without fresh blood beneath it. Indeed, rain fell(1) from the sky, and its stain remained(2) on garments(3) for so long that they wore out.
Al-Zuhrī said:
“Not one of al-Husayn’s killers(4) remained without being punished in this world(5)—whether by being killed, struck with blindness(6), having his face turn black, or losing his rule within a short time.”
The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—would(7) repeatedly enjoin the Muslims(8) to care for his two grandsons, al-Hasan and al-Husayn, saying to them, “These two are my trust(9) in your keeping.”
Allah Most High revealed:
“Say, ‘I ask no reward of you for this, except affection for close relatives.’”
[Surah al-Shūrā: 23]
The response is as follows:
As for his statement, “Some of them went so far in their partisan zeal as to recognize Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya as imam”:
If by this he means that Yazīd was believed to be one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and rightly guided imams(10), like Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī, no Muslim scholar(11) has ever held such a belief.