Barelvism: How Nasibis swept inside Ahlus Sunnah

BARELVIS AND NASIBIS- SO MANY SIMILARITIES.

Origin of the Barelwi cult:

Speaking of their origins- long story short- Ahmed Raza Khan (May Allah have mercy on Him), a scholar born in Bareilly, UP, India during the times of British colonized India; led a campaign against the Ahl-i-Hadith movement, the Wahhabi outgrowth in India. He was a staunch propagator of Sunni-Sufi Islam and was often very harsh in his opinions against other "deviant" sects. After he passed away, his movement was carried forward by the other scholars who shared his vision. They successfully managed to form a group within the Ahlus sunnah; with many of their opinions, harsher' as opposed to the mainstream Sunni Islam. Initially, it was only a small group striving hard to protect the common folk from the treachery of Wahhabism. But as time passed, this "small group" started to function more like an independent cult. In the past decade, this group has officially separated themselves from the mainstream Ahlus Sunnah by establishing a cult, now named as Barelvism. And now, they have developed a bizarre belief that an individual who doesn't associate himself with their cult is not within the folds of Ahlus Sunnah; whereas, it is actually the other way around!

As this cult grew, they started diverting their attention towards Shi'i Islam and they soon launched an elaborate campaign against them; which was good until they started praising the enemies of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and Ahl-i-Bayt عليه السلام. It was initially done to piss them off as Barelvi's failed disastrously against the arguments of Shi'i scholars academically [Barelvi molvis these days don't even have minimum academics required to argue with a 15-year-old]. Soon, their spitefulness against the Shi'i and their mischievous statements against the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and His family became their fantasy. They are now fearlessly exalting and uplifting the enemies of the prophet through different platforms of social media. Those who keep themselves updated with their terrible stunts know well that they initially started to whitewash Abu Sufyan, Hinda, and Wahshi, reasoning that they were "Sahabi's." Then they started to exalt Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan- the biggest adversary to Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and His Family. During their hideous campaigning, they also degraded the status of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام- who is the brother of the Prophet and the most superior among the Sahaba, just because Muawiya was his enemy. As Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal رضي الله عنه said regarding the nasibis of his time: "They started to pick up the faults of Ali when they couldn't find the virtues of his enemies." 

They defended Muawiyah to the extent that a sub-cult of barelvism, Dawat-i-Islami had built numerous mosques in the name of Muawiyah. This was a hot issue among Muslims last year but nonetheless, people forgot their malicious intent. This year, they have dared to create sympathy among common Muslims for Yazeed Ibn Muawiyah- the killer of Imam Hussain عليه السلام and His noble Family. This comes as a shocker to the mainstream Ahlus Sunnah. 

Recently, a notorious hypocrite who goes by the name Muzaffar Shah has claimed in his video that nobody is allowed to curse Yazeed with his name. 

Most of them didn't understand the significance of his statement as to why he would say that? And what does it matter- cursing with or without his name along? As irrelevant it would seem; this is soon going to be used as a basis for prohibiting cursing of Yazeed! Foreseeing the situation, I have taken it upon myself; as a student of knowledge, to reply to their baseless claims! 

I will try to keep it short. Firstly, I will prove that Abu Sufyan and his whole gang of goons cannot be considered as the Companions (Sahaba) of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. Contrary to the popular opinion that just seeing the Prophet once in their lifetime elevates an individual to the status of a Sahabi; Anas Ibn Malik رضي الله عنه, one of the most prominent sahabi of RasoolAllah believed the quite opposite. For Him, just seeing or meeting the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم once or twice doesn't make a person qualified to be addressed as a sahabi. Similarly, the famous, Senior Tabi'in Sa'id Ibn Abi Musayyab رضي الله عنه said that he wouldn't consider a person to be a companion (sahabi) unless they have fought one or two wars alongside the Prophet.

[1] قال: اخبرنا على بن محمد، عن شعبة، عن موسى السبلاني: قال اتيتُ انس بن مالك فقلت: انت اخر من بقيى من اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم، قال: قد بقيى قوم من الاعراب، فاما من اصحابه، فانا اخر من بقي

"Once Musa al-Sayblani asked Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه whether there were Companions other than himself who were still alive. To this question Anas answered that some Arabs who had seen the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم were still alive, but they had not accompanied him (baqiya nas min al-a 'rab qad ra 'awhu  fa-amma man sahibahu fa-la)."

-Tabaqat al Kubra, Ibn Saad (d.230H), Vol 5, Pg 348, Maktabah Al khanjii publications, Cairo, Egypt.

