I thank Him for whatever bounties He bestows on me (I do not exult on them).

I thank Him for whatever bounties He bestows on me (I do not exult on them).” Yazid was infuriated at all this and he ordered that the Imam be executed upon which the Imam said, “O Yazid! If you kill me, who would take the daughters of the Prophet back to their hometown? Because except for me they have none who is in the prohibited degree (mahram) for them. O Yazid!

If the Prophet comes right now and sees that we are made prisoners and brought here on the bare backs of camels, what justification would you offer? The ailing Imam who looked emaciated and weak spoke in such a manner that all those present in the court began to weep. Yazid saw that the mood of the courtiers was changing;…