بسم اللّٰهِ الرحمن الرحيم
Hadrat
Hussain ibn Ali
ٱلْحُسَيْن بْن عَلِيّ
(Radiyallahu Anhu) رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ
10 Muharram 61 AH
Abu Abdullah
Born after a six-month pregnancy (miraculous, like Prophet Yahya (peace be upon him)). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the Azaan in his right ear and the Takbeer in his left ear, gave him Tahneek from his own blessed mouth, and made Du'a for him. — Madinah Munawwarah
physicalResemblance: Hadrat Ali (radi Allahu anhu) narrated that Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) resembled the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from his blessed chest to his blessed feet, while Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu) resembled him from head to chest.
imamah: A Tabi'i saint narrated: 'I visited Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) and saw that he was wearing an Imamah (turban), and some of his blessed hair were showing from beneath it.'
beard: He adorned his blessed face with the Sunnah beard of his beloved grandfather, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
- ◈Leader of the youth of Paradise
- ◈The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed him in his lap, smelt him, embraced him, wrapped him in his blessed cloak
- ◈Embodied courage, justice, and compassion — resisted oppression and tyranny
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- ◈Extraordinary generosity — gave 5,000 dinars (five sacks of 1,000 each, sent from Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (radi Allahu anhu)) to a poor person and apologised for the delay
- ◈Commanded such respect that Hadrat Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) wished to lift him upon their shoulders, saying: 'If people come to know what I know about your grandeur and honour, they would lift you upon their shoulders.'
- ◈Declared by Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (radi Allahu anhu) as the most honourable personality in lineage — his father is Hadrat Ali Mushkil Kusha (radi Allahu anhu), his mother is Hadrat Fatimah the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), his maternal grandfather is the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and his maternal grandmother is Hadrat Khadija Al-Kubra (radi Allahu anha)
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- ◈Physical resemblance to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from chest to feet — Allah Almighty blessed him with the form and appearance of His beloved
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- ◈Offered 1,000 units (Rak'aah) of Nawafil Salah every single day and night
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- ◈Performed Hajj 25 times by foot
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- ◈On the night of Ashura — the final night of his physical life — he asked for the battle to be delayed solely so he and his companions could spend the night in worship of Allah Almighty
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- ◈Even at the moment of his martyrdom, he was in prostration before Allah Almighty
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- ◈Freed a female slave immediately upon receiving a bouquet of flowers from her, citing the etiquette taught by Allah Almighty
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed Imam Husayn in his lap, smelt him, embraced him, wrapped him in his blessed cloak, declared him the leader of the youth of Paradise and referred to him as 'my flower in this world'”(Musnad Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi)
“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'I am from Husayn and Husayn is from me. Allah Almighty loves the one who loves Husayn. Husayn is a Sibt from the Asbaat.'”(Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 429, Hadees 3800)
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Hasan and Husayn are the leaders of the youth in Paradise.'”(Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 426, Hadees 3793)
“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Hasan and Husayn are my two flowers in this world.'”(Bukhari, vol. 2, p. 547, Hadees 3753)
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'These two sons of mine are the sons of my daughter. O Allah! I love them both, so You love them also, and love the one who loves them.'”(Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 427, Hadees 3793)
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The one who loved Hasan and Husayn loved me, and the one who showed animosity towards them has shown animosity towards me.'”(Mustadrak, vol. 4, p. 156, Hadees 4830)
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'May Allah Almighty befriend the one who befriends Husayn. Husayn is a Sibt from the Asbaat.'”(Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 429, Hadees 3800)
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Hasan belongs to me and Husayn belongs to Ali.'”(Fayz-ul-Qadeer, vol. 3, p. 551)
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The one who wishes to look at a man of Paradise' — or in another narration: 'the leader of the youth of Paradise' — 'then he should look at Husayn ibn Ali.'”(Al-Sharaf-ul-Mu'abbad li Aal-e-Muhammad lil Nabhaani, p. 69)
