Hajjaj said...

Hajjaj said: `This old man claims that Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain are

the Prophet's children; he shall prove this from the Quran or I will cut

I said: 'He should be freed from his chains, because if he proves his

claim, he will surely go free, and if not, then a sword cannot break

They freed the man of his shackles, but kept his hands cuffed; I was

grieved when I saw that he was Sa'id Ibn Jubair and said: How can he

He said: `Wait.' He waited for a while when Hajjaj repeated his

demand and Sa'id asked for more time to think. When Hajjaj repeated

his demand for the third time, Sa'id said: `I seek refuge in Allah from

the cursed devil, in the Name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful. We

gave him Isaac and Jacob; all (three) We guided; and before him, We

guided Noah; and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph,

Moses, and Aaron; thus do We reward those who do good.' (6: 84)

Then he stopped and said to Hajjaj: `Read the following verse And

Then Sa'id said: `How does Isa fit in here?' Hajjaj replied: `He is one of

Ibrahim's offspring.' Sa'id said: `Isa did not have a father, yet he was

Ibrahim's descendant because he was his daughter's (Maryam) son,

therefore Hassan and Hussain are more worthy of being called the

Prophet's children especially that they are closer to him (the Prophet)

When Hajjaj heard this, he granted him ten thousands dinars and set

Shube added: "In the morning I said to myself. `It is incumbent upon

me to visit that old man and learn the meaning of the Quran, which I

thought I know but really do not.' I entered the Mosque and found that

old man giving everyone ten dinars; I then heard him say: All this is