Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (2/92)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

—may Allah be pleased with him] and his two sons (1), al-Hasan and al-Husayn, the two grandsons of the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and his two fragrant blossoms in this world. They were the people most susceptible to a critic’s reproach when it came to the truth, the quickest to plunge into turmoil, and the least capable of coping with it. They would deceive whichever member of the Prophet’s household they professed to support; then, once he had placed his trust in them and someone reproached them on his account, they would forsake him, hand him over, and prefer worldly gain to him.

For this reason, prudent and sincere Muslims—such as [Abdullāh] ibn Abbās, [Abdullāh] ibn Umar (3), Abū Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahmān ibn al-Hārith ibn Hishām (4), and others—advised al-Husayn not to go (2) to them. They knew that those people would forsake him rather than support him and would not honor the pledges they had written to him. Events unfolded just as these men had foreseen. The supplication of Umar [ibn al-Khattāb]—may Allah be pleased with him—against them took effect (5), followed by that of Alī ibn Abī Tālib (6), until Allah gave al-Hajjāj [ibn Yūsuf] (7) power over them, and he (8) would not accept—

(1) N: “They are among the worst people in their treatment of the likes of Alī and his two sons”; M: “They are among the worst people in fighting the likes of Alī and his two sons.” (2) N: “al-Husayn not to”; M: “al-Husayn—may Allah be pleased with him—not to.” (3) N and M: “such as Ibn Abbās and Ibn Umar.” (4) Abū Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahmān ibn al-Hārith ibn Hishām ibn al-Mughīra al-Makhzūmī: his given name and kunyah were identical. He transmitted from several Companions, including Abū Hurayra and Āisha, and al-Zuhrī transmitted from him. See his biography in *al-Jarh wa-al-Tadīl*, vol. [0–9], section [0–9], p. [0–9]36; and *Tabaqāt Ibn Sa'd*, 5:207–209, which states: “Muhammad ibn Umar said: Abū Bakr was born during the caliphate of Umar. He was known as the Monk of Quraysh because of his devotion to prayer and his virtue.” Ibn Sa'd states that he died in 94 AH. (5) N and M: “Umar—may Allah be pleased with him”; A and B: “Umar ibn al-Khattāb.” (6) N and M: “Then Alī—peace be upon him—prayed against them.” (7) “Ibn Yūsuf” is an addition in A and B. (8) A and B: “was.”

- رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ] وَابْنَيْهِ (١) : سِبْطَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَرَيْحَانَتَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا: الْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ، وَأَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ قَبُولًا لِلَوْمِ اللَّائِمِ فِي الْحَقِّ، وَأَسْرَعُ النَّاسِ إِلَى فِتْنَةً وَأَعْجَزَهُمْ عَنْهَا، يَغُرُّونَ مَنْ يُظْهِرُونَ نَصْرَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ، حَتَّى إِذَا اطْمَأَنَّ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَامَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ اللَّائِمُ، خَذَلُوهُ وَأَسْلَمُوهُ وَآثَرُوا عَلَيْهِ الدُّنْيَا. وَلِهَذَا أَشَارَ عُقَلَاءُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَنُصَحَاؤُهُمْ عَلَى الْحُسَيْنِ أَنْ لَا يَذْهَبَ (٢) إِلَيْهِمْ مِثْلُ: [عَبْدِ اللَّهِ] بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَ [عَبْدِ اللَّهِ] بْنِ عُمَرَ (٣) ، وَأَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ (٤) وَغَيْرِهِمْ، لِعِلْمِهِمْ بِأَنَّهُمْ يَخْذُلُونَهُ وَلَا يَنْصُرُونَهُ، وَلَا يُوفُونَ لَهُ بِمَا كَتَبُوا لَهُ إِلَيْهِ. وَكَانَ الْأَمْرُ كَمَا رَأَى هَؤُلَاءِ، وَنَفَذَ فِيهِمْ دُعَاءُ عُمَرَ [بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ] - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - (٥) ثُمَّ دُعَاءُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ (٦) ، حَتَّى سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحَجَّاجَ [بْنَ يُوسُفَ] (٧) ، فَكَانَ (٨) لَا يَقْبَلُ

(١) ن: وَهُمْ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ مُعَامَلَةً لِمِثْلِ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنَيْهِ ; م: وَهُمْ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ مُقَاتَلَةً لِمِثْلِ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنَيْهِ. (٢) ن: عَلَى الْحُسَيْنِ إِلَى أَنْ لَا ; م: عَلَى الْحُسَيْنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى أَنْ لَا. (٣) ن، م: مِثْلُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ. (٤) أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ الْمَخْزُومِيِّ، اسْمُهُ وَكُنْيَتُهُ وَاحِدٌ، رَوَى عَنْ جُمْلَةٍ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ مِثْلَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَرَوَى عَنْهُ الزُّهْرِيُّ. تَرْجَمَتُهُ فِي: الْجَرْحِ وَالتَّعْدِيلِ، ج [٠ - ٩] ، ق [٠ - ٩] ، ص [٠ - ٩] ٣٦ ; طَبَقَاتِ ابْنِ سَعْدٍ ٥/٢٠٧ - ٢٠٩ وَفِيهَا: " قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ: وُلِدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ، وَكَانَ يُقَالُ لَهُ رَاهِبُ قُرَيْشٍ لِكَثْرَةِ صِلَاتِهِ وَلِفَضْلِهِ ". وَذَكَرَ ابْنُ سَعْدٍ أَنَّهُ تُوُفِّيَ سَنَةَ ٩٤. (٥) ن، م: عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ; أ، ب: عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ. (٦) ن، م: ثُمَّ دَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. (٧) بْنَ يُوسُفَ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (أ) ، (ب) . (٨) أ، ب: كَانَ.