Also narrated in:

-Ibn Al- Salah, Ulum Al Hadith, ed Nur Al Din Itr (Beirut: Dar Al Fikr Al Muasir; Damascus: Dar Al Fikr, 1986), Pg 294;

-Al Iraqi, Al Taqyid wa al Idah Sharh Muqqadimah Ibn Al Salah ed. Abd Al Rahman Muhammad Uthman (Beirut: Dar Al Fikr, 1981), Pg 299;

-Al Suyuti, Tadrib Al Rawi Fi Sharh Taqrib Al Nawawi, ed. Abdal Wahhab Abd Al Latif (Madina: Al Matba'ah Al Islamiyah, 1959), Pg 398;

-Ibn Kathir, Al Ba'ith al Hathith fi Ikkhtisar ulum Al Hadith (Damascu: Dar Al Fikr,n.d), Pg 97-98.

"Another report gives a slightly different wording, "Qad Baqiya Qawm min Al Arab, Fa amma min Ashabihi fa ana Akhir man baqiya." 

-Al Iraqi, Fath Al Mughith Sharh Fath Alfiyat Al Hadith, ed. Salah Muhammad Uwaydah (Beirut: Dar Al Kutub Al Ilmiyah,n.d), Vol 4, Pg 336.

[2]  أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كَانَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ لَا يَرَى الصَّحَابَةَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَقَامَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَنَةً أَوْ سَنَتَيْنِ، أَوْ غَزَا مَعَهُ غَزْوَةً أَوْ غَزْوَتَيْنِ

Sa'id Ibn Mussayb said, "I wouldn't consider the person as a Companion of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم unless they had fought a war or two alongside Him. 

-Tabaqat Ibn Saad, Ibn Saad (d.230H), Tabaqat Al Arbah-Mutammam Al Sahaba, Vol 1, Pg 818, Narration no 400, Maktabah Al Siddiq Publications, Ta'if, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Also narrated in:

-Al Kifayah fi Ilm al Riwayah, Al Khateeb Al Baghdadi (d.463H), Vol 1, Pg 50, Maktabah Al Ilmiyyah Publications, Madinah Al Munawwara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

-Jama Al Usool fi Hadith Al Rasool, Imam Ibn Athir (d.606H), Vol 12, Pg 118, Maktabah Dar Al Bayan Publications, Syria.

-Muqaddamah Ibn Salah, Imam Ibn Salah (d.643H), Vol 1, Pg 293 & 396, Dar Al Fikr Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

-Jam'i Ahkam Al Quran-Tafsir Al Qurtubi, Imam Qurtubi (d.671H), Vol 8, Pg 237, Dar Al Kutub Al Misriyyah Publications, Cairo, Egypt.

-Also narrated by Al Suyuti in Tadreeb Al Raawi, and Imam Ibn Athir in Asd Al Ghabah.

Qaul of Hazrat Anas Ibn Malik-Ibn Sa'ad

Qaul of Imam Sa'id Ibn Abi Mussayb-Al Khateeb

I have already compiled two separate articles which deals in detail about the true meaning of Sahabi and how the traditionists and rationalists understood the term. Here are the links for the curious:

                

[1] https://thesensiblemuslim.blogspot.com/2017/05/who-is-sahabi-understanding-of.html

[2]https://thesensiblemuslim.blogspot.com/2017/05/who-is-sahabi-argument-where-mutazila.html

For detail proofs and the understanding of the Fuqaha, watch this video:

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRYfhsvPPI

All these points prove that Abu Sufyan, Hinda, Wahshi, Muawiya and Co were never sahabi. They accepted Islam in the last years of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, out of fear for their life and the only wars they fought were against Him. Hence people need to stop defending their heinous crimes and start calling them out.

➤ Now, coming to the issue of cursing Yazeed Ibn Muawiyah; there are a number of proofs for it. For us, it is enough that he murdered the family of the Prophet. We will continue to curse him for that. But for those who deny cursing him, we will prove it from the Quran and hadith that Allah and His Prophet curses him. 

Here are 4 strong proofs from the Quran and Hadith which will prove my point:-

Allah says in the Holy Quran:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا مُّهِينًا - 33:57

"Those who annoy Allah and his Apostle Allah has cursed them in this world and in the Hereafter and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment."

Yazeed has maligned and annoyed Allah and His Apostle by his following acts:

[1] He gave the order to intercept the convoy of Imam Hussain عليه السلام and his family and coerce their bayah by hook or crook.

Muhammad bin Dhahak (d.105H) narrates from his father that he said, "When Imam Hussain عليه السلام started marching towards Kufah aggrieved with the state of Yazeed bin Muawiyah, He (Yazeed) wrote to his governor Ubaydullah Ibn Ziyad in Iraq, "Hussain is marching towards Kufah and he is a calamity for your times and not of others, he is a calamity for your state and not of other's, and he is a calamity for you and not for other governors. [When He reaches] you would either be free or be bound in chains as a slave." After reading this, Ubaydullah martyred Imam Hussain and sent His head to him [Yazeed]. 

