Chapter 21: Curse Of Allah And His Prophets On Killers Of Husayn Bin Ali ('A)
Tradition 1: Imam As-Sadiq (‘a) said: One day Allah's Messenger (S) was in Fatimah's house with Husayn ('a) on his lap. Suddenly, the Prophet began to cry and went into prostration. Then he said: O Fatimah, O daughter of Muhammad! Just now Allah the Most High and Exalted just appeared to me1 here in the most beautiful form and asked me, “O Muhammad! Do you love Husayn ('a)?”
I replied, “Yes, he is the light of my eyes, fruit of my heart, fragrant flower and the skin between my eyes.”
Allah said: O Muhammad! - and placing His Hand on Husayn's head2 - Blessed is this newborn upon whom I have sent prosperity, blessings, mercy and pleasure. My curse, wrath, chastisement, disgrace and punishment are upon one who kills him, is inimical to him or rises up against him. Indeed, he is the Chief of Martyrs from the first to the last, in this life and Hereafter.
Tradition 2: The first who cursed the killers of Husayn Ibn Ali ('a) was Ibrahim ('a), Friend of Allah. He ordered his children to curse them and took a covenant from them about it. After Ibrahim ('a), Musa Ibn ‘Imran ('a) cursed the killers of Husayn ('a) and ordered his Ummah to do so. Dawood ('a) also cursed them and ordered Bani Israel to do so. Then Isa ('a) cursed them and often used to say, “O Bani Israel! Curse the killers of Husayn ('a), and if you meet Husayn ('a), support him. Those who are martyred with Husayn ('a) are like those martyred with all the prophets who confronted their enemies and did not flee from them. It is as if I can see his place of martyrdom. There is no Prophet who has not visited Karbala and stood there and said:
“Indeed, you are a blessed land. The luminous moon and the brilliant effulgence will be buried in you.”
Tradition 3: The angel who came to Allah's Messenger (S) and informed him about the martyrdom of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) was the angel of the oceans.
An angel of Paradise flew down to an ocean, with his wings spread out over the ocean crying:
“O folks of the oceans! Put on the garments of grief, for the son of Allah's Messenger (S) will be slaughtered. “Then he carried some dust of Imam Al-Husayn ('a) in his wings to the heavens. There was no angel that did not smell it and was not affected by it, and they cursed the killers of Husayn ('a) and their followers.
