Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Habib b. Mudhahir The Prisoner of War A young man came to Imam Husayn's camp. He was looking for his father Muhammad bin Basheer al-Hadramy. The young man said to his father: My brother is a prisoner of war at Ray (a town near Teheran). His father said: I'll support Imam Husayn at any rate! Imam Husayn said: You're free. Go and release your son. Muhammad bin Basheer refused that and said: By Allah, I won't leave you!
Imam Husayn [a] gave him five garments. Each cost one thousand dinars. Then he said to him: Give your son these garments to release his brother. Thus Imam Husayn's companions preferred death with him to life with the unjust. Previous Next