al-Husayn, on the authority of her father al-Husayn—may Allah be pleased with him—who said: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“No Muslim suffers a calamity, then remembers it—even long after it occurred—and again affirms that we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return, but Allah records for him a reward like that of the day he was afflicted.”

This hadith was narrated from al-Husayn by his daughter Fātimah, who witnessed his killing. It is well known that the calamity of al-Husayn’s death continues to be remembered despite the passage of time. It is therefore among the beauties of Islam that he himself conveyed this Sunnah from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace: whenever this calamity is remembered, one affirms that we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return, thereby receiving a reward like that earned on the day the calamity befell the Muslims.

As for anyone who, long after it occurred, does what the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—forbade when a calamity was still fresh, his punishment is more severe. This includes slapping the cheeks, tearing the necklines of garments, and uttering the cries of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. In the two Sahīh collections, ‘Abd Allāh ibn Mas‘ūd—may Allah be pleased with him—reported that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“He is not one of us who slaps his cheeks, tears the neckline of his garment, and utters the cries of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.”

In the two Sahīh collections, Abū Mūsā al-Ash‘arī—may Allah be pleased with him—said:

“I disavow what the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—disavowed. The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—disavowed women who shave their heads, wail aloud, or tear their garments in mourning.”

In Sahīh Muslim, Abū Mālik al-Ash‘arī reported that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Four practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance remain among my community, which they will not abandon: boasting of noble ancestry,