حدثنا : علي بن عبد العزيز ، ثنا : الزبير بن بكار ، حدثني : محمد بن الضحاك بن عثمان الحزامي ، عن أبيه ، قال : خرج الحسين بن علي (ر) إلى الكوفة ساخطا لولاية يزيد بن معاوية ، فكتب يزيد بن معاوية إلى عبيد الله بن زياد وهو وإليه على العراق إنه قد بلغني أن حسينا قد سار إلى الكوفة ، وقد ابتلى به زمانك من بين الأزمان وبلدك من بين البلدان وابتليت به من بين العمال وعندها يعتق أو يعود عبدا كما يعتبد العبيد ، فقتله عبيد الله بن زياد وبعث برأسه إليه فلما وضع بين يديه

- Mujam Al Kabir, Al Tabarani (d.360H), Vol 3, Pg 115, Narration 2846, Maktabah Ibn Taymiyyah publications, Cairo, Egypt.

 - Tarikh Al Islam, Imam Dhahabi (d.748H), Chapter of Maqtal Hussain, Vol 2, Pg 571, Bashir Awuf Al Maaruf ed, Dar Al Gharb Al Islami Publications, Beirut, Lebanon

 - Siyar Al Alam An Nubala, Imam Dhahabi (d.748H), Vol 3, Pg 305, Bashir Awuf Al Maaruf ed, Dar Al Hadith Publications, Cairo, Egypt.

[2] Yazeed poked the blessed face of Imam Hussain عليه السلام after martyring Him:

(i) ".....According to Hisham [bin Muhammad al-Kalbi)-Abu Mikhnaf- Abu Hamzah al-Thumali -`Abdallah al-Thumali-al- Qasim b. Bukhayt: When the delegation from al-Kufah brought the head of al-Husayn, they went into the mosque at Damascus. Marwin bin al-Hakam asked them, "How did you do it?" They told him, "Eighty men of them came against us. By God ! We wiped them out to the very last of them. There are the heads and the women prisoners." Marwin jumped up and left. His brother Yahya bin al-Hakam came to them and said, "What have you done?" They repeated the words to him. He said, "A curtain has been drawn between you and Muhammad on Doomsday. I will never agree with any action of yours ." He arose and left. They went in to Yazld, put the head before him and told him the story . Hind bint Abdallah bin `Amin bin Kurayz, who was married to Yazid bin Mu'awiyah, heard the story circulating. She put on her cloak and went out. She said, "Commander of the Faithful , is that the head of Al-Husayn, son of Fatimah, daughter of the Apostle of God?" Yazid replied, "Yes. Lament for him and put on mourning garments for the son of the daughter of the Apostle of God , the son of the pure woman of Quraysh. Ibn Ziyad hurried against him and killed him. May God kill him." Then the people were summoned and they came in. The head was in front of him...

"IN YAZID'S HAND THERE WAS A CANE AND HE WAS POKING INTO AL-HUSAYN'S MOUTH."

He said, "This man and our family were like al-Husayn bin al-Humam al-Murri. Then he said:

(Swords) split the skulls of men who are dear to us;

but they were more disobedient and oppressive.

One of the Companions of the Apostle of God called Abu Barzah al-Aslam رضي الله عنه, cried out, "Are you poking the mouth of al-Husayn with your cane? Take your cane away from his mouth . How often have I seen the Apostle of God kiss it! As for you, Yazid, you will come forward on the Day of Resurrection, and Ibn Ziyad will be your advocate. But this man will come forward on the Day of Resurrection, and Muhammad will be his advocate." Then he got up and turned away.

قال هشام، عن أبي مخنف، قال: حدثني أبو حمزة الثمالي، عن عبد الله الثمالي، عن القاسم بن بخيت، قال: لما أقبل وفد أهل الكوفة برأس الحسين دخلوا مسجد دمشق، فقال لهم مروان بن الحكم: كيف صنعتم؟ قالوا: ورد علينا منهم ثمانية عشر رجلا، فأتينا والله على آخرهم، وهذه الرءوس والسبايا، فوثب مروان فانصرف، وأتاهم أخوه يحيى بن الحكم، فقال: ما صنعتم؟ فأعادوا عليه الكلام، فقال: حجبتم عن محمد يوم القيامة، لن أجامعكم على أمر أبدا ثم قام فانصرف، ودخلوا على يزيد فوضعوا الرأس بين يديه، وحدثوه الحديث قال: فسمعت دور الحديث هند بنت عبد الله ابن عامر بن كريز- وكانت تحت يزيد بن معاوية- فتقنعت بثوبها، وخرجت فقالت: يا أمير المؤمنين، أرأس الحسين بن فاطمة بنت رسول الله! قال: نعم فأعولي عليه، وحدي على ابن بنت رسول الله ص وصريحة قريش، عجل عليه ابن زياد فقتله قتله الله! ثم أذن للناس فدخلوا والرأس بين يديه، ومع يزيد قضيب فهو ينكت به في ثغره، ثم قال: إن هذا وإيانا كما قال الحصين بن الحمام المري:

