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seventy thousand angels serving as witnesses. Allah then revealed to the Tūbā tree: “Scatter the pearls and jewels within you (1).” It did so, and Allah revealed to the wide-eyed maidens: “Gather them.” So they gathered from them until the Day of Resurrection (2). He cited many reports concerning this.

His children—may Allah be pleased with him—were the noblest people after the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and after their father’ (3).

Hudhayfa ibn al-Yamān (4) said: “I saw the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—take (5) al-Husayn ibn ‘Alī by the hand and say: ‘O people (6), this is al-Husayn (7). Recognize him and accord him precedence! By Allah, his grandfather is more honoured in Allah’s sight than the grandfather of Joseph son of Jacob (8). This is al-Husayn; his grandfather (9) is in Paradise, and his grandmother is in Paradise, (* and his mother is in Paradise, and his father is in Paradise, and his maternal uncle is in Paradise, and his maternal aunt is in Paradise, and his paternal uncle is in Paradise,

(1) k: “Scatter the pearls and jewels within you…” (2) k: “They gathered them and will continue exchanging them as gifts among themselves until the Day of Resurrection.” (3) k: “His children—peace be upon them—were the noblest people after the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and his family—and after their father—peace be upon them.” (4) s, b: “And on the authority of Hudhayfa al-Yamānī”; k: “And on the authority of Hudhayfa ibn al-Yamānī.” (5) n: “taking.” (6) k: “al-Husayn—peace be upon him—and said: ‘O people.’” (7) k: “al-Husayn ibn ‘Alī—peace be upon him.” (8) k: “than Joseph son of Jacob.” (9) k: “This is al-Husayn ibn ‘Alī—peace be upon him; his grandfather…”

سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ شُهُودًا، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى شَجَرَةِ طُوبَى: انْثُرِي مَا فِيكِ مِنَ الدُّرِّ وَالْجَوْهَرِ (١) ، فَفَعَلَتْ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى الْحُورِ الْعِينِ أَنِ الْقُطْنَ، فَلَقَطْنَ مِنْهُنَّ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ (٢) ، وَأَوْرَدَ أَخْبَارًا كَثِيرَةً فِي ذَلِكَ. وَكَانَ أَوْلَادُهُ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - أَشْرَفَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَبَعْدَ أَبِيهِمْ» (٣) . وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ (٤) قَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَخَذَ (٥) بِيَدِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، فَقَالَ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ (٦) هَذَا الْحُسَيْنُ (٧) ، أَلَا فَاعْرِفُوهُ وَفَضِّلُوهُ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَجَدُّهُ أَكْرَمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ جَدِّ يُوسُفَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ (٨) ، هَذَا الْحُسَيْنُ جَدُّهُ (٩) فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَجَدَّتُهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، (* وَأُمُّهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَبُوهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَخَالُهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَخَالَتُهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَعَمُّهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ،

(١) ك: أَنِ انْثُرِي مَا فِيكِ مِنَ الدُّرَرِ وَالْجَوَاهِرِ. . . (٢) ك: فَلَقَطْنَ فَهُنَّ يَتَهَادَيْنَ بَيْنَهُنَّ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ. (٣) ك: وَكَانَ أَوْلَادُهُ - عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ - أَشْرَفَ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ - وَبَعْدَ أَبِيهِمْ - عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ -. (٤) س، ب: وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ الْيَمَانِيِّ، ك: وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِيِّ. (٥) ن: آخِذًا. (٦) ك: الْحُسَيْنِ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -، وَقَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ. (٧) ك: الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -. (٨) ك: مِنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ. (٩) ك: هَذَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - جَدُّهُ.