58 of Nasab Quraish...
58 of Nasab Quraish, he says that some of those in the army took ‘Ali Ibn al-Husayn (‘a) and hid him from people. He was very kind and generous to him. But when he heard a caller saying that whoever brought ‘Ali Ibn al-Husayn (‘a) would have three hundred dirhams, he tied his hands to his neck then brought him to Ibn Ziyad and took his reward.
Ibn Ziyad, he goes on, wanted to kill him had it not been for the lad's aunt, Zainab, who threw herself on him saying to Ibn Ziyad, “Kill me before you kill him!” This is the end of his statement. But if you know that despite his sickness, ‘Ali Ibn al-Husayn was the only sponsor and protector of the women of the Messenger of Allah (S); so, Allah would…
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