يفلقن هاما من رجال أحبة ... إلينا وهم كانوا أعق وأظلما

قال: فقال رجل من اصحاب رسول الله ص يقال له أبو برزة الأسلمي: أتنكت بقضيبك في ثغر الحسين! اما لقد أخذ قضيبك من ثغره مأخذا، لربما رأيت رسول الله ص يرشفه، أما إنك يا يزيد تجيء يوم القيامة وابن زياد شفيعك، ويجيء هذا يوم القيامه ومحمد ص شفيعه، ثم قام فولى

~ Imam Ibn Jarir Al Tabari (d.310H), Tarikh Al Rusul Wal Muluk, Vol 5, Pg 465, Arabic Ed, Dar Al Ihya Al Tarsh Publications, Beirut-Lebanon.

~ The History of the Prophet's and kings,  Al-Tabari (d.310H); English Ed, The Caliphate of Yazeed bin Mu’awiyah, Volume 19, Pg 175-176, Translated by I.K.A. Howard. State University of New York Press, USA, 1990.

(ii) قال ابن أبي الدنيا ثنا سلمة بن شبيب قال ثنا الحميدي عن سفيان قال سمعت سالم بن أبي حفصة يقول قال الحسن جعل يزيد بن معاوية يطعن بالقصيب موضع في رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم واذلاه

Ibn Abi Duniya - Salamah bin Shabib - Al Humaydi - Sufiyan - Salim bin Abi Hafsah - Hasan [Al Basri] saying:

"Yazeed bin Muawiyah was poking with a stick on that place (lips of Imam Hussain) which was often kissed by RasoolAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم! How shameful!"

~ Imam Ibn Jawzi (d.597H), Al Radd Ala Al Mutaseb Al Aneed Al Maa'ni min Zam Yazeed (Refutation of the stupid adamant who refuses to criticize Yazeed), Pg 58, Dar Al Kutub Al Ilmiyyah Publications, Beirut-Lebanon.

(iii) وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي الدُّنْيَا، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أسد، عن عمَّار الدَّهني عن جَعْفَرٍ.

قَالَ: لَمَّا وُضِعَ رَأْسُ الْحُسَيْنِ بَيْنَ يدي يزيد وعنده أبو برزة وجعل ينكت بالقضيب فقال له: " ارْفَعْ قَضِيبَكَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَلْثَمُهُ

It is narrated by Ibn Abi Duniya - Abi Walid- Khalid bin Yazeed bin Asd- Ammar Al Dha'hni- Jafar (Al Sadiq):

"When the head of Imam Hussain عليه السلام was placed in front of Yazeed, he started to play with it using a stick, then Abu Barzah (رضي الله عنه) shouted: "Lift your stick as I have seen the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم kiss it."

~ Ibn Kathir (d.774H), Al Bidayah Wan Nihaya, Vol 8, Pg 209, Dar Al Ihya Al Tarsh Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

★Also narrated by:-

~ Al Samani (d.562H), Ansab, Vol 8, Pg 185, Narration 2404, Majlis Dairyat Al Maarif Al Uthmaniyya Publications, Hyderabad, Deccan.

~ Ibn Asakir (d.571H), Tarikh Madinat Wa Dimishq, Vol 69, Pg 159-160, Dar Al Fikr li'Itabiyat Wal Nashr Wal Tawzie Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

 ~ Al Safadi (d.764H), Al Wafi ba'al Wafi'at, Vol 12, Pg 264, Chapter: Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Dar Al Ihya Wal Tarsh Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

 ~ Al Dhahabi (d.748H), Siyar Al Alam An Nubala, Vol 4, Pg 371, chapter: Hussain Shaheed, Dar Al Hadith publications, cairo, Egypt.

~ Recently, a Wahhabi pig has raised questions on this narration by cunningly fabricating the name of one of the narrator. His name is Kifayatullah Sanabili. He has written a book in defence of Yazeed لعنة الله على! The refutation of his argument is completely discussed in this article:

https://thesensiblemuslim.blogspot.com/2017/10/refuting-yazeedi-apologist-sanabili.html

Does this kind of behavior with the Ahl-i-Bayt عليه السلام wont annoy Allah and his Apostle?

★ Yazeed committed all these gut wrenching crimes when Allah himself ordered the love of the Ahl-i-Bayt and intended to protect them from every sin. Allah has mentioned in the Quran regarding the Ahl-i-bayt عليه السلام:

وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰ ۖ وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ (i) 

 عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا - 33:33

And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.

In Tafsir of Imam Tabari (d.310H), it is narrated under this verse:

حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة قوله: (إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا) فهم أهل بيت طهرهم الله من السوء، وخصهم برحمة منه؟

حدثني يونس، قال: أخبرنا ابن وهب، قال: قال ابن زيد في قوله (إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا) قال: الرجس هاهنا: الشيطان، وسوى ذلك من الرجس: الشرك

''It is narrated from Imam Qatadah (d.118H) that the verse of Quran, "...Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification..."; [it is] understood that the Ahl-i-Bayt is purified from all forms of impurity and [wrapped in] mercy. 

