فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهَا ابْنُ زِيَادٍ وَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ...
فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهَا ابْنُ زِيَادٍ وَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي فَضَحَكُمْ وَ قَتَلَكُمْ وَ أَكْذَبَ أُحْدُوثَتَكُمْ فَقَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَكْرَمَنَا بِنَبِيِّهِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص وَ طَهَّرَنَا مِنَ الرِّجْسِ تَطْهِيراً إِنَّمَا يَفْتَضِحُ الْفَاسِقُ إِلَى آخِرِ مَا مَرَّ So Ibn Ziyad -la turned towards her -asws and said, ‘The Praise is for Allah -azwj who Shamed you ‑asws all and Killed you and Belied your -asws narrations!’ (Syeda) Zainab -asws said: ‘The Praise is for Allah -azwj Who Honoured us -asws with His -azwj Prophet -saww Muhammad -saww and Purified us -asws from the uncleanness with a Purification.
But rather, the mischief-maker has been Shamed!’ – up the end of what has passed. وَ قَالَ السَّيِّدُ وَ ابْنُ نَمَا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا فَقِيلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ قَدْ كَانَ لِي أَخٌ يُسَمَّى عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ قَتَلَهُ النَّاسُ And the Seyyid and Ibn Nama said, ‘Then Ibn Ziyad -la turned towards Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws .
He -la said, ‘Who is this?’ It was said, ‘This is Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws ’. He -la said, ‘Hasn’t Allah ‑azwj Killed Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws ?’ Ali -asws said: ‘There was a brother -asws for me -asws named as Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws . The people killed him -asws ’.
فَقَالَ بَلِ اللَّهُ قَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ- اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنْفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِها وَ الَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنامِها فَقَالَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ وَ لَكَ جُرْأَةٌ عَلَى جَوَابِي اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ He -la said, ‘But, Allah -azwj Killed him -asws !’ Ali -asws said: ‘ Allah Takes away the souls when they die, and those who do not die in their sleep. [39:42] ’. Ibn Ziyad -la said, ‘And for you -asws there is audacity upon answering me -la ?
Go with him -asws and strike off his -asws neck!’ فَسَمِعَتْ عَمَّتُهُ زَيْنَبُ فَقَالَتْ يَا ابْنَ زِيَادٍ إِنَّكَ لَمْ تُبْقِ مِنَّا أَحَداً فَإِنْ عَزَمْتَ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ فَاقْتُلْنِي مَعَهُ I heard his -asws aunt Zainab -asws , she -asws said: ‘O Ibn Ziyad -la ! You -la have not left anyone from us -asws to remain!
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