La Lamentation des Jinn sur Ĥusain ibn ‘Ali (que la paix soit sur lui)

2. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, from Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Uqbah, from Aḥmad ibn ‘Amr ibn Muslim, from Al-Maythami, who said: Five men from Kūfah wanted to go and support Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.). On their journey, they passed by a village called Shāhi where they met two men, one of whom was elderly and the other was a youth. They greeted the five men. The old man said, “I am a man from among the Jinn and this (referring to his young companion) is my nephew. We (also) want to support the oppressed man (Imam Ḥusain (a.s.)) and I have an idea.” The five men asked him, “What is your idea?” He replied, “I will fly (quickly) and bring some information about the situation so that you can go to him informed.” The (five) men replied, “This is an excellent idea.” So he disappeared from their sight. After an entire day, they heard (his) voice reciting the following (poem) but they could not see him: I swear to Allāh that I did not come (back) until I saw him in Ťaf with his cheeks covered with dust and he had been slaughtered. He was surrounded by some men whose throats were gushing with blood; they were shining like lamps whose light had overcome darkness. I impelled my sumpter (to go faster) so that I could meet them before they (died and) met the virgin houris. Ḥusain (a.s.) was the light with which guidance was sought and Allāh is my witness that I am not forging a lie. (Now) he is pleased in rooms in the neighbourhood of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), Batūl (s.a.), and Ťayyār. (Upon hearing this), one of the five men replied to him by reciting the following poem: Go back and stay committed to the grave through which the rains of blessings are poured until the Day of Judgment. I (surely) follow the same path that you have and I drink from a cup which is filled (with blessings). And I follow the path of those who have freed themselves from everything for (the sake of) Allāh and have abandoned their dwellings, their wealth, and their loved ones.

Cinq hommes de la tribu de Kufa ont voulu soutenir Al-Husayn ibn 'Ali (sur lui la paix) et sont passés par un village appelé Shāhi. Deux hommes, un vieil homme et un jeune homme, sont venus à leur rencontre et les ont salués. Le vieil homme a dit : "Je suis un homme parmi les djinns et voici mon neveu. Nous voulons soutenir cet homme opprimé." Le vieil homme djinni leur a dit qu'il avait eu une vision. Les jeunes hommes humains lui ont demandé ce qu'il avait vu. Il a répondu qu'il avait vu qu'il volait pour leur apporter des nouvelles des gens, afin qu'ils partent en ayant une vision claire. Ils lui ont dit que c'était une bonne vision. Il a disparu pour une journée et une nuit, puis le lendemain, ils ont entendu sa voix sans le voir, disant : "Par Allah, je ne suis pas venu à vous avant d'avoir eu une vision..."

3. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, and from ‘Amr ibn Thābit, from Abī Ziyād Al-Qandi (Al-Ghanawi), who said: When Ḥusain (a.s.) was killed, the masons who used to work in Jabbānah used to hear the lamentation of Jinn at dawn. They used to hear the Jinn recite the following poem: The Messenger (of Allāh (s.a.a.w.)) has rubbed his hands over Ḥusain’s forehead, therefore his cheeks radiate with light. His parents are from the elite of the Quraysh and his grandfather is the best of grandfathers.

Les pleureurs ont entendu les pleurs des djinns lorsque Al-Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui) a été tué à l'aube à Karbala, et ils disaient : "Que le Messager d'Allah a essuyé la poussière de son front... Il a une lueur sur ses joues, ses parents sont de la lignée d'Ali et des Quraysh, son grand-père est le meilleur des grands-pères."

4. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’īd, from Walīd ibn Ghassān, from someone who narrated to him, who said: The Jinn used to weep over Ḥusain (a.s.) and recite the following poem: To whom do these houses in Ťaf belong, the houses which were built unwillingly? These are the houses of Ḥusain (a.s.) and they reciprocate each other’s weeping (over Ḥusain (a.s.)).

Les djinns pleuraient Husayn ibn Ali en disant : "À qui appartiennent ces vers de poésie sur la douleur de ses fils ? Ce sont les vers de Husayn qui font pleurer les pleureuses."

5. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah, from Ayyūb ibn Sulaymān ibn Ayyūb Al-Fazāri, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥazawwar, who said: I heard Laylā say that she heard the lamentation of Jinn over Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.). She heard them recite the following poem: O eyes! Shed abundant tears over Ḥusain (a.s.), for verily the grieved ones cry with agony. O eyes! Do not allow the people of Madīnah to distract you from remembering the family of Muḥammad (s.a.a.w.) and (weeping) over their agonies. Their bodies were left for three days on the desert where they were martyred (and their bodies were left) among the beasts.