Ibn Zayd (d.182H) said, "Here Al-Rijz (impurities) means [from the impurities of] Shaytan and Polytheism.'' 

حدثني محمد بن المثنى، قال: ثنا بكر بن يحيى بن زبان العنزي، قال: ثنا مندل، عن الأعمش، عن عطية، عن أَبي سعيد الخدري، قال: قال رسول الله صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم: "نزلَت هَذِهِ الآيَةُ فِي خَمْسَةٍ: فِيَّ وَفِي عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُ وَحَسَنٍ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُ وَحُسَيْنٍ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ الله عَنِهَا: (إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّه لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا) "

Abu Sa'id Al Khudri narrates that The Apostle of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the above verse was revealed for the five, i.e; Me, Ali, Hasan, Hussain and Fatima.

 -Tafsir Jami Al Bayaan fi Taweel Al Quran, Imam Tabari (d.310H), Vol 20, Pg 262-263, Muassasah Al Risalah Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

Similarly, Allah has ordered through His Apostle to love his Ahl-i-Bayt in payment for the message of Islam that he brought forth to the mankind. Allah says in the Quran:

(ii) ذَٰلِكَ الَّذِي يُبَشِّرُ اللَّهُ عِبَادَهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ ۗ قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ ۗ وَمَن يَقْتَرِفْ

 حَسَنَةً نَّزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ - 42:22-23

"Such a blessing is the good news which Allah gives to His servants who believe and do good deeds. O Prophet, say to them: "I do not ask you any recompense except your love for being my close relatives." He that does a good deed shall be repaid many times over. Surely Allah is oft-Forgiving, most Appreciative."

Imam Tabari (d.310H) narrated under this verse:

 حدثنا أبو كُرَيب، قال: ثنا أبو أسامة، قال: ثنا شعبة، عن عبد الملك بن ميسرة عن طاوس، في قوله: (قُلْ لا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى) قال: سئل عنها ابن عباس، فقال ابن جبير: هم قربى آل محمد

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Kurayb- Abu Usamah- Shuabah- Abdal Malik- Tawus that he asked the meaning of " قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ" to Ibn Abbas and He said, 

"It means [to love] Ahl-i-Muhammad (the family of the Prophet). Ibn Jubayr (d.92H) was also of the same opinion."

حدثنا أبو حصين عبد الله بن أحمد بن يونس، قال: ثنا عبثر، قال: ثنا حصين، عن أبي مالك في هذه الآية: (قُلْ لا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى) قال: كان رسول الله صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم من بني هاشم وأمه من بني زهرة وأم أبيه من بني مخزوم، فقال:"احفظوني في قرابتي".

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hasin Abullah bin Ahmed bin Yunus- Abshir- Hasin- Abi Malik that it was asked to him regarding the verse,"قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ and he said, RasoolAllah said, 

He صلى الله عليه وسلم and Bani Hashim, the families of Banu Zahra and those of Banu Maqzoom; include these in my family.

-Tafsir Jami Al Bayaan fi Taweel Al Quran, Imam Tabari (d.310H), Vol 21, Pg 525-526, Muassasah Al Risalah Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

It is understandable; how much Allah and His Apostle loved Ahl-i-Bayt and still, Muawiyah and Yazeed fought and murdered them. This is a direct violation and rejection of the commandments of Allah and the person involved will be out of the fold of Islam.     

[3] The Apostle of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم cursed the one who attacks and frightens the people of Madina. Yazeed ordered his men to attack madina after murdering Imam Hussain عليه السلام and His family. He made madina mubah for his men for 3 days in which they committed all types of forbidden crimes including murder of children and raping the women.

 حدثنا مؤمل، حدثنا حماد، عن حميد، وعاصم الأحول، عن أنس، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: " المدينة حرام من كذا إلى كذا، من أحدث فيها حدثا، أو آوى محدثا، فعليه لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين، لا يقبل الله منه صرفا ولا عدلا "، قال حماد: وزاد فيه حميد: " لا يحمل فيها سلاح لقتال

"It is narrated from Anas Ibn Malik that the Prophet said, "Whoever does injustice and attacks the people of Madinah, then the curse (Laanah) of Allah, His Angels and all the people will be upon him."

 حديث صحيح، وهذا إسناد ضعيف لسوء حفظ مؤمل بن إسماعيل، لكنه قد توبع فيما سلف برقم 13063 .

