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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Event of Taff, The Earliest Historical Account of the Tragedy of Karbala’ After The Martyrdom Of Al-Husayn (as) The Looting of the Tents The people turned to the womenfolk of al-Husayn (as), plundering them, his belongings and provision, the [Yemeni] dye[^1], the garments and the camels.

[The people] would wrest the clothes of the women from their backs and take them.[^2] The people said to Sinan bin Anas: “You have killed Husayn bin ‘Ali, son of Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet of Allah (S). You have killed a person from among the Arabs who posed the greatest threat [to the Banu Umayyah]. He had come to these people in order to remove them from the power. So go to your masters and ask your reward from them!

Even if they were to give you their treasuries for killing al-Husayn, it would [still] be little!” Sinan, who was a little crazy, came with his horse and stopped at the door of ‘Umar bin Sa‘d’s tent. He shouted at the top of his voice: Fill my saddles with silver and gold, I have killed the lord of the chosen ones.

I have killed the best of men with regard to his mother and father, the best of them mentioned in lineage.[^3] ‘Umar bin Sa‘d said: “Bring him to me.” When [Sinan] was brought in, he threw [his] staff at him and then said: “O mad! I testify that you are mad and you have never regained sanity. How dare you speak like this!

By Allah, if Ibn Ziyad had heard you [saying this], he would have killed you!” Shamir bin Dhi al-Jaushan [attacked] the belongings of al-Husayn (as) with a group of foot soldiers. Then they came to ‘Ali bin al-Husayn al-Asghar, who was stretched out on a bed. The foot soldiers were saying [to one another]: “Should we not kill this [man]?” Humaid bin Muslim reports: “[At this] I said: Glory be to Allah! Shall we kill boys [too]?!

This is only a boy![^4] ‘Umar bin Sa‘d then arrived and said: “No one should disturb this sick boy or enter the tents of these women. Whoever has taken any of their belongings should return it to them.” But none of them returned anything. ‘Umar bin Sa‘d then arrested ‘Uqbah bin Sim’an and asked him: “Who are you?” He replied: “I am a slave.” So he let him go.

He was, thus, the only person among [al-Husayn’s companion] to be saved.[^5] The Trampling on al-Husayn’s Body Thereafter, ‘Umar bin Sa‘d called out to his followers: “Who will volunteer [to go] to al-Husayn and make his horse trample on [his body]?” Ten [men] volunteered.