The Captivity Journey

Bin Ziad Demands from Bin Saad the Letter that Commanded the Killing of Imam Hussain (Q)

After the return of Bin Saad from the battle during which he killed Imam Hussain (Q), Bin Ziad demanded of him the letter he had sent him, in which he ordered him to kill Imam Hussain (Q).

So, Bin Saad said: "I obeyed your orders, and then the letter got lost!"

Bin Ziad said: "Get it for me".

Bin Saad said: "It is lost!"

He said: "Get it for me!"

Bin Saad said: "By Allah, it was left to be read to the elderly women of Medina as a form of apology! By Allah, I gave you an advice about Al-Hussain if I had given it to my father, Saad Bin Abi Waqqass, I would have fulfilled my duty towards him!"

Just then, Othman Bin Ziad, the brother of Obayd Allah, said: "He is right, by Allah I would rather that no man left of the Bani Ziad without an earring in his nose,9 than killing A-Hussain!" and Obayd Allah Bin Ziad did not deny that.