وقوله: "لا يحمل فيها سلاح لقتال " تفرد به مؤمل في حديث أنس، لكن يشهد له حديث أبي حسان الأعرج عن علي عند أحمد وقد سلف برقم (959) ، وعند أبي داود (2035) ، ورجاله رجال الصحيح إلا أن رواية أبي حسان عن علي مرسلة

Shaykh Shuayb Al Arnaut writes in the footnotes of the Hadith, "It is a Sahih hadith but has some weakness in chain due to Mua'mal bin Ismail but it has supporting narration from another salaf (hadith 13063). And his saying, "and do not carry a weapon to fight," was singularly narrated by Mua'mal in the hadith of Anas. However, the shawahid hadith of Abu Hassan Al-Ar'aj from Ali is attested by Ahmed in the narration no 959, and by Abu Dawud in narration 2035, all of the men are trustworthy and the narration is Mursal."

-Musnad, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (d.240H), Vol 21, Pg 173, Narration no 13540, footnotes by Shaykh Shuayb Al Arnaut, Muassasah Al Risalah Publications, beirut, Lebanon. 

فقال ابن الزبير: يا هؤلاء قتل أصحابكم ف إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ. 2: 156 وَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ يَزِيدُ خَطَأً فَاحِشًا فِي قَوْلِهِ لِمُسْلِمِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ أَنْ يُبِيحَ الْمَدِينَةَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَهَذَا خَطَأٌ كبير فاحش، مع ما انضم إلى ذلك من قتل خلق من الصحابة وأبنائهم، وقد تقدم أنه قتل الحسين وأصحابه على يدي عبيد الله بن زياد. وقد وَقَعَ فِي هَذِهِ الثَّلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الْمَفَاسِدِ الْعَظِيمَةِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ النَّبَوِيَّةِ مَا لَا يُحَدُّ وَلَا يُوَصَفُ، مِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَقَدْ أَرَادَ بِإِرْسَالِ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ عقبة توطيد سلطانه وملكه، ودوام أيامه من غير منازع، فعاقبه الله بنقيض قصده، وحال بينه وبين ما يشتهيه، فَقَصَمَهُ اللَّهُ قَاصِمُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ، وَأَخَذَهُ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مقتدر [وَكَذَلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظالمة إن أخذه أليم شديد.] [1]

Ibn Zubayr (Radhi Allaho Anho) said: O PEOPLE YOUR COMPANIONS HAVE BEEN KILLED – Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun.

"Yazeed committed a mistake and that too a disgusting one by ordering Muslim bin Uqba to make Madina "mubah" for three days. This was his biggest and ugliest blunder. Many Sahaba and their children were slaughtered. As it has been mentioned before that Yazid made UbaydUllah Ibn Ziyad kill the grandson of Rasulullah (saw) Husayn and his companions, and in those three days huge heinous crimes happened in Madina about which nobody knows except Allah."

Yazeed wanted to secure his governance by sending Muslim bin Uqbah but Allah did against his wishes and punished him. Verily Allah killed him likewise Allah made grip over the oppressing towns, no doubt His grip is painful and strict" [Translation taken from ahlussunna.com].

-Al Bidaya Wan Nihaya, Imam Ibn Kathir (d.774H), vol 8, Pg 222, Events of the year 63H, Dar Al Fikr Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

[4] Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal was asked on the issue of sending laanat upon Yazeed and he considered it to be permissible. Imam Ahmed quoted following verses of the Quran as proof for it:

فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ - 47:22

أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰ أَبْصَارَهُمْ - 47:23

 "...So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship? Those [who do so] are the ones that Allah has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their vision..."

Full Arabic Text with chain of transmission: 

وذكر القاضي (ابو يعلى محمد بن الحسين بن الفراء) في كتاب (المعتمد في الاصول) عن أبى جعفر العكبري ثنا أبو علي الحسين بن الجنيد قال ثنا أبو طالب بن شهاب العكبري قال سمعت ابأ بكر محمد بن العباس قال سمعت صالح بن احمد بن حنبل يقول: قلت (لابي ان قوما ينسبونا إلى توالي يزيد فقال يا بني وهل يتولى يزيد احد يؤمن بالله فقلت قلم لا تلعنه؟ فقال ومتى رأيتني ألعن شيئا ولم لا يلعن من لعنه الله في كتاب فقلت وأين لعن الله يزيد في كتابه فقرأ، (فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْز. أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰ أَبْصَارَهُمْ)

- Al-Rad ala al-Mutasib al-Aneed al-Man'i la zam Yazeed (الرد على المتعصب العنيد المانع من ذم يزيد), Imam Ibn Jawzi (d.597H), Pg 41, Dar Al Kutub Al Ilmiyyah Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

Imam Alusi quotes the above statements of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal and writes:

"What is the biggest fitna/strife than what yazeed did [in karbala]?"

