Shias and Sunnis both believe Hussain ibn Ali opposed tyranny and stood for principles of justice. Let us unite here.

"Those who are silent when others are oppressed are guilty of oppression themselves." - Hussain Ibn Ali.

"Death with honor is better than a life of degradation" Hussain Ibn Ali

I'm shia and thank you for this lecture. I respect all my Sunni brothers and sisters. We are one and should stay together.

I am a Christian from the US and I would without any hesitation defend and fight on the side of Hussain. It was a battle against injustice, evil and not politics. I have read Mandela's books and I remember him mentioning Hussain multiple times and I had no idea who he was. I started researching about him and I was truly moved by his story. It is astonishing to see a "Muslim scholar" praise this evil man Yazid who have committed some of the most atrocious and heinous crimes. I guess not that many people understand what courage is and what it means to stand against an oppressor even when all odds are against you.

Husain RA was indeed a brave man & his story beings tears

Shame on those calling yazid as innocent.

Shk. Yasir Qadhi is like your favorite old uncle whose stories/accounts you look forward to listening to on Eid or other family get-together. Very informative! Thank you Shk

I got goosebumps when he described the part where no one was willing to raise the sword against Hussain RA out of fear that he is the grandson of Prophet SAW. It is the most heartbreaking part of islamic history alongside the shahadat of Usman RA.

this goes to the shia that curse the sahabah. In the hadith Ibn Umar related that the Holy Prophet said: If a Muslim calls another kafir, then if he is a kafir let it be so; otherwise, he [the caller] is himself a kafir.'' (Abu Dawud, Book of Sunna,

As far as historians claim yazeed was a strict ruler and without his approval/authorization the commander wouldn’t have dared to kill hazrat hussain

Yazeed was in every way responsible for imam Hussain's death by sending hit man ibn zyad to handle the matter. So hadith or not ... he was guilty of unthinkable atrocity.

"Hussain is from me and I am from Hussain. Allah loves those who love Hussain" - Jami At-Tirmidhi English reference : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3775 Arabic reference : Book 49, Hadith 4144 May Allah guide you, Yasir Qadhi Salam alaika ya Hussain ibne Haider

May Allah preserve our scholars for teaching us in so much detail and make it as easy as possible for us to understand. Ameen

Nothing even the stories of the Sahabas has made me cry more than this. Wallahi I have never felt such sorrow and sadness. As a Sunni Muslim I see now why the Shia commemorate the death of IMAM Husayn (RA) I see now why people cry during the 10th of Muharram. My message to all my Muslim brothers and sisters never let politics or hypocritical scholars from both sides of the spectrum to separate the UMMAH we are all Muslims. We all cry for Husayn (RA) as well may Allah bless the prophet (PBUH) and his family.

May Almighty Allah bless you for your efforts on explaining this sensitive topic in a wise manner, Ameen. I myself find myself in the crossfire from both my own Sunni community and some 12'er friends that I know from a long time. But your explanation without any extreme emotion has made the most sense with clarity. Thank you brother, may Allah bless you, Ameen.

Wallaahi whenever I hear the story of karbala,I sometimes shed a tear.How could these criminals be so cruel to the grandson of whom they claimed to be their most beloved,Muhammad sal allaahu aalayhi wa salaam.Yazeed and his gang were criminals.

I am not shia or sunni but I like to be pious MUSLIM, Quran is my guide for this life Our Nabi (pbuh) is my role model to be good muslim. I pray for all muslim Ummah to unite undet banner of SHAHADA. don't give your self different name when Allah given us one.

I am a proud Sunni and fully accept the creed of Ahlus-Sunna wal-Jama’a of focusing on the positives of all the Sahaba and to gloss over the conflicts of Ali and Mu’awiya rather than focus on all these negative Fitna. However, I can never say one word positive about Yazid and these tyrants. How dare they do this to the beloved Husayn RA.

