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وَرُوِيَAnd it was narratedأَنَّهُthat he

And it was narrated that when he was killed, may God be pleased with him, the horizons of the sky turned red.

لَمَّاwhenقُتِلَ،he was killed,

when he was killed,

رَضِيَmay God be pleasedاللَّهُGodعَنْهُ،with him,

may God be pleased with him,

احْمَرَّتْturned redآفَاقُhorizonsالسَّمَاءِof the sky

the horizons of the sky turned red

وَاقْتَسَمُواand they dividedوَرْساًwars (a dye plant)كَانَthat wasمَعَهُwith him

and they divided a quantity of wars that was with him

فَصَارَso it becameرَمَاداً،ashes,

so it became ashes,

وَكَانَتْand there wereمَعَهُwith himإِبِلٌcamels

and there were camels with him

فَجَزَرُوهَاso they slaughtered themفَصَارَتْand they becameجَمْرَةًlive coalsفِيinمَنَازِلِهِمْ.their houses.

so they slaughtered them and they became live coals in their houses.

[مَسَاوِئِ[The evils ofالْحَرَّةِ]Al-Harrah]

[The Evils of Al-Harrah]

قَالَ:He said:

He said:

وَلَمَّاAnd whenكَانَthere wasمِنْfromأَمْرِthe matterالْحُسَيْنِ،of Al-Hussein,

And when what happened regarding the matter of Al-Hussein, peace be upon him, took place,

عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُ،be peace,

peace be upon him,

مَاwhatكَانَwas,

what was,

قَدِمَarrivedعَمْرُوAmrبْنُson ofحَفْصِHafsبْنِson ofالْمُغِيرَةِAl-Mughirah

Amr bin Hafs bin Al-Mughirah arrived

وَكَانَand he hadتَزَوَّجَmarriedيَزِيدُYazidبْنُson ofمُعَاوِيَةَMuawiyahابْنَتَهُhis daughter

and Yazid bin Muawiyah had married his daughter

وَأَعْطَاهُand he gave himمَالاًwealthكَثِيراً،much,

and gave him much wealth.

فَلَمَّاSo whenقَدِمَhe arrivedالْمَدِينَةَMedina

When he arrived in Medina,

جَاءَهُcame to himمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُson ofعَمْرِوAmrبْنِson ofحَزْمٍHazm

Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm,

وَعُبَيْدُand UbaidاللَّهِAllahبْنُson ofحَنْظَلَةَHanzhalah

Ubaidullah bin Hanzhalah,

وَبَعْدَهُand after him

and after him

عَبْدُAbdullahاللَّهِbinبْنِMutiمُطِيعِson ofالْأَسْوَدِAl-Aswad

Abdullah bin Muti bin Al-Aswad,

وَنَاسٌand peopleمِنْfromوُجُوهِnotablesأَهْلِof the peopleالْمَدِينَةِof Medina

and people from the notables of the people of Medina

قَالُوا:They said:

They said:

نَنْشُدُكَWe adjure you byاللَّهَGod,رَبَّthe Lord ofهَذَاthisالْبَيْتِHouse

We adjure you by God, the Lord of this House

وَرَبَّand the Lord ofصَاحِبِthe companionهَذَاof thisالْقَبْرِgrave,

and the Lord of the occupant of this grave,

أَلَّاwill you notأَخْبَرْتَنَاtell usعَنْaboutيَزِيدَ؟Yazid?

will you not tell us about Yazid?

فَقَالَ:He said:

He said:

إِنَّهُIndeed, heلَيَشْرَبُdrinksالْخَمْرَwine

Indeed, he drinks wine,

وَيُنَادِمُand associates withالْقِرَدَةَmonkeys

keeps company with monkeys,

وَيَفْعَلُand doesكَذَاsuch and suchوَيَصْنَعُand manufacturesكَذَا.such and such.

and does such and such, and behaves in such and such a manner.