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6. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Ḥusain ibn Abil Khaťťāb, from Nasr ibn Muzāḥim, from ‘Abdil Raḥmān ibn Abī Ḥammād, from Abī Laylā Al-Wāsiťi, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Ḥassān Al-Kināni, who said: The Jinn cried over Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) and recited the following poem: How will you respond to the Prophet if he asks you: (O people!) You were the last of the nations. What did you do to my family, my brothers, and those whom I honoured? Why are they either caught as captives or killed, covered in blood?

Les djinns ont pleuré Husayn ibn Ali, et ils ont dit : "Que direz-vous lorsque le Prophète vous interrogera : 'Qu'avez-vous fait alors que vous êtes la dernière des nations avec les membres de ma famille, mes frères et mes honorables, parmi les captifs et les tués, baignés dans le sang ?'"

7. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah, from ‘Ali ibn Ḥusain, from Mu’ammar ibn Khallād, who said: Abul Ḥasan (Imam Riďā (a.s.)) said: As Ḥusain (a.s.) was traveling toward Iraq, he heard a man recite this poem in the middle of the night: O my camel! Do not be frightened by my scolding and break out before the rising of dawn. (Carry me to) the best of riders on the best of journeys until you arrive at the most honourable place. (Carry me to Ḥusain (a.s.)) whose grandfather is the most glorious grandfather and Ḥusain (a.s.) is the most magnanimous one. Verily Allāh has chosen him for the best of affairs. May he remain until the end of time! So Ḥusain (a.s.) replied by reciting the following poem: I shall go toward death and there is no shame for a man in death as long as his intentions are based on the truth and he fights (for Allāh) as a Muslim. (There is no shame in death for men) as long as they support the righteous ones, fight the criminals, and abandon the sinners. (I shall fight) and if I live, I shall not have any regrets. And if I am killed, I will not be blamed. Nothing is more humiliating than living under the humiliation of the oppressors. The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to me through the following chain: My father, from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Isā, from Mu’ammar ibn Khallād, from Imam Riďā (a.s.).

Pendant que Hussein (que la paix soit sur lui) marchait dans l'obscurité de la nuit en direction de l'Irak, il rencontra un homme qui se lamentait et disait : "Mon père (qu'Allah lui fasse miséricorde) m'a rapporté de Saad ibn Abdullah, d'Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, de Muammar ibn Khallad, de Rida (que la paix soit sur lui), des paroles similaires à celles de Salama. Il disait alors : "Ô ma chamelle, ne t'effraie pas de la réprimande...". Hussein ibn Ali (que la paix soit sur lui) dit : "Je vais avancer, et la mort n'est pas une honte pour un jeune homme, s'il a l'intention sincère, lutte en tant que musulman, console les hommes vertueux avec sa propre vie...".

8. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh ibn Abī Khalaf, from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-Mu’ādhi, from Ḥusain/Ḥasan ibn Mūsā Al-Asam, from ‘Amr (ibn Shimr Al-Ju’fi), from Jābir (Al-Ju’fi), who said: Muḥammad ibn ‘Ali (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) said: When Ḥusain (a.s.) was about to leave Madīnah, the women of Banī ‘Abdil Muťťalib gathered around him and started mourning. Ḥusain (a.s.) (stood up) and started walking between them and said, “I ask you by Allāh not to disobey Allāh and His Messenger (s.a.a.w.) by revealing this matter (publicly).” The women replied: Then who should we cry and mourn over if we do not mourn today, for today is like the day when the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.), ‘Ali, Fāťimah (a.s.), Ruqayyah, Zaynab, and Um Kulthūm died. O the most loved one from among (our loved ones) who have passed away! We ask you by Allāh (to allow us) to be your ransom to keep death away from you. Then one of his aunts came forth crying and said: O Ḥusain! I testify that I heard the Jinn lament over you and recite the following poem: Verily the slain one from the family of Hāshim lowered the necks of the Quraysh and disgraced them. He was the love of the Messenger of Allāh (s.a.a.w.) and he was not an immoderate person. (O Ḥusain!) Your tragedy is the great(est) tragedy and it has grieved everyone. Imam Bāqir (a.s.) added: The Jinn also recited the following poem: Weep over Ḥusain (a.s.), the master, the one whose death turned the hairs white. You have been afflicted with earthquakes and the moon has eclipsed because of his killing. And the horizons turn red (everyday) at sunrise and sunset. And the sun has been covered with dust and the earths have been covered with darkness. He is the son of Fāťimah (s.a.) and the entire creation has been afflicted by his tragedy. (After the killing of Ḥusain (a.s.)) we have lost our glory and we have inherited humiliation.

