Author says: Even with such narrations which talk about presence of water in Karbala untill the night of Ashoor, one cannot deny the fact that Imam Husain (as) was martyred thirsty. We also have the following narration which indicates that water was not available for 3 days: أبو مخنف: روى بعد ذكر شهادة علي الأكبر: Abu Makhnaf narrates after the Martyrdom of Ali al-Akbar (as). Then Imam Husain (as) came to Umm-Kulsoom (sa) and said to her, "O Sister, I recommend you (as a will/Wasiyah) to do good regarding My small Son because He is a very small child and He is only 6 months old." Then Umm-Kulsoom (sa) said to Imam Husain (as), "O Brother, verily for 3 days this small child has not drank water, so ask for water for him. So Imam Husain (as) took the child and faced the enemies and said, "O People, you killed My Brother, My Children and My helpers and none remains except this child and He is burning due to thirst, give Him a drink of water. And while the Imam (as) was addressing them, He was shot by an horrible arrow from the ignorant tyrant Harmalah bin Kahil al-Asadi (curses be upon him), which slaughtered the child from vein to vein or from ear to ear. Then Imam Husain (as) collected his blood and filled it in his hands and threw it towards the sky." One should ponder and think, If there was so much water available on the night of Ashoor such that the companions of Imam Husain (as) took bath and washed their bodies then why not preserve some water for the next day and then Imam Husain (as) says the following just moments before his Martyrdom: شيعتي شيعتي ما ان شربتم عذب ماء فاذكروني Imam Husain (as) said, "My Shia's whenever you dring sweet water, remember Me". [Source: Misbah Al-Kafami, Pg. 741] قال الصادق (ع) " اني ما شربت ماء باردا الا وذكرت الحسين Imam Sadiq (as) said, "Verily, I din't dring cold water, but that I remembered Husain (as)." [Source: Misbah Al-Kafami, Pg. 741] Below are a couple of more narrations, which talk about the thirst of Imam Husain (as): قال اسقوني شربة من الماء فقد نشفت كبدي من الظّمأ Imam Husain (as)said, "Quench my thirst by a drink of water, as my heart/liver has dried up due to extreme thirst" [Source: Asraar Al-Shahadah, Pg. 409 / Al-Muntakhab Le Tareehi, Pg. 439] The above words indicate that the thirst of the Imam (as) would be at least of a few days. حدَّثني الحسن بن عبدالله بن محمّد بن عيسى ، عن أبيه
، عن الحسن بن محبوب ، عن العَلاء بن رَزين ، عن محمَّد بن مسلم ، عن أبي جعفر عليه
السلام قال : إنّ الحسين صاحب كربلاء قُتل مظلوماً مَكروباً عَطشاناً لَهفاناً ، وحقٌّ
على الله عزَّوجَلَّ أن لا يأتيه لَهفان ولا مَكروبٌ ولا مُذنبٌ ولا مَغمومٌ ولا عَطشانٌ
ولا ذو عاهةٍ ثمّ دعا عنده وتقرَّب بالحسين عليه السلام إلى الله عزَّوجَلَّ إلاّ نفَّس
الله كُربتَه ، وأعطاه مسألتَه ، وغفر ذنوبه ، مَدَّ في عمره ، وبسط في رِزقه ، فاعتبروا
يا أولي الأبصار Narrated to me Al-Hasan bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Isa, from his father, from Hasan bin Mahboob, from Ala'a bin Razeen, from Muhammad bin Muslim, from Abi Jafar (as), [Source: Kamil Al-Ziyarah, Chapter. 69, Hadees. 5] All narrators in the chain are trustworthy, except for Al-Hasan bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Isa and his father who are unknown (Majhool) |