيَّ وَبَايَعَنِي النَّاسُ، وَهَؤُلاَءِ أَهْلُ خِلاَفٍ. قُلْتُ: إِنَّ خَيْراً لَكَ الكَفُّ. قَالَ: أَفْعَلُ. ثُمَّ جِئْتُ نَجْدَةَ الحَرُوْرِيَّ، فَأَجِدُهُ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ، وَعِكْرِمَةُ عِنْدَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: اسْتَأذِنْ لِي عَلَيْهِ. قَالَ: فَدَخَلَ، فَلَمْ يَنْشَبْ (٢) أَنْ أَذِنَ لِي، فَدَخَلْتُ، فَعَظَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ، وَكَلَّمْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: أَمَّا أَنْ أَبْتَدِئَ أَحَداً بِقِتَالٍ، فَلاَ. قُلْتُ: إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلِيْنِ لاَ يُرِيْدَانِ قِتَالَكَ. ثُمَّ جِئْتُ شِيْعَةَ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ، فَكَلَّمْتُهُم، فَقَالُوا: لاَ نُقَاتِلُ، فَلَمْ أَرَ فِي تِلْكَ الأَلْوِيَةِ أَسْكَنَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ ابْنِ الحَنَفِيَّةِ. وَوَقَفْتُ تِلْكَ العَشِيَّةَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، فَلَمَّا غَابَتِ الشَّمْسُ، الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا سَعِيْدٍ! ادْفَعْ. فَدَفَعْتُ مَعَهُ، فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ دَفَعَ (٣) . قَالَ خَلِيْفَةُ (٤) : فِي سَنَةِ خَمْسٍ وَسِتِّيْنَ دَعَا ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ابْنَ الحَنَفِيَّةِ إِلَى بِيْعَتِهِ، فَأَبَى، فَحَصَرَهُ فِي شِعْبِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، وَتَوَعَّدَهُمْ، حَتَّى بَعَثَ المُخْتَارُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ الجَدَلِيَّ إِلَى ابْنِ الحَنَفِيَّةِ فِي أَرْبَعَةِ آلاَفٍ، سَنَةَ سِتٍّ، فَأَقَامُوا مَعَهُ حَتَّى قُتِلَ المُخْتَارُ فِي رَمَضَانَ، سَنَةَ سَبْعٍ وَسِتِّيْنَ (٥) .

(١) الخشبية: هم أصحاب المختار بن عبيد الثقفي المتقلب الذي لم يوقف له على مذهب، وانظر في سبب تسميتهم بالخشبية ما نقله شارح القاموس مادة: خشب عن البلاذري في " الأنساب ". (٢) أي لم يلبث. (٣) ابن سعد ٥ / ١٠٣، وابن عساكر ١٥ / ٣٧٠ آ. (٤) في تاريخه ص ٢٦٢. (٥) وقيل غير ذلك، وانظر ١٢٣ من هذا الجزء.