The way that sh.yasir qadhi narrates the story is just mind blowing. May Allah bless you and your family for all your efforts

There were cowards in kufa who did not defend the grandson of the prophet against a tyrant. But, there were those who stood with huessin, and died as shaheed. These are the true shia. It's not about the quantity of your followers, but the quality. We must learn from those who stood against oppression in the name of Allah swt. And to never give allegiance to tyrants

Ma Sha Allah! I learnt a lot from this lecture, great insight- Jazakalla khair

Knowledge never gets old… SUBAHANALLAH

Everytime I came back to this lecture of AlFadil, I shed tears in pain & in higher imaan for the grandchildren of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم . The infinite sacrifice until their last blood, losing all their loved ones. We are nothing, compared to their jeehad Fisabilillah. The betrayal & cowardness of the Kuffi will never be forgotten. Stories to be told to every kid. Islam, the ahlul sunnah wal jamaah always wins. May Allah reunite us & our families with them in Jannahtul Firdausi al-A'la. Allahumma Bareek. ❤

When Imam Husayn left Madina for Makkah he wrote a testament for his brother Muhammad bin Hanafiya. It has been narrated by Ibn Tawus. In this testament the Imam mentioned the motive for his rising and clarified the policy which he intended to pursue in all circumstances. He also referred to the false motives which instigate a man and make him fight to satisfy his carnal desires and stated that the godly persons are free from such motives. The testament reads as follows: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. "This is the testament of Husayn bin Ali bin Abi Talib written by him for his brother Muhammad, known as Ibn Hanafiya. Indeed Husayn testifies that there is no god except Allah and no being other than Him is fit to be worshipped and He has no partner. He also testifies that Muhammad is Allah's servant and messenger, who has brought truth from Him, and that Paradise and Hell do exist and the Day of Judgment is bound to come and there is no doubt about it, and on that day, Allah will bring the dead to life". What the Imam said consists of the very doctrines which it is necessary for every Muslim to hold, and one who does not hold them cannot be a Muslim. Apparently the Imam meant to say that these very principles were in danger and, if the matters were allowed to continue in that manner, it was possible that the regime of the time might not refrain even from attacking these Principles of Faith. In fact the real motive for the Imam's rising was the protection of these very principles on which other religious and social tenets of Islam are based. The Imam continued: "This movement of mine is not on account of stubbornness, rebellion, worldly passions or instigation by Satan. It is also not my object to create trouble or to oppress anyone. The only thing which invites me to this great movement is that I should reform the affairs of the followers of my grandfather, eradicate corruption, undertake enjoining to do good and restraining from evil and follow the tradition of my grandfather, the Prophet of Allah and my father, Ali". This testament does not mention the formalities that usually form part of the last will made nowadays. On the other hand the Imam wished to clarify his motive. He wanted to tell the people that his movement was not an ordinary one based on human passions and worldly desires. He, therefore, says: I am not going out for merry-making and amusement or to create mischief. I am also not perusing the path of oppression". He adds: "I have come out to reform the followers of my grandfather". These words show that in the year 60 A.H. the Muslim ummah was faced with a dreadful social and religious crisis, which could not be overcome with a severe and bloody revolution. It was a danger that could be faced only by a leader like Husayn bin Ali, whose infallibility has been testified by the Holy Qur'an in the verse of Purification of Surah al-Ahzab (33:33). It was a peril that could not be dealt with by means of speeches and religious sermons. He added: "If the people respond to my call, and accept truth from me, well and good; and if they do not accept it, I shall observe patience and am not afraid of unpleasant events, hardships, and sufferings". By saying that he would observe patience, the Imam did not mean to say that he would sit with folded hands so that Yazid might do whatever he liked. On the contrary he used this word in its correct sense, which is suited to the position of an Imam, and is the basis of faith and godliness. In other words he said: "Even if I am alone I shall pursue this path till Allah decides justly between me and these people, and He is the most Wise and the most Powerful of the judges".

The culprits were : 1. People of Koofa 2. Ibn Ziyad 3. Yazeed

Learned so much from this lecture. Thank you sheikh, may Allah bless you and your family.

*Best description in best possible way. May Allah grant high grades to Ahl-ul-Bait.* May Allah bless you sir

My heart aches so much on what the ahlul bayt had to go through. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى grant Hussain رضي الله عنه highest rank of Jannah

What a heart wrenching story.

The people and so called scholars who send blessings to Tyrant Yazid should raise with him on the day of Judgment as Tyrant Yazid's friend and followers, InshaAllah. May Allah save us from these groups and such so called scholars.

Sunnis and Shias UNITE!!! ❤🙏🏻

Such an exclusive bayan by Mufti...listening today on 10th of Muharramul haram 2021!