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“When asked who was most beloved from the Ahl-e-Bayt, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Hasan and Husayn', and would say to Hadrat Fatimah (radi Allahu anha): 'Bring me my sons', then would smell them and embrace them.”(Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 428, Hadees 379)
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“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The right of the elder brother upon his younger brother is like that of a father upon his children.'”(Shu'ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, p. 210, Hadith 7929)
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“Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) said: 'Whoever loved us for the sake of Allah Almighty, he and us will be like this on the Day of Judgement' — indicating with the index finger and middle finger.”(Mu'jam Kabeer, vol. 3, p. 125, Hadees 2880)
“Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The one whom I am mentioned in front of yet he does not send Salat upon me is miserly.'”(Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 321, Hadees 355)
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“When riding behind Hadrat Nu'man ibn Basheer (radi Allahu anhu), Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) insisted on sitting at the back, citing a saying of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard from his blessed mother Hadrat Fatimah az-Zahra (radi Allahu anha): 'The owner of the ride is deserving of sitting at the front of his ride.'”(Mu'jam Kabeer, vol. 22, p. 414, Hadith 1025)
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Received education directly from the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the Azaan in his right ear and Takbeer in his left ear at birth, gave him Tahneek from his blessed mouth, and named him 'Husayn' on the seventh day
Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (radi Allahu anhu) publicly declared him the most honourable personality in lineage in a gathering of the most honoured companions
Showed deep reverence for his elder brother Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu) — when asked to reconcile first, he declined so as not to enter Paradise before his elder brother, stating he had heard from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'The one who is first to reconcile will also enter Paradise first'
Gave 99 dinars to a man who had already received 100 from Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu), not wishing to give the same amount as his elder brother out of profound respect
Freed a female slave upon receiving a bouquet of flowers from her, citing it as the etiquette taught by Allah Almighty
Gave three correct answers to a Bedouin's three questions — (1) the greatest action is embracing faith in Allah; (2) salvation from destruction comes through certainty in Allah; (3) what adorns a person is knowledge accompanied by forbearance — and gifted him the entire bag of money
When a man cursed him and his father, he responded not with anger but by reciting Quranic verses on forgiveness, made Du'a for the man, and displayed such compassion that the man's hatred immediately turned to love
Went to the Masjid and brought all the poor people present back to his home to share in food and perfume that had been prepared, insisting none of it be saved
A poor man knocked on his door reciting poetry of praise; Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) gave all 200 remaining dirhams from his household to him, apologising that it was not more
Dismounted his ride to eat with poor people who had invited him, then mounted them on his animal and took them to his house where he fed them, clothed them, and gave them dirhams
Named all three of his sons 'Ali' out of his profound love for his father Hadrat Ali (radi Allahu anhu) — Ali Akbar, Ali Awsat (Imam Zayn ul-Aabideen), and Ali Asghar
Refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiyah
Accepted letters from the people of Kufa inviting him to lead opposition to Yazid's rule
Travelled toward Kufa seeking to mobilise resistance against tyranny
On the night of Ashura (10th Muharram), asked his brother Hadrat Abbas Alamdaar (radi Allahu anhu) to delay the battle until the morning so that they could spend the night in the worship of Allah Almighty — Salah, recitation of the Quran, Du'a and seeking forgiveness
Offered his final Fajr Salah in congregation while enemies surrounded his camp, and was martyred in a state of prostration before Allah Almighty
Received education directly from the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the Azaan in his right ear and Takbeer in his left ear at birth, gave him Tahneek from his blessed mouth, and named him 'Husayn' on the seventh day
Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (radi Allahu anhu) publicly declared him the most honourable personality in lineage in a gathering of the most honoured companions
Showed deep reverence for his elder brother Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu) — when asked to reconcile first, he declined so as not to enter Paradise before his elder brother, stating he had heard from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'The one who is first to reconcile will also enter Paradise first'
Gave 99 dinars to a man who had already received 100 from Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu), not wishing to give the same amount as his elder brother out of profound respect