-Tafsir Ruh Al Maa'ni, Imam Alusi (d.1270H), Vol 13, Pg 227, Dar Al Kutub Al Ilmiyyah Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

Statement of Imam Ahmed narrated with chain in the
 book of Imam Ibn Jawzi

⇛ Even after these proofs, if the barelwis/nasibis remain adamant on their stance; ask them a simple question:

Does murdering the Prophet's family wont annoy Allah and His Apostle? And what is the biggest fitna witnessed by the ummah in comparison to the incident of karbala, which shook Muslims to the core?

[5] Some more crimes of Yazeed Ibn Muawiya and proof that he became an infidel (Kafir):

The only thing which barelwi's boast about is sukoot of Imam Abu Hanifa on the matter of Yazeed being kaafir. They use it as a proof to defend yazeed and restrain common folk from calling Yazeed Kaafir. Ironically, one of the basic rules of fiqh is that the sukoot (silence) by any scholar, on any matter can be taken as its permissibility. It clearly proves that Imam Abu Hanifa considered Yazeed as kaafir. Still, we will prove it from the madhab of Imam Abu Hanifa:

Imam Abu Hanifa writes in Fiqh Al Akbar (a disputed work attributed to him):

"No muslim should be declared devoid of faith (declared kaafir) on account of any sin, If he does not declare it to be lawful. One may be a man of faith with bad behavior, but not an infidel." [Narrated in Fiqh Al Akbar and Fiqh Al Absaat]. 

So, according to the great Imam, a person should not be labelled as Kaafir for his sins if he doesn't consider those sins as lawful. We will now prove that Yazeed committed many heinous and haraam crimes and also considered them lawful!

(i) فيما ذكر أبو مخنف، عن عبد الملك ابن نوفل بن مساحق، عن حميد ابن حمزة، مولى لبني أمية- قال: فقدم فتى غر حدث غمر لم يجرب الأمور، ولم يحنكه السن، ولم تضرسه التجارب، وكان لا يكاد ينظر في شيء من سلطانه ولا عمله، وبعث إلى يزيد وفدا من أهل المدينة فيهم عبد الله بن حنظلة الغسيل الأنصاري وعبد الله بن أبي عمرو بن حفص بن المغيرة المخزومي، والمنذر بن الزبير، ورجالا كثيرا من أشراف أهل المدينة، فقدموا على يزيد بن معاوية، فأكرمهم، وأحسن إليهم، وأعظم جوائزهم ثم انصرفوا من عنده، وقدموا المدينة كلهم الا المنذر ابن الزبير فإنه قدم على عبيد الله بن زياد بالبصرة- وكان يزيد قد أجازه بمائة ألف درهم- فلما قدم أولئك النفر الوفد المدينة قاموا فيهم فأظهروا شتم يزيد وعتبة، وقالوا: إنا قدمنا من عند رجل ليس له دين، يشرب الخمر، ويعزف بالطنابير، ويضرب عنده القيان، ويلعب بالكلاب، ويسامر الخراب والفتيان، وإنا نشهدكم أنا قد خلعناه، فتابعهم الناس.

According to Abu Mikhnaf- Abd al-Malik bin Nawfal bin Musahiq- Humayd bin Hamzah, a mawla of the Banu Umayyah:

"An inexperienced young man came and sent a delegation from the people of Madina to Yazeed. Among them were Abdallah bin Hanzalah Al-Ghasil Al-Ansari, Abdallah bin Abi Amr bin Hafs bin Al-Mughirah Al-Makhzumi, Al-Mundhir bin Al-Zubayr and many of the nobles of the people of Madina. They came to Yazeed bin Mu`awiyah, and he treated them generously and well. He gave them gifts, and then they left him. 

When those members of the delegation returned to Madina, they stood among the people and publicly cursed and vilified Yazeed. They said, "We have come from a man who has no religion, who drinks wine, who plays lutes, who passes his time with songstresses, who plays with dogs and spends his evenings talking to robbers and young men. We ask you to bear witness that we repudiate him." The people followed them.

- Tarikh Al Rusul wal Mulk, Imam Tabari (d.310H), Vol 5, Pg 479-480, Narration no 403, Events of the year 62H, Dar Al Ihya Al Tarsh publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

-The History of Al-Tabari (d.310H); The Caliphate of Yazeed bin Mu’awiyah, Volume 19, Pg 198, Translated by I.K.A. Howard. State University of New York Press, USA, 1990. Also See also, Muqalaat, Pir Muhammad Karam Shah Al-Azhari. Volume II. Zia al-Quran Publications, Lahore, Pakistan, 2001 (p. 305).

