I am Muhammad, your Prophet.

I am Muhammad, your Prophet. You lived in the world as you described.” Then I will give them water from the Hauz of Kauthar, and then they will happily enter Paradise and enjoy there forever.

* * * * In the year 60 A.H., when Muawiya[^5] Ibn Abi Sofyan died, his son Yazeed[^6] Ibn Muawiya, wrote a letter to the governor of Medina, Walid Ibn Utbah[^7], and ordered him to get allegiance from the people of Medina[^8], especially from Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) and if Husayn refused, he should cut off his head and send it to Yazeed. Walid called Marwan Ibn Hakam[^9] for consultation regarding Husayn (a.s.).

Marwan said, “Husayn will not give allegiance, and if I were you, I would have cut off his head.” Walid said, “I wish my mother had not given birth to me and I had not existed!” Then he summoned Husayn (a.s.). Husayn approached him with thirty members of his family. Walid informed him about the death of Muawiya, and asked him to give allegiance to Yazeed. He said, "O? Sir! Since allegiance is not a secret affair whenever you invite the people, you may call me too." Marwan said, "O Amir!

Do not accept his excuse and if he refuses, cut off his neck." Husayn (a.s.) became angry and said: "Woe unto you, O son of bastard! You order my beheading! You are a liar and you have, by Allah, shown meanness." Then he turned towards Walid, and said: "O Amir! We are the members of the Holy family of the prophetic mission. We are the mines of prophethood, and our house is the thoroughfare of an- gels.

Allah initiated and concluded with us (the divine knowledge) Yazeed is a debauchee, a drunkard; a murderer, and has shed much holy blood. All these factors have made him unworthy of caliphate. A man like me cannot give allegiance to him; however, tomorrow morning I will study about this matter, and will see who is worthy of being caliph." Then the Imam (a.s.) left there. Marwan said to Walid: "You didn’t act as I advised you?" Walid said: "Woe unto you.

Through your advice, you wished to destroy my world and the Hereafter? By Allah! I do not like to get the worldly kingdom by shedding the blood of Husayn. By Allah! I don’t think that one meets Allah with the sin of murdering Husayn (a.s.) except that his balance (of deeds) is light, and Allah will not be kind to him, and will punish him in Hell." Next morning Husayn (a.s.) came out of his house to get news, and he came across Marwan. Marwan said: "O Aba Abdillah! I want to give you an advice.