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Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by Alhajiemeritus: 8:51pm On Jun 05, 2018 |
In order to learn more clearly as to how far the views expressed by Imam Husayn about Yazid are indisputable according to the history of Islam, one should refer to the following remarks of Mas'udi in respect of Yazid. "Yazid was a pleasure-seeking person. He was a man, who kept beasts of prey. He had dogs, monkeys and panthers. He always arranged wine-drinking parties. One day after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn while he was sitting in such a party, Ibn Ziyad was seated on his right side, Yazid turned to the cupbearer and recited two couplets which are translated below: "Give me a cup of wine which should satiate my bones. Then give another such cup to Ibn Ziyad, the man who is my confidant and who has strengthened my position and the foundation of my caliphate". Yazid meant to say that Ibn Ziyad by killing Imam Husayn had strengthened the foundation of his caliphate. Thereafter Mas'udi writes about the injustice and oppressions committed by Yazid and then says: "In the Muslim ummah Yazid was like Pharaoh amongst his subjects" and then writes: "It is not so, because Pharaoh was more just to his subjects". He adds: "The injustice, intrepidity and impiety of Yazid also penetrated into the Muslim ummah". The sins committed by Yazid were also committed by his favorites and they adopted his ways and manners. During the period of his caliphate music became current in Makkah and Madina, and all sorts of amusements and funs began to be used. The people began to drink wine openly. It is also the more surprising that the man, who claimed to be the successor to the Holy Prophet and occupied the seat of the caliphate, had a pet monkey, which was named Abu Qays. Yazid used to bring it in his drinking parties and he spread a mattress for it. He also mounted it on the back of a she-ass, and made it participate in the horse-race. One day Abu Qays won the race. The monkey was then dressed in red and yellow silken clothes and cloak, and an embroidered cap was placed on its head". This was the import of the sentence that Imam Husayn wrote to Mu'awiya about Yazid. However, this person attained to the Islamic Caliphate and pressed Imam Husayn to take the oath of allegiance i.e. to acknowledge him to be the lawful successor of his (i.e. Imam Husayn's) grandfather, the Prophet of Allah. |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by Empiree: 2:17am On Sep 26, 2018 |
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Ninowy as-Sufi gave his perfect descriptions |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by Alhajiemeritus: 7:39am On Sep 26, 2018 |
Empiree:can you share ? |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by Empiree: 10:59am On Sep 26, 2018 |
Alhajiemeritus:I believe he talks about him here https://m.facebook.com/ShaykhNinowy/photos/a.156957537748690/1013898655387903/?type=3 There are also videos of him on Muharram/ashura and Sayyidina Hussein (ra) and yazidi line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAtHAlAQTVc 1 Like |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by AlBaqir(m): 4:26am On Oct 18, 2018 |
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Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by AlBaqir(m): 4:27am On Oct 18, 2018 |
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Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by AlBaqir(m): 4:38am On Oct 18, 2018 |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by Alhajiemeritus: 3:11pm On Oct 18, 2018 |
AlBaqir:But, why do some people still refer to Yazid as Rodiyalahu anihu and a pious Sahaba? Because I don't understand why someone who committed such atrocities should be prayed for? |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by Empiree: 7:37pm On Oct 18, 2018 |
Alhajiemeritus:I copied this from Islamqa Yazeed is one of those whom we neither curse nor love. There are others like him among the khaleefahs of the two states (Umawi/Umayyad and ‘Abbaasi/Abbasid) and the governors of various regions, indeed there were some among them who were worse than him. But the issue in the case of Yazeed is that he was came to power forty-nine years after the death of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); it was still close to the time of the Prophet and some of the Sahaabah were still alive such as Ibn ‘Umar who was more entitled to the position than him or his father or his grandfather. You can read further about the 3 categories of people about him https://islamqa.info/en/14007 Fact is, he was gravely wrong. If his faith in the open was Islam and he did not openly renounced Islam till his death, he still has the right as Muslim to certain extent. This was someone who killed the grandson of the prophet (saw), obviously, from that perspective, Allah will pronunce curses on such fellow. He didn't just kill ordinary human. So my position is, amongst us muslims, the respect he gets is just for being muslim. It is optional to pray for him. But I won't support raining curses on him every time his name is mentioned. That's reserved for shaytan. But if someone wants to curse him occasionally, they can go ahead. He was not a potential sahabi. He was a wicked tyrannical ruler. |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by AlBaqir(m): 8:01am On Oct 19, 2018 |
Alhajiemeritus: Anyway, Sunni do not really count Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah as a sahabi. Besides, there is an aqeedah founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal called "Athariyyah". They held the believe that ALL the sahabah were righteous no matter the crime they might have committed. Yazid and his father Muawiyah (who was a sahabi) were full blown hererics. But somehow, the salafis are trying to buy status and virtues for them at all cost in the bid of countering Shia who maintained that there were evil ones amongst the sahabah. You can read about Mu'awiyah here: https://www.nairaland.com/4126983/sahabi-muawiyah-ibn-abi-sufyan |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by AlBaqir(m): 8:21am On Oct 19, 2018 |
Empiree: Your position and that of the deceitful islamqa website is gravely wrong. It's a way of distorting truth. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 93: "And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his punishment is hell; he shall abide in it, and Allah will send His wrath on him and curse him and prepare for him a painful chastisement" The Prophet, peace be upon him, looked towards ‘Ali, Fatimah, al-Hasan and al-Husayn, and said: “I am at war with whosoever is at war with you people, and at peace with whosoever is at peace with you people” Source: Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Naysaburi, al-Mustadrak ‘ala al-Sahihayn (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al‘Ilmiyyah; 1st edition, 1411 H), vol. 3, p. 161, # 4713 Apart from Yazid (la), there were sahabah and sons of sahabah involved directly and indirectly in murdering the household of the Prophet; also in the story of Harra where makkah and Madina were plundered, kaaba destroyed, women raped, young and old murdered. Yet, you are maintaining NEUTRALITY Quran: O you who believe, stand up for justice. |
Re: Yazid Ibn Muhawiyyah- Who Was He? by Empiree: 10:51am On Oct 19, 2018 |
AlBaqir:interesting. Like I never read the Ayah before. Well, there are difference of opinion about a Muslim who kills fellow muslim intentionally. That, as long as the person is muslim, possibilities exist that he will not abide in hell forever because the only sin that will not be forgiven is shirk. Only ibn Abass(ra) had different opinion. He maintained the Ayah as it is. But other scholars differ. They said if such killer makes tawbah before he dies he may be forgiven. Anyways, Yazidi is in big trouble for real unless Allah forgives him. And Allah can do that. Overall, he had bad record. Yes, there are other leaders who did worst than Yazidi. 1 Like |
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