Marriage of Imam Hussains daughter
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when Imam Hussain (s.a) was on the battle field in
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Marriage of Imam Hussain’s daughter
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
This episode of Imam Hussain
(r.a.) marrying his 3-4 year old daughter Sakina to 9-10 year old Hadrat
Abdullah ibn Hassan (r.a.), is not found
in any authentic book of Islamic History.
It is highly unlikely that this
marriage occurred, because it is a
requirement of Shariah that one can only be married after he reaches the age of
puberty; and it would be ignorant of us
to believe that the noble and pious grandson of the Messenger of Allah
(saws), Imam Hussain ibn Ali (r.a.)
would violate any of the commandments or conditions of Shairah.
The whole episode around this
supposed marriage of Hadrat Abdullah (r.a.) and Hadrat Sakina binte Hussain
(r.a.) seems mysterious, to say the
least! The same people who claim that
this marriage indeed occurred, also
narrate that Imam Hassan ibn Ali (r.a.) wrote a letter before his death to his
son Abdullah, and told him to open it
only when he was in the greatest difficulty of his life!!!!! Apparently,
when Hadrat Hussain (r.a.) would not allow Hadrat Abdullah, because of his young age, to fight Jihaad against the enemies in
The above is what is normally
related by some minority sects in Islam regarding the marriage of Sakina binte
Hussain (r.a.)….. but this fantastic story is not found in any authentic book
of Islamic History!
If one just uses his
basic wisdom and common-sense, he would
realize that it would be impossible and blasphemous to claim that Hadrat Hassan
(r.a.) had the ‘knowledge of the unseen’ regarding the Battle of Karbala, regarding the unseen knowledge of most
difficult point in his sons life,
regarding the unseen knowledge of the refusal of Hadrat Hussain (r.a.)
to give Abdullah permission to fight Jehad,
etc.!!! The events of
This story of the marriage of
Sakina in the Battlefields of Karbala is probably the imagination of some
unscrupulous narrators, who fabricated
quite a few incidents in the History of Islam.
Example:
They claim that Hadrat Hussain
(r.a.) threw the blood of his 6-month old son Hadrat Ali Asghar (r.a.) after he
was martyred into the sky, and not a
drop of blood touched the ground, but
Allah Subhanah raised the blood into the Heavens!
They claim that Hadrat Sakina
(r.a.), held the foot of the horse when Hadrat
Hussain (r.a.) was going into Battle in Karbala, and the horse spoke to
Hadrat Hussain (r.a.)!
They claim that Hadrat Jibrael
(a.s.) came to Hadrat Hussain (r.a.) at the time of his martyrdom and offered
to crush the enemies between the mountains,
if Hadrat Hussain (r.a.) gave him the permission!
The above are only a few
examples of the fantastic stories some unscrupulous narrators claim …. These occurrences are fabricated, unnatural,
illogical, and have absolutely no
relation to reality or Truth!
And Allah Alone Knows Best!
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister