When he went out, Ziyad said to his policemen: “Bring him back!

When he went out, Ziyad said to his policemen: “Bring him back!” They brought him back to him. Ziyad turned to him and said: “We can find for you nothing better than what your leader (Imam Ali) said. You will bring about evil to us if you remain alive. Cut off his hands and his feet.” The police cut off Rasheed’s hands and feet. However Rasheed went on speaking. His speech enraged Ziyad, and he said to his policemen: “Crucify him until death!” Rasheed said to them: “I have something with you.

I can see that you have not done it -he meant that they did not cut out his tongue.” So (Ziyad), son of Sumayya, ordered his tongue to be cut out. When they wanted to cut out his tongue, he said to them: “Give me a time that I may say a statement.” They gave him time, and he said: “By Allah, this is the confirmation of the prediction of the Commander of the faithful (Imam Ali), peace be on him.

He told me that you would cut out my tongue.” Then the policemen cut out his tongue.[^1] What a sin did this great worshiper commit that he might deserve this punishment and this horrible maiming? However (Ziyad), son of Sumayya, and Mu’awiya wanted through that to destroy the Shia and to put an end to Shiism. Amr Bin al-Hamaq al-Khuza‘iy Amr bin al-Hamaq had living, strong, religious feelings. He was among the good companions (of the Prophet) in piety and fear of Allah.

It was he who gave the Prophet yogurt to drink. So the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, invoked Allah for him to make him enjoy his youth. Allah responded to the supplication of His Prophet. Amr became eighty years old but none saw even a white hair in his beard.[^2] Amr was among the choice, loyal companions of Imam Ali (a.s).

Imam Ali (a.s) invoked Allah for him, saying: “O Allah, enlighten his heart with piety and guide him to Your straight path!”[^3] He (a.s) respected, magnified, and preferred him to others. He said to him: “Would that I had a hundred (fighters) like you among my troops!” Amr expressed his obedience and loyalty to Imam Ali (a.s), saying: “O Commander of the faithful, by Allah, I [^1] Safinat al-Bihar, vol. 1, p. 522.

Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi has said: “Ziyad killed Rasheed al-Hijri, cut out his tongue, and crucified him because he was a Shi‘ite (a follower of Imam Ali).” [^2] Al-Isaba, vol. 2, p. 526. [^3] Safinat al-Bihar, vol. 2, p. 360. have not loved you for the life in this world nor for a position I have in it.