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154 'Ali ibn Abi Tilib in MaWiah
5.4.2. al-Husayn ibn 'Ali (&)
Abu Abdullah al-Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn Abi T%b, the grandson
of the Messenger of Allah (s), the apple of his eye and his beloved.
He was the son of the daughter of the Messenger of AUah (g),
F&nah (%). He was born in 4 AH, although there are other
opinions, a& he (&) died as a martyr on the day of 'Ashoora' in the
month of Muharram 61 AH, in Karbala' in Iraq. May Allah be
pleased with him and make him pleased.352 Many hadiths were
narrated concerning his virtues, including the following:
(a) &mad narrated with his chain of narration going back to Ya'la
al-'Amiri (&) ..
that he went out with the Messenger of Allah
(gj) to a meal to which they were invited. He said: "The
Messenger of Allah (@) came in front of the people, and al-
Husayn was playing with some boys. The Messenger of Allah
(g) wanted to pick him up, but the boys started rnnning here
and there, and he and the Prophet (g) were both laughing until
he caught hold of him. Then he put one of his hands on the back
of his head and the other beneath his chin, and he kissed him and
said: 'Husayn is of me, and I am of Husayn. 0 Allah, love
whoever loves Husayn; Husayn is one of my grandsons."'353
This shows the clear virtue of al-Hnsayn (&), since the Prophet
a) urged that he should be loved, as if hehad prior knowledge
by means of revelation of what would happen between him and
the people, so he mentioned him in particular and affirmed the
obligation of loving him, and forbade harming him or fighting
him. This is confirmed by his words, "May Allah love those who
love Husayn," because loving him leads to loving the
Messenger, and loving the Messenger (g) is part of loving
Allah (&).354
@) Bukhai narrated with his chain of narration going back to Anas
ibn Maik (&) that he said: "The head of al-Husayn (peace be