(ii) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ، ثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْجَهْمِ، ثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: «كَانَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ سِنَانِ بْنِ مُظَهِّرِ بْنِ عَرَكِيِّ بْنِ فَتَيَانَ بْنِ سُبَيْعِ بْنِ بَكْرِ بْنِ أَشْجَعَ شَهِدَ الْفَتْحَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ» فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: كَانَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ قَدْ صَحِبَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،........ ذَكَرَ مَعْقِلُ يَزِيدَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ - فَقَالَ مَعْقِلُ: «إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ كَرْهًا لِبَيْعَةِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ، وَقَدْ كَانَ مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ وَالْقَدَرِ خُرُوجِي إِلَيْهِ هُوَ رَجُلٌ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ، وَيَزْنِي بِالْحَرَمِ»

Hazrat Maqil bin Sinan Al Asjayi رضي الله عنه- a Sahabi of RasoolAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم narrates about Yazeed,

"When He and other men were forced to give oath of Allegiance to him [Yazeed], they went and saw that he is a man who misses his prayers. He was a man who drank alcohol and used to do zinah with women which were haraam to him (like mother and sisters) (Astaghfirullah)." 

-Imam Hakim (d.405H), Mustadrak Ala Sahihayn, Vol 3, Pg 599, Narration 6220, Arabic Ed, Dar Al Kutub Al Ilmiyyah Publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

Now, we will prove that Yazeed considered all these forbidden acts as permissible:

(1) قال أبو مخنف: عن عقبة بن أبي العيزار، إن الحسين خطب أصحابه وأصحاب الحر بالبيضة، فحمد الله وأثنى عليه ثم قال: أيها الناس، ان رسول الله ص قال: [من رأى سلطانا جائرا مستحلا لحرم الله، ناكثا لعهد الله، مخالفا لسنة رسول الله، يعمل في عباد الله بالإثم والعدوان، فلم يغير عليه بفعل ولا قول، كان حقا على الله أن يدخله مدخله] ألا وإن هؤلاء قد لزموا طاعة الشيطان، وتركوا طاعة الرحمن، وأظهروا الفساد، وعطلوا الحدود، واستأثروا بالفيء، وأحلوا حرام الله، وحرموا حلاله، وأنا أحق من غير، قد أتتني كتبكم، وقدمت علي رسلكم ببيعتكم، أنكم لا تسلموني ولا تخذلوني، فإن تممتم على بيعتكم تصيبوا رشدكم، فأنا الحسين بن على، وابن فاطمه بنت رسول الله ص، نفسي مع أنفسكم، وأهلي مع أهليكم، فلكم في أسوة، وإن لم تفعلوا ونقضتم عهدكم، وخلعتم بيعتي من أعناقكم، فلعمري ما هي لكم بنكر، لقد فعلتموها بأبي وأخي وابن عمي مسلم، والمغرور من اغتر بكم، فحظكم أخطأتم، ونصيبكم ضيعتم، ومن نكث فإنما ينكث على نفسه، وسيغني الله عنكم، والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته.

According to Abu Mikhnaf- Uqbah b. Abi al Ayzar:  Al-Husayn preached to his followers and the followers of al-Hurr at al-Baydah. After praising and glorifying God, He said: "People, the Apostle of God said : 

'When anyone sees the authorities make permissible what God had forbidden, violating God's covenant, and opposing the Sunnah of the Apostle of God by acting against the servants of God sinfully and with hostility, when anyone sees all these incidents and does not upbraid them by deed or by word, it is God's decree to make that person subject to fortune.' Indeed, these authorities have cleaved to obedience to Satan and have abandoned obedience to the Merciful, they have made corruption visible; they have neglected the punishment (hudud) laid down by God; they have appropriated the fay' exclusively to themselves; they have permitted what God has forbidden, and they have forbidden what He has permitted. I have the right to change more than anyone else.

Your letters were brought to me, and your messengers came to me with your oath of allegiance that you would not hand me over or desert me. If you fulfill your pledge, you will arrive at true guidance, for I am al-Husayn b. All, the son of Fatimah, daughter of the Apostle of God. My life is with your lives, my family is with your families. In me you have an ideal model (uswa). However, if you will not act, but you break your covenant and renounce your responsibility for the oath of allegiance that you have given, then, by my life, it is not a thing that is unknown of you. You have done that to my father, my brother and my cousin, Muslim. Anyone who was deceived by you would be gullible. Thus have you mistaken your fortune and lost your destiny. For whoever violates his word only violates his own soul. God will enable me to do without you. Peace be with you and the mercy and blessings of God."

-Tarikh Al Rusul wal Mulk, Imam Tabari (d.310H), Vol 5, Pg 403, Narration no 300, Events of the year 62H, Dar Al Ihya Al Tarsh publications, Beirut, Lebanon.

-The History of Al-Tabari (d.310H); The Caliphate of Yazeed bin Mu’awiyah, Volume 19, Pg 95-96, Translated by I.K.A. Howard. State University of New York Press, USA, 1990. Also See also, Muqalaat, Pir Muhammad Karam Shah Al-Azhari. Volume II. Zia al-Quran Publications, Lahore, Pakistan, 2001 (p. 305).

⇒ To All the scholars mentioned in this article, May Allah be pleased with you all for your work towards Islam. Ameen.