At 1.05.45 he says that Imam Hussain(A.S) did not know that he was going to die and that he genuinely believed that people of Kufa will support him. But at 1.20.05, he says that the Prophet (PBUH), had foretold that Imam Hussain((AS) will be martyred, so obviously there is a contradiction here. Obviously, Imam Hussain((AS) knew what his grandfather had said and knew what he was doing. Also, who takes women and children along with them if they are going for a battle. The women folk and children were not left behind, because Imam Hussain((AS) wanted to tell history that this was not a battle to become a Caliph or for power, but to show the true character of the Caliph of the muslims I.e Yazid and to give the muslims the much needed awakening and also to restore the religion which was originally brought by the Prophet(PBUH) to the muslims.

very profound by Abdullah Ibn Umar at 1:00:00, that really shows his wisdom.

We will learn the history and let Allah decide it

May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'Ala punish his murderers severely.

May Allah bless your Sh Yasir Qadi and continue to bless you with deep and beneficial knowledge...

May Allah bless you , Yasir Qadhi. The way you explained the Karbala Massacre was mesmerizing. It was like watching a movie. Tears kept dropping from my eyes. Wallahi, when you described how Hussain was martyred. This is still the case of the Muslim world. This also reminds me how Jamal Kashogi was barbarically decapitated, just because a king thought he was threat. Subhanallahi, Asthaufirullahi. May Allah protects the Isami Umma from this kind of fitnah. May Allah grant us people of Thaguwah and wisdom as our leaders and May Allah give Izza to our Umman. Ammen.

The people's to blame are people of Koufa yes but Yazid, Ibn Yazid and the blood thirsty Umayads

May we become united upon the truth ameen

This is not a historical analysis. This is a "let me pick my own hadiths and convey what "I" want to convey about Karbala so I can try to absolve Bani Ummayads from their heinous crimes" analysis.

Listening to this in muharram 1445.. as a reminder ❤

It's really a true story and great pictures of the kerbala ..Yasir kadhi is really a great scholar no dout mash a Allah you are great sir Yasir .. jazakallah khair 💞

Zeyad and Yazid both seem arrogant and fowl. Looking at the character of these people, the prophets family definitely displayed a better character.

I can't get tire of listening to this topic...to the point of I almost memorize it!

Revisiting this lecture for the 3rd time- Muharram 10 1445. JazakAllah khair Shaikh for this incredible lecture♥️

The Hadith of forgiveness to the first army Who attack Constantinople sounds like it was created by banu umayya to legitimize the faith of yazid.

Lahaula Wala quwata Ila billah Dr Yasir it's very sad it's like it's happening right now I cry for Ahlul bait

I was torn between adopting Sunni or Shia madhab, this lecture has helped me make up my mind.

This is the best, most justified lecture in this regard i ever had

JazakAllah sheikh for such an amazing description

Indeed knowledge is the most powerful weapon in the world ....& I wish this could reach to everyone specially to the PPL who are still lacking the real information about real history of Islam and tragedy of Karbala.

Astaghfirullah ! He was just being the "Loyal Soldier", never mind that he killed the grandson of our Nabi (S) . Listen , the atrocity of Karbala wasn't some kind of epic or play in which every one is some kind of character just acting out his or her part. No , No and No , the Prophet's (S) family was murdered and slaughtered.

My heart was in my throat throughout. I was so so uneasy because listening to something you know the ending of makes u very stressed. What a horrible incident!

Since I first saw this video.... I always re watch this video every Muharram like a ritual 😀😀

When Zainab reached Kufa, she addressed people with fury words: "Praise to Allah, and may the blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O people of Kufa, you are hypocrites and deceitful. You feign to be sorry for the death of my brother and his companions. May you always shed tears. I find nothing in you but flattery, evil acts and thoughts, pride and spite and ill will. By Allah (SWT)! You deserve lasting sorrow instead of joy. Shames on you, your hands are imbrued with the blood of the son of Prophet Muhammad (saw), the one who was your sole refuge in case of adversity. By your evil act and disloyalty, you incurred the wrath of Allah (SWT) against you. Woe betides you! No one will intercede with Allah (SWT) for you." Her furious words provoked people of Kufa to avenge Imam Hussein's martyrdom. This frightened Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad and his cruel agents. She also delivered a furious sermon in the court of the caliph that made his authority and despotic rule feel undermined. She said: "I fear no one but Allah (SWT). Make whatever evil plot you can. Blazes are waiting for you in the hereafter. You'll he accountable to Allah (SWT) for your atrocities."

