Then, he recited this verse, ﴿ اِنَّما يريدُ اللهُ لِيذهِبَ...
Then, he recited this verse, ﴿ اِنَّما يريدُ اللهُ لِيذهِبَ عَنکُمُ الرِّجسَ أَهلَ البَيتِ وَيطَهِّرَکُم تَطهيرا ﴾ “Allah only desires to keep away uncleanness from you, O people of the house, and to purify you a thorough purifying.” [^12] [^13] If, as reported in these hadith from Sunni sources, Imam al-Husayn (as) is purified of sin, or infallible, it follows that his uprising is correct and justified.
It also implies that the government of Yazid was not credible.f Allah’s Prophet (S) is pleased with al-Husayn (as) On his own chain of transmission, Tabarani narrates from Rib‘i ibn Harash that Imam ‘Ali (as) said, “I visited the Holy Prophet (S) one day while he had spread a piece of cloth on the ground. The Prophet, Fatimah, al-Hasan, al-Husayn and I sat together on that piece of cloth. Then, the Holy Prophet (S) picked up the corners of the cloth and spread it…
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