فَقَالُوا:They said:

They said:

وَاللَّهِBy God,مَاwe haveلَنَاfor usبِأَهْلِagainst the peopleالشَّامِof Syriaمِنْanyطَاقَةٍpower,

By God, we have no power against the people of Syria,

وَلَكِنْbutمَاit doesيَحِلُّnot become lawfulلَنَاfor usأَنْthatنُبَايِعَwe pledge allegiance toرَجُلاًa manعَلَىuponهَذِهِthisالْحَالِ.state.

but it is not lawful for us to pledge allegiance to a man in this condition.

فَقَالَSaidمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُson ofعَمْرٍوAmrلِأَهْلِهِ:to his family:

Muhammad bin Amr said to his family:

هَاتُواBringدِرْعِي.my coat of mail.

Bring me my coat of mail.

ثُمَّThenخَرَجَhe went out

Then he went out,

فَخَرَجَand went outأَهْلُthe peopleالْمَدِينَةِof Medina

and the people of Medina went out

وَخَلَعُواand they deposedيَزِيدَYazid

and deposed Yazid,

وَأَخْرَجُواand expelledعُثْمَانَUthmanبْنَson ofمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofأَبِيAbuسُفْيَانَSufyan

and expelled Uthman bin Muhammad bin Abu Sufyan

وَبَنِيand BanuأُمَيَّةَUmayyahمِنْfromالْمَدِينَةِ،Medina,

and the Umayyads from Medina,

وَكَانَand he wasعُثْمَانُUthmanوَالِيَthe governorالْمَدِينَةِ،of Medina,

and Uthman was the governor of Medina,

ثُمَّThenقَالَsaidمُحَمَّدُMuhammadبْنُson ofأَبِيAbuجَهْمٍJahmلِأَهْلِto the peopleالْمَدِينَةِ:of Medina:

Then Muhammad bin Abu Jahm said to the people of Medina:

أَطِيعُواObeyأَمْرِيmy commandالْيَوْمَtodayوَاعْصُونِيand disobey meالدَّهْرَ،forever,

Obey my command today and disobey me for the rest of time,

اقْتُلُواkillسَبْعَةَseventeenعَشَرَtenرَجُلاًmanمِنْfromبَنِيBanuأُمَيَّةَUmayyah

kill seventeen men from Banu Umayyah

لَاlestتَرَوْاyou seeشَرّاًevilأَبَداً.ever.

so that you never see evil again.

فَأَبَىSo refusedأَهْلُthe peopleالْمَدِينَةِof Medinaأَنْtoيَقْتُلُوهُمْkill them

But the people of Medina refused to kill them

وَأَخَذُواand they tookعَلَيْهِمُfrom themالْمَوَاثِيقَcovenants

and exacted covenants from them

أَنْthatلَاnotيَرْجِعُواthey would returnإِلَىtoالْمَدِينَةِMedinaمَعَwithجَيْشٍan armyأَبَداً،ever,

that they would never return to Medina with an army,

فَبَعَثَso sentعُثْمَانُUthmanبْنُson ofمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofأَبِيAbuسُفْيَانَSufyan

so Uthman bin Muhammad bin Abu Sufyan sent

قَمِيصَهُhis shirtمَشْقُوقاًtornإِلَىtoيَزِيدَYazid

his torn shirt to Yazid

وَكَتَبَand wroteإِلَيْهِ:to him:

and wrote to him:

وَاغَوْثَاهُ!Alas for help!

Alas for help!

إِنَّIndeedأَهْلَthe peopleالْمَدِينَةِof Medina

The people of Medina

أَخْرَجُواhave expelledقَوْمِيmy peopleمِنْfromالْمَدِينَةِMedina

have expelled my people from Medina,

وَشَقُّواand tornثَوْبِيmy garment

torn my garment,

وَارْتَكَبُواand committedمِنِّي.against me.

and committed offenses against me.