Al-Sajjad...

Al-Sajjad, therefore, said, “ Allah takes the souls away at the time of their death; none dies except with Allah's permission ”. Ibn Ziyad did not appreciate him thus responding to his statement rather than remaining silent, so he ordered him to be killed, but his aunt, the wise lady Zainab, put her arms around him and said, “O Ibn Ziyad!

Suffices you what you have shed of our blood..., have you really spared anyone other than this?[^13] If you want to kill him, kill me with him as well.” Al-Sajjad (‘a) said [to Ibn Ziyad], “ Do you not know that we are used to being killed, and that martyrdom is one of Allah's blessings upon us? ”[^14] Ibn Ziyad looked at both of them then said, “Leave him for her.

Amazing is their tie of kinship; she wishes to be killed with him.”[^15] Al-Rubab, wife of Imam Husayn (‘a), took the head and put it in her lap. She kissed it and said, O Husayn! Never shall I ever forget Husayn! Did the foes' lances really seek him?

They left him in Karbala’ slain, May Allah never water Karbala's sides.[^16] When it became clear to Ibn Ziyad that there were many people present who were voicing their resentment of what he had committed and how everyone was repeating what Zainab had said, he feared an uprising, so he ordered the police to jail the captives inside a house adjacent to the grand mosque.[^17] Ibn Ziyad's doorman has said, “I was with them when he issued his order to jail them.

I saw how the men and women assembled there weeping and beating their faces.”[^18] Zainab shouted at people saying, “Nobody should tend to us except either a bondmaid, a freed bondmaid, or umm walad ,[^19] for they were taken captive just as we have been.”[^20] What Zainab meant is that only a female captive is familiar with the pain and humiliation of captivity; therefore, she would be sympathetic and would not rejoice nor enjoy seeing them in captivity. This is undeniable.

It is reported that when Jassas Ibn Murrah killed Kalib Ibn Rabi’ah, it happened that his sister was in the company of Kalib at the time.