Freed a female slave upon receiving a bouquet of flowers from her, citing it as the etiquette taught by Allah Almighty
Gave three correct answers to a Bedouin's three questions — (1) the greatest action is embracing faith in Allah; (2) salvation from destruction comes through certainty in Allah; (3) what adorns a person is knowledge accompanied by forbearance — and gifted him the entire bag of money
When a man cursed him and his father, he responded not with anger but by reciting Quranic verses on forgiveness, made Du'a for the man, and displayed such compassion that the man's hatred immediately turned to love
Went to the Masjid and brought all the poor people present back to his home to share in food and perfume that had been prepared, insisting none of it be saved
A poor man knocked on his door reciting poetry of praise; Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) gave all 200 remaining dirhams from his household to him, apologising that it was not more
Dismounted his ride to eat with poor people who had invited him, then mounted them on his animal and took them to his house where he fed them, clothed them, and gave them dirhams
Named all three of his sons 'Ali' out of his profound love for his father Hadrat Ali (radi Allahu anhu) — Ali Akbar, Ali Awsat (Imam Zayn ul-Aabideen), and Ali Asghar
Refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiyah
Accepted letters from the people of Kufa inviting him to lead opposition to Yazid's rule
Travelled toward Kufa seeking to mobilise resistance against tyranny
On the night of Ashura (10th Muharram), asked his brother Hadrat Abbas Alamdaar (radi Allahu anhu) to delay the battle until the morning so that they could spend the night in the worship of Allah Almighty — Salah, recitation of the Quran, Du'a and seeking forgiveness
Offered his final Fajr Salah in congregation while enemies surrounded his camp, and was martyred in a state of prostration before Allah Almighty
Received education directly from the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the Azaan in his right ear and Takbeer in his left ear at birth, gave him Tahneek from his blessed mouth, and named him 'Husayn' on the seventh day
Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (radi Allahu anhu) publicly declared him the most honourable personality in lineage in a gathering of the most honoured companions
Showed deep reverence for his elder brother Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu) — when asked to reconcile first, he declined so as not to enter Paradise before his elder brother, stating he had heard from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'The one who is first to reconcile will also enter Paradise first'
Gave 99 dinars to a man who had already received 100 from Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu), not wishing to give the same amount as his elder brother out of profound respect
Freed a female slave upon receiving a bouquet of flowers from her, citing it as the etiquette taught by Allah Almighty
Gave three correct answers to a Bedouin's three questions — (1) the greatest action is embracing faith in Allah; (2) salvation from destruction comes through certainty in Allah; (3) what adorns a person is knowledge accompanied by forbearance — and gifted him the entire bag of money
When a man cursed him and his father, he responded not with anger but by reciting Quranic verses on forgiveness, made Du'a for the man, and displayed such compassion that the man's hatred immediately turned to love
Went to the Masjid and brought all the poor people present back to his home to share in food and perfume that had been prepared, insisting none of it be saved
A poor man knocked on his door reciting poetry of praise; Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) gave all 200 remaining dirhams from his household to him, apologising that it was not more
Dismounted his ride to eat with poor people who had invited him, then mounted them on his animal and took them to his house where he fed them, clothed them, and gave them dirhams
Named all three of his sons 'Ali' out of his profound love for his father Hadrat Ali (radi Allahu anhu) — Ali Akbar, Ali Awsat (Imam Zayn ul-Aabideen), and Ali Asghar
Refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiyah
Accepted letters from the people of Kufa inviting him to lead opposition to Yazid's rule
Travelled toward Kufa seeking to mobilise resistance against tyranny
On the night of Ashura (10th Muharram), asked his brother Hadrat Abbas Alamdaar (radi Allahu anhu) to delay the battle until the morning so that they could spend the night in the worship of Allah Almighty — Salah, recitation of the Quran, Du'a and seeking forgiveness
Offered his final Fajr Salah in congregation while enemies surrounded his camp, and was martyred in a state of prostration before Allah Almighty
- ♥Spent nights in worship, Quranic recitation, and supplication
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- ♥Emphasised moral integrity and Islamic principles — focused on dignity and justice in teachings
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- ♥Offered Salah, observed fast, performed Hajj, gave charity and performed all righteous actions in abundance
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- ♥His son, Hadrat Imam Zayn ul-Aabideen (radi Allahu anhu) stated: 'My father, Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu), would offer 1,000 units (Rak'aah) of Nawafil Salah in the day and night.'