Revisiting on 9th Muharram 2021 and reviving my knowledge of the events as the day passes... The subject in question is indeed touched in detail and explained eloquently by dear brother Yasir!🌷 Jazak Allah

Omar RA proposed to mary Ali’s RA daughter & Ali RA accepted the Omar’s RA proposal & Ali RA married her daughter to Omar, RA. This means Ali RA & Omar RA did not have any rivalry, in fact bonded their families & this means Ali RA liked Omar RA because Ali RA gave his daughter to Omar RA in marriage union.

Mashallah Shaikh Qadhi, May Allah give you the best reward for putting this together. I'm a sunni Muslim and have always wondered who was at fault. You have explained it so well in the utmost logical way. Jazakallah khair

Thank you for this. I am not a Muslim, but I have been interested in your religion and the Sunni/Shi'a split. I have heard much from the Shi'a about this incident, but never have I heard the Sunni position explained like this. Thank you.

A lot of information, well explained! May Allah give us guidance, knowledge and soften our hearts.

May Allah forgive me and my daughter and my deaceasd father n adopted mom and grant us jannatul firdus with the company of Rasul Allah(s.a.w) a make us pass the bridge assrat and save us torture of grave ameen thuma ameen Allahuma ameen ya rabbulalamin

Hmmm I did cry......May Allah give us clarity...and may Allah make us really mean it when we send our salawat on our prophet and he's household .cos they really did go through a lot to bring us this beloved deen

Recently an Iranian Shia intellectual, Dr. Ghoravi, was arrested by the regime of Iran. You know what was his crime? His crime was writing an academic article in which he said that Ali (ra) was not a divinely appointed leader rather Ali himself implemented Shura and believed in Bayah of people and that Ali considered Abubakr and Umar to be people who acted and did not deviate from the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw). The regime of Iran couldn't tolerate such words from a top figure so they arrested him.

I found this a very balanced lecture few things he didn't talked about was the children get killed by the cruel Yazid Army, as Shia Muslims narrate in there side of the history.

Don't know why? I have seen many sunni scholars defending Yazeed...Being Sunni I don't understand Why some people have to defend some one who was culprit, tyrant and clearly responsible of Hussein (RA, S)murder. Thanks Almighty I have understood the concept clearly . May Allah reward you shekh...

It just shows how pitiful us humans are that somebody can kill the grandson of our beloved prophet (saw). A very sad & tragic event in Islamic history. God bless you Dr Yasir

I personally blame for this massacre the people kufa in iraq, ibn ziyad and yazid. Yes, i actually blame yazid also together with the people of kufa and ibn ziyad. Also i blame shimir, the army of yazid and its leaders.

1:02 please listen very carefully, it is fundamentally very key. And it is indeed our stand.

Mashallah Great and detailed Allah (swt) knows best Credit to Dr Yasir

Having listened to the lecture I believe that this calamity could have been avoided if a majority of the people of Kufa were not hypocrites and if they really loved and respected the Great Prophet SAS and his grandson.

Yazid killed imam Hussein, the grandson of Rasulullah,,, You made mentioned that Yazid consciously selected the most vicious and harsh governor ibn ziad to take charged of the matter of Hussein. if Hussein get killed by Ibn Ziad, Yazid would'nt be surprised. but to my grief on the fate of imam Hussein, the grandson of Rasulullah, he didn't die a simple murder as per the record of history. it was so brutal and heinous. Clearly the martyrdom of imam Hussein was to save the muslims from the unjust by exposing Yazid brutality.

Dr Yasir Qadhi, you also mention that Yazeed may have been a good man, but he was in charge of the army which attacked Medina killings thousands and this was shortly after the Kaballa.

As if I'm tormenting my heart by listening to this sad history. It was in the knowledge of Allah. And alhamdulillah, because Allah knows the best and we don’t. Allah is our refuge.

Im a sunni but it is very evident from your analysis that yazid was responsible for everything. Along with his general ans shimar. If he had tjis much respect foe Nabi saw, he would have come him self to face imam hussain. And delt the situation with him self but it seems he avoided imam hussain. Shame on all the people who are defending the murderers.

