The Curse of Allāh, the Blessed and the Exalted, and the Prophets on the Killers of Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.)

Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: One day the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) was in the house of Fāťimah (s.a.) and Ḥusain (a.s.) was sitting on his lap. Suddenly, the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) started to cry and fell in Sujūd. (After raising his head) he said: O Fāťimah, daughter of Muḥammad! (Allāh) the Most High, the Most Exalted just appeared to me in your house in the most beautiful form and appearance and asked me, “O Muḥammad! Do you love Ḥusain (a.s.)?” I replied, “Yes, he is the light of my eyes, the fruit of my heart, my flower (in this life), and the skin between my two eyes.” Allāh said: O Muḥammad! – and He placed His Hand on the head of Ḥusain (a.s.) – Blessed is this newborn baby upon whom I have sent My prosperity, blessings, mercy, and pleasure. My curse, wrath, chastisement, disgrace, and punishment are upon those who antagonize him, fight him, incite (the people) against him, and kill him. Verily he is the Master of Martyrs from the first to the last, in this life and in the Hereafter.

The first person who cursed the killer(s) of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) was Ibrāhīm (a.s.), the Friend of Allāh. He ordered his children to curse them and took a covenant from his children (in this regard). After Ibrāhīm (a.s.), Mūsā ibn ‘Imrān (a.s.) cursed the killers of Ḥusain (a.s.) and he ordered his nation to do so. Dāwūd (a.s.) also cursed them and ordered the Banī Israel to do this. Then ‘Isā (a.s.) cursed them and he used to repeatedly say, “O Banī Israel! Curse the killers of Ḥusain (a.s.), and if (any of) you meet Ḥusain (a.s.), then support him. Those who are martyred with Ḥusain (a.s.) are like those who have been martyred with all of the prophets who faced (their enemies) and did not run away (from them).” It is as if I can see his place (of burial). Every prophet has visited Karbalā. They have all stood on that land and said, “Verily you are a land filled with blessings. Verily the shining moon will be buried within you.”

angel who came to the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and informed him of the killing of Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) was the angel of the seas. An angel from Firdaws flew down to an ocean, with his wings spread out over the (entire) ocean. He cried out, “O inhabitants of the seas! Attire yourselves in garments of grief, for the son of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) will be slaughtered.” Then he carried some of the dust of Ḥusain (a.s.) with his wings to the heavens. There was no angel that remained who did not smell it and who was not thereby agitated. They all cursed the killers of Ḥusain (a.s.), their supporters, and their followers.