When Imam al-Sajjad (a) was informed about his being imprisoned...

When Imam al-Sajjad (a) was informed about his being imprisoned, sent twelve thousand Dirhams for him. Al-Farazdaq sent back that money and said, “I praised you for the content of God, not for a gift.” Imam (a) sent the money again and said, “we the Ahlul-Bayt (a) do not take back what we bestow someone”. Relation with al-Kumayt Al-Kumayt b. Zayd al-Asadi had a tribal bond with al-Farazdaq.

When al-Kumayt composed “Qasa’id al-Hashimiyyat” in praise of the Ahlul-Bayt (a), recited them to al-Farazdaq to check their quality.

After al-Farazdaq heard his poems, said, “well-done son, you have mentioned so well saying that ‘you have given up hoodlums and outlaws and your shot would never be missed and your speech would not be rejected’ …spread these poems and confront with the enemy, for you are a better poet than everyone in the past and the present.” With all the respect al-Farazdaq had for the Ahlul-Bayt (a), his attention toward Umayyad caliphs and attending to their system, considering the social role and position of a poet and the influence poems could exert at that time, is questionable and thus he cannot be placed in the same rank as al-Kumayt or Di’bil who were lovers of the Ahlul-Bayt (a).

Relation with Umayyad Rulers Al-Farazdaq attended the courts of Umayyad caliphs including al-Walid, Sulayman, and others, and composed poems in approval of their position. Those poems show al-Farazdaq’s view about the caliphate and at least draw him out of the realm of ideological Shi’a. However, they could be for taqiyah. However, he cannot be considered a mere court poet. He also composed satires against the manner of some Arab rulers whose conduct was against the principles of Islam.

His satires about Ziyad b. Abih and Mu’awiya are examples of that. Transmission of Hadiths Al-Farazdaq has transmitted hadiths from Imam ‘Ali (a), Imam al-Husayn (a), Abu Hurayra, Abu Sa’id al-Khudri, ‘Arfaja b. As’ad, Zurara b. Karb, and Tirimmah b. ‘Adi; and Khalid al-Hadhdha’, Marwan al-Asghar, al-Hajjaj b. al-Hajjaj and others have transmitted hadiths from him. Demise According to the famous report, al-Farazdaq passed away in 110/728-29,[30] at the age of 91 in Basra.

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