ANOTHER MIRACLE
Abbas Ibn Abdul-Muttalib said that he sent his son Abdullah to the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) concerning an affair. When Abdullah arrived at the Prophet’s place, he found a man with him, so he turned back and did not talk to him due to the position of that man. When Abbas met the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), he told him about that. The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) then said, “Did he really see theman?!” Abbas answered in the affirmative. The prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) then said, “Do you know that man? He is (Angel) Gabriel. Abdullah Ibn Abbas will not die until he loses his eyes; but he will be endowed with great knowledge.”
The prophecy came true, for Abdullah Ibn Abbas died in the Year 68 A.H. after he had become blind.
Unaisah Bint Zaid Ibn Arqam narrated on the authority of her father that the Messenger of Allah entered upon her father Zaid to visit him when he was sick. The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) told Zaid: “There is nothing wrong with you concerning your ailment. But are you going to do if you are endowed with long life after me and you go blind?” Zaid said, “Then I will expect my reward from Allah and have patience.” The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Then you will enter Paradise without reckoning.” As it turned out, Zaid Ibn Arqam became blind after the death of Allah’s Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him). He then regained his vision and became blind again and then died.
Jabir Ibn Samurah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Thirty liars and charlatans will appear before the establishment of the Hour; each of them will claim that he is a prophet.”
Abdullah Ibn Zubair narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The Hour will not be established before the appearance of thirty liars. Among them are: Musailimah, Al-Ansi and Al-Mukhtar. The worst Arab tribes are Banu Umayyah, Banu Haneefah and Banu Thaqeef.”
It is reported on the authority of Asma’ Bint Abi Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) that she told Hajjaj Ibn Yoosuf: “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) has informed us that a liar and a great slaughterer shall appear from the tribe of Thaqeef. We know the liar already. As for the great slaughterer, I have no doubt that it is you!”
Abul-Muhayyah related from his father who said: After Hajjaj Ibn Yoosuf had killed Abdullah Ibn Zubair, he visited Asma’ Bint Abu Bakr (Abdullah’s mother) and said, “O mother, the commander of the faithful commanded me that I should treat you well. What can I do for you?” Asma’ said, “I am not your mother. But I am the mother of the crucified one. I do not need anything from you. But wait and let me tell you what I heard the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say. He told us that in Thaqeef, there would be born a great liar and a great murderer. The liar we have seen, and as far as the murderer is concerned, I do not find anyone else besides you.” Hajjaj then said, “Great murderer of the hypocrites.”
Abdullah Ibn Umar narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say: “A great liar and a great slaughterer will appear from among the tribe of Thaqeef.”
There are successive reports about Mukhtar Ibn Abi Ubaid the liar. He used to claim that he was a prophet and that Angel Gabriel brought him revelations. Ibn Umar, who was the husband of Mukhtar’s sister, was told that Mukhtar claimed that he received inspiration. The response he gave was: “Yes, he is correct. For, Allah says: And certainly, the Shayateen (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind) to dispute with you. (Soorah Al-An‘am 6:121)”
Rifa‘ah Ibn Shaddad said: “I was planning to do something against Mukhtar, the liar. So, one day, I entered upon him and he said to me, ‘Angel Gabriel had just got up from this chair!’ I made for my sword to kill him but I remembered a Hadith that Amr Ibn Al-Hamiq Al-Khuza‘i related to me that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘If a man trusts another man concerning his life and the latter killed the former, a flag of treachery would be raised for him on the Day of Resurrection.’ I then refrained from carrying out my plan.”
Abu Adhabah related: “A man came to Umar Ibn Al-Khattab and informed him that the people of Iraq had pelted their leader with stones. So he set out angrily and led us in a prayer in which he forgot to perform some of its rites. The people started saying, ‘Subhanallah! Subhanallah!’ When he concluded the prayer, he faced the people and said, ‘Who among you is from Syria?’ A man got up and another man also got up. I then got up as a third or fourth person. Umar then said, ‘O you people of Syria! Get ready for the people of Iraq for Shaitan has laid egg there and hatched. O Allah! They have caused me confusion, so cause them confusion and hasten their punishment by making the Thaqafi boy their ruler who will rule them by the law of the age of ignorance, will not accept any good deed done by the righteous ones among them and will not forgive the mistakes done by anyone of them.”
Al-Hasan narrated that Ali Ibn Abi Talib said about the people of Kufah: “O Allah, as I have trusted the people of Kufah and they betrayed me and I was sincere with them and they acted treacherously toward me, impose on them an excessively cruel and arrogant youngster from Thaqeef who would usurp their wealth and judge them in the way of the time of ignorance.” At the time of Hasan’s death, Hajjaj was not yet born. This narration is, however, interrupted.
Ali was reported to have said, “The overbearing youngster who will rule the cities will usurp their goods, kill their noble members and strike terror in their hearts. He will cause them insomnia and Allah will impose him on those who claim to be Ali’s supporters.”
Habeeb Ibn Abi Thabit narrated that Ali said to a man, “You will not die before you meet the Thaqeef boy.” He was asked, ‘Who is the youngster of Thaqeef, O commander of the faithful?” He said, “It will be said about him on the Day of Resurrection, ‘One of the corners of Hell will be occupied by a man who is about twenty or twenty odd years of age. (In this world), he will not leave out a sin except that he commits it. Even if there are no more sins to be committed and nothing is left but a closed door that could be broken, he will break it. He will kill those who disobey with those who obey him.” This narration is full of irregularities; and its attribution to Ali is questionable.
Umar Ibn Abdul-Azeez said, “If each nation was to present out its evil one, and we also present Hajjaj as our devil one, we would certainly defeat them.”
Abu Bakr Ibn Ayyash narrated from Asim Ibn An-Najood who said, “There was no sin against Allah that Hajjaj did not commit.”
Hajjaj died in the Year 95 A.H.
By Ibn Katheer
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