But we shall prevent you from having a single drop from it.

But we shall prevent you from having a single drop from it...”[^237] No single law or code on this earth allows any person, under any circumstances, to deprive women and children of water except the laws of the Umayyad dynasty whose individuals, from the first spark of Islam, advised each other to prevent the Prophet’s Household from holding any position of leadership.

Facing this ordeal of the scarcity of water, Lady Zaynab (a.s.) undertook the difficult mission of gathering the thirsty children and women and trying to comfort them and promise with water. Her heart melted away as she saw those children and babies cry out of thirst while she had nothing to give. Imam al-Husain (a.s.) then asked Umar ibn Sa’d to meet him individually.

The criminal came with his son and servant to the Imam (a.s.) who asked his brother al-Abbas (a.s.) and his son Ali al-Akbar (a.s.) to attend that meeting. The Imam (a.s.) then asked Umar to think about the matter more seriously and to anticipate the inescapable misfortunes that he would certainly face in this world and the world to come if he would fight against him. Umar however tried to tender his excuses, but the Imam (a.s.) proved all them worthless.

Finally, the Imam (a.s.) recognized that Umar would never change his mind, therefore he said to him, “What is the matter with you? May Allah (s.w.t.