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- ♥Performed Hajj 25 times by foot out of his immense love for Allah Almighty
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- ♥Offered his final Fajr Salah in congregation in his tent while enemies surrounded them with swords from all directions
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- ♥Acted upon the Shari'ah ruling by removing silver plating from a bowl before drinking water from it
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- ✦A man named 'Amr bin Lays, upon seeing his vast army, wept and expressed his sincere wish to have been present at Karbala to sacrifice everything for Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared in a dream to a saint and said: 'Inform Amr bin Lays that we are aware of the thought that entered his heart and we have accepted his intentions.' After death, Amr bin Lays was seen in a dream and said he was forgiven by Allah Almighty due to this sincere intention.
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Hadrat Ali ibn Abi Talib (radi Allahu anhu)
Hadrat Fatimah az-Zahra (radi Allahu anha)
Hadrat Imam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu)
Hadrat Abbas Alamdaar (radi Allahu anhu)
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
Hadrat Khadija Al-Kubra (radi Allahu anha)
Hadrat Ja'far Tayyar (radi Allahu anhu)
Hadrat Qasim ibn Muhammad (radi Allahu anhu) — son of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Hadrat Zaynab bint Muhammad (radi Allahu anha) — daughter of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Hadrat Ali Akbar (radi Allahu anhu) — martyred at Karbala, Hadrat Imam Zayn ul-Aabideen, also known as Ali Awsat (radi Allahu anhu), Hadrat Ali Asghar (radi Allahu anhu) — martyred at Karbala
10th Muharram, 61 AH (680 CE)
56 years, 5 months, and 5 days
Martyred fighting valiantly against Yazid's vast army despite being heavily outnumbered and deprived of water. He was in prostration before Allah Almighty at the moment of his martyrdom.
“Although the world is considered good and exquisite, but the reward of Allah is far greater”
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“When two people quarrel, the one who reconciles first will go to Paradise first”
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“Sustenance has been divided by destiny, but it is better for man not to be greedy for monetary gain”
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“What is the greatest action? Embracing faith in Allah. How can one attain salvation from destruction? By having certainty in Allah. What thing adorns a person? Knowledge which is accompanied by forbearance.”
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“These are the etiquette taught to us by Allah Almighty.”
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“Take this [charity] and I seek your forgiveness, as there is not much and we have been commanded to be generous in every state; these are just a few, but if I had more, I would give them to you also.”
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“This war should be delayed until tomorrow by any means, so that we can spend this night in the worship of Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty is well aware that Salah, recitation of the Quran, making Du'a and seeking forgiveness in abundance is very dear to me.”
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“Whoever loved us for the sake of Allah Almighty, he and us will be like this on the Day of Judgement.”
“Be cautious of injustice, for the supplication of the oppressed reaches the court of Allah Almighty.”
Sayings of the Companions, p.16 — Maktaba tul Madina
“Whoever seeks the honour of this world without having piety will remain in disgrace.”
Sayings of the Companions, p.16 — Maktaba tul Madina
- 🌟The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) loved Hadrat Imam Husayn (radi Allahu anhu) so much he called him 'my flower in this world' and would embrace and kiss him!
- 🌟He is the leader of ALL the young people of Paradise!
- 🌟He was so generous he once gave 5,000 gold coins to help a poor person!
- 🌟His grandfather was the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), his father was Hadrat Ali (radi Allahu anhu), and his mother was Hadrat Fatimah (radi Allahu anha) — what an amazing family!
- 🌟He stood up bravely for what was right even when it was very difficult!
- 🌟He prayed 1,000 extra prayers every single day and night because he loved worshipping Allah so much!
- 🌟He walked all the way to perform Hajj (the pilgrimage) 25 times — he loved Allah so much he never wanted to ride!
- 🌟When someone was rude to him, he didn't get angry — he said kind words and made Du'a for them instead, and the person's heart changed from hatred to love!
