Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (4/585)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

As for the hadith he narrated and his statement (1): “The killer of al-Husayn is in a coffin of fire, bearing half the punishment of the inhabitants of the Fire. His hands and feet have been bound (2) with chains of fire, and he is cast headlong into the Fire until he reaches the very bottom of Hell. He emits such a stench that the inhabitants (3) of the Fire seek refuge with their Lord from its foulness, and he shall abide therein forever”—to the end of the report.

This is one of the reports fabricated by liars who feel no shame at recklessly lying about the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace (4). Could one person possibly bear half the punishment of all the inhabitants of the Fire? Can half their punishment even be quantified? What, then, of the punishment of Pharaoh’s people [and the People of the Table Spread] (5), the hypocrites, and all other disbelievers? And what of the killers (6) of the prophets and the killers of the first and foremost believers?

The killer of Uthmān bore a graver sin than the killer of al-Husayn. This excessive extremism is countered by the extremism of the Nāsibīs, who claim that al-Husayn was a rebel and that it was permissible to kill him, citing the Prophet’s words—may Allah bless him and grant him peace: “Whoever comes to you while your affairs are united under one man, seeking to divide your community, strike his neck with the sword, whoever he may be.” This was narrated by Muslim (7).

Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamāʿah reject the extremism of both groups and say that al-Husayn

(1) The phrase “and his statement” is omitted from MSS A and B. (2) MSS S, B, and A read *shuddat* (“were bound”); all other manuscripts read *shudda* (“was bound”). (3) MS B alone reads: “the inhabitants [of the Fire] seek refuge from him.” (4) I have not found this fabricated hadith. (5) The phrase “and the People of the Table Spread” is omitted from MSS N, M, and W. (6) MS W reads: *qātilū* (“the killers of”). (7) This hadith was cited previously at 1:564.

وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي رَوَاهُ وَقَوْلُهُ (١) : " «إِنَّ قَاتِلَ الْحُسَيْنِ فِي تَابُوتٍ مِنْ نَارٍ عَلَيْهِ نِصْفُ عَذَابِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَقَدْ شُدَّتْ (٢) يَدَاهُ وَرِجْلَاهُ بِسَلَاسِلَ مِنْ نَارٍ، يُنَكَّسُ فِي النَّارِ حَتَّى يَقَعَ فِي قَعْرِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَلَهُ رِيحٌ يَتَعَوَّذُ أَهْلُ (٣) النَّارِ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ شِدَّةِ نَتْنِ رِيحِهِ، وَهُوَ فِيهَا خَالِدٌ» " إِلَى آخِرِهِ. فَهَذَا مِنْ أَحَادِيثِ الْكَذَّابِينَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَسْتَحْيُونَ مِنَ الْمُجَازَفَةِ فِي الْكَذِبِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (٤) ، فَهَلْ يَكُونُ عَلَى وَاحِدٍ نِصْفُ عَذَابِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ؟ أَوْ يُقَدَّرُ نِصْفُ عَذَابِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ؟ وَأَيْنَ عَذَابُ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ [وَآلِ الْمَائِدَةِ] (٥) وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ وَسَائِرِ الْكُفَّارِ؟ وَأَيْنَ قَتَلَةُ (٦) الْأَنْبِيَاءِ، وَقَتَلَةُ السَّابِقِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ؟ . وَقَاتِلُ عُثْمَانَ أَعْظَمُ إِثْمًا مِنْ قَاتِلِ الْحُسَيْنِ. فَهَذَا الْغُلُوُّ الزَّائِدُ يُقَابَلُ بِغُلُوِّ النَّاصِبَةِ، الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ كَانَ خَارِجِيًّا، وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَجُوزُ قَتْلُهُ، لِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " «مَنْ أَتَاكُمْ وَأَمْرُكُمْ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ جَمَاعَتَكُمْ، فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ كَائِنًا مَنْ كَانَ» " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (٧) . وَأَهْلُ السُّنَّةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ يَرُدُّونَ غُلُوَّ هَؤُلَاءِ وَهَؤُلَاءِ، وَيَقُولُونَ: إِنَّ الْحُسَيْنَ

(١) وَقَوْلُهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . (٢) شُدَّتْ: كَذَا فِي (ص) ، (ب) ، (أ) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: شُدَّ. (٣) ب (فَقَطْ) : يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْهُ أَهْلُ. (٤) لَمْ أَجِدْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ الْمَوْضُوعَ. (٥) وَآلِ الْمَائِدَةِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) . (٦) و: قَاتِلُو. (٧) سَبَقَ الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ١/٥٦٤.