Lorsque Al-Husayn (sur lui la paix) se dirigea vers le lieu de son martyre en dehors de Médine, les femmes de la famille de 'Abd al-Muttalib vinrent le rencontrer pour exprimer leur chagrin. Alors qu'Al-Husayn (sur lui la paix) marchait parmi elles, il leur dit: "Je vous conjure par Allah de ne pas montrer de désapprobation envers cet événement, en désobéissance à Allah et à Son Prophète." Les femmes de la famille de 'Abd al-Muttalib lui répondirent: "À qui devrions-nous montrer notre chagrin et nos pleurs, alors que pour nous, c'est comme le jour où le Messager d'Allah (que la paix et les bénédictions d'Allah soient sur lui et sa famille), 'Ali, Fatima, Ruqayya, Zaynab et Umm Kulthum sont décédés? Nous te conjurons par Allah de nous rendre semblables à toi, ô bien-aimé des pieux parmi les habitants des tombes." Certaines de ses tantes vinrent en pleurant et dirent: "Je témoigne, ô Husayn, j'ai entendu les djinns pleurer pour toi, disant: 'Si le plus tendre des descendants de Hashim est tué, alors les cous des Quraysh seront humiliés.' L'amour du Prophète n'a jamais été déshonoré comme il l'a été par ta tragédie. Les nez se sont couverts de poussière et les cieux se sont obscurcis. Ils dirent aussi: 'Nous pleurons Husayn, le chef, pour sa mort, les jeunes hommes aux cheveux bouclés, pour sa mort, la lune s'est éclipsée et les horizons du ciel sont devenus rouges, de la tombée de la nuit jusqu'au matin. Le soleil s'est voilé de deuil pour eux et les villes se sont assombries. C'est le fils de Fatima, touché par cette calamité, qui a affligé tant les créatures que les humains. Il nous a légué la honte, avec des nez abaissés parmi les trésors.'"

9. My father and all of my scholars narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā Al-Mu’ādhi, from ‘Abbād ibn Ya’qūb, from ‘Amr ibn Thābit, from ‘Amr ibn ‘Ikramah, who said: On the morning of the day after the killing of Ḥusain (a.s.), one of our servants told us in Madīnah that he had heard a caller the night before recite the following poem: O those who killed Ḥusain (a.s.) unjustly! Be ready for a severe chastisement and torture! (Verily) all of the inhabitants of the heavens, all of the prophets, and all of the angels curse you! Verily you have been cursed by the son of Dāwūd (a.s.) (Sulaymān), by Mūsā (a.s.), and by (‘Isā (a.s.)), the one who brought the Bible!

Lorsque Al-Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui) se préparait à quitter Médine, les femmes de la famille d'Abd al-Muttalib se sont rassemblées pour pleurer. Alors qu'elles pleuraient, Al-Husayn (que la paix soit sur lui) s'est approché d'elles et leur a demandé de ne pas manifester leur chagrin de manière désobéissante envers Allah et Son Messager. Elles lui ont répondu : "Pour qui devrions-nous anticiper notre deuil et nos pleurs ? Pour celui qui est pour nous comme le jour où le Prophète (que la paix soit sur lui), 'Ali, Fatima, Ruqayya, Zaynab et Umm Kulthum sont décédés ? Nous te demandons par Allah, qui nous a fait t'aimer parmi les nobles des tombes, de nous épargner de la mort." Certaines de ses tantes se sont alors approchées en pleurant et ont dit : "Témoin, ô Husayn, j'ai entendu les djinns pleurer ta perte en disant : 'Le plus noble des enfants de Hashim a été tué, une perte qui n'a jamais été égalée. Ta tragédie a fait pleurer les cieux et assombri les horizons. Le soleil s'est caché derrière les nuages, la lune s'est éclipsée, et les étoiles ont perdu leur éclat. C'est par lui que les créatures et les humains ont été humiliés. Les nez ont été traînés dans la poussière avec des chaînes d'or.'"

10. Ḥukaym ibn Dāwūd ibn Ḥukaym narrated to me from Salamah ibn Khaťťāb, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Muhammad ibn Sinān, from ‘Abdillāh ibn Qāsim ibn Ḥārith, from Dāwūd Al-Raqqi, who said: My grandmother narrated to me that when Hussain (a.s.) was killed, the Jinn cried over him and recited the following poem: O my eyes! Shed abundant tears! Cry, for verily the news (of the killing of Hussain (a.s.)) was accurate! Cry over the son of Fatima (s.a.) who went to (the shores of) the Euphrates but never returned! The Jinn wept over him with agony when they heard the news of the killing of Hussain (a.s.) and his companions. What terrible news!!!!! (O Hussain!) I shall cry with agony over you morning and night, and I shall cry for you as long as there is blood in my veins and as long as the trees bear fruit.

"Ô vous qui avez tué injustement Husayn, réjouissez-vous du châtiment et de l'humiliation. Tous les habitants des cieux invoquent la malédiction sur vous, de la part d'un prophète, d'un messager et d'un ancêtre. Vous avez été maudits par la langue de David et par celui qui a reçu l'Évangile."