I advise Dr. Yasir to call him with respect Imam Hussein in stead of hussein and to say RA or AS when you mention his name please

I am Ahla Sunnah , Laa Ilaaha Ilaa Allah. The pain i feel about the murder of the grandson of the noble Messenger s. a. w(Imaam Hussien) May Allah curse those who abandoned the grandson of the Noble Prophet s.a.w. May Allah's curse be upon them.

Grateful for this lecture as I learned something, part of Islamic history. Allahumma baarik. I watched in one sitting! Sooo interesting

Yazid and ibn ziyad would be answerable to Allah on the day of judgement

mashallah a great lecture full with facts and historical accounts!!!

Thank you for the informative lecture but I believe even the Shia of today should not share the blame of what their ancestors did. What happened was unfortunate and saddens every Muslim, but none of us bears the sins of his or her forefathers. Allah is our only Judge. He knows best. I think Ustadh should have pointed that out.

Assalamualaikum I come here every year to listen this 😢💖

Masyaallah. Even though this is the Sunni’s version of events, may this be the watershed moment that we add a little bit more knowledge of our origins and religion, and practice tolerance and peace.

This dude is being soo bias it's unreal I don't see the point of this lecture whatsoever.. He states he loves ahlul bait (as), but does not defend their honour in no way shape or form. The problem is that the companions, as righteous as they were they will not be able to supersede ahlul bait (as) in rank. Eg it is obligatory for us in salah to send peace and blessings on Rasoolullah (saww) and his family otherwise your salah is invalid. Rasoolullah (saww) told us time and time again to board the ark of his family and you will not perish. I don't want to ramble on but Islamic history is a very dark subject and it needs to be brought to light what the Umayyads and the Abbasids did to the Ahlul Bait (as), Karbala was the start of this. It was all to do with power. The general public are oblivious to the horrible events that took place. Peace

I don't understand why people always fight on this topic. I am 13 years old and I know that a true Muslim never curse anyone... literally no one not even Satan. And there are some brothers who curse the most beloved sahabas of prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This just disturbs my mind. It's already hard to digest that Muslims fought each other at that time.😭😭😭 May Allah bless all of us and May we will unite with imam Hussain (ra) in Jannah.Pls don't fight Muslims.😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳

Wallahi Sheikh Yasir Qadhi makes this so clear even though it's 9 years old. I am sunni iraqi and wallahi after hearing about this I wish I wasn't born Iraqi. I wish so badly that Hussein was not killed and something was done about it. But the Iraqis were cowards and hypocrites and I wish to not be from them. I have cousins that are Shia and they are amazing people in terms of morals but now I wish I wasn't cousins with them. I traveled to Iraq 2 years ago to visit family and my Shia cousins took me to karbala and the imam hussein mosque or whatever it was called. People in there kept crying and kissing the doors of the place and when they prayed they prayed on this stone with words on it. I kept saying to them this was so weird and it doesn't make sense and was strange to me why the hell they'd do it. I prayed in there 2 ruqaat as normal sunnah people do and left. Wallahi if the so called Shia of Hussein people really felt sorry they'd turn back to Allah directly and ask a person of true islamic knowledge on what to do and leave it at that. They literally didn't have to make a forever sadness thing where they're sad forever. It's so stupid I can't understand it. I just want to be beside the Prophet in jannah. Inshallah. I know I wrote long but I had to because I couldn't stay quiet about it. It's so stupid what the Iraqis did.

I wanted to know what happened as a Muslim who loves the grandchildren of our beloved rasulAllah sallahu alaihi wassam

MashaAllah, I had a full picturesque view of what happened in Karbala. Thanks to Dr Yasir Kadhi.

Your very objective mashallah!

Very insightful and detailed. Tears flowing 😢

Well done. Great lecture. I've listed to it a few times now.

Jaza kullah brother yasir qahdi for this amazing lecture may Alllah give you the best of both world and may Allah continue to bless you and your family we need people like you in this world keep up the great work

Thank you Sheikh, may Allah bless you and increase your wisdom, imaan and knowledge.

JazakAllahu Khairan shaykh for all ur efforts..

I love Yasir Qadi.

You being one of most famous speakers must realize that instinct of Hussain RA is greater than any of other companions. The sacrifice of Abraham which was stopped by Allah was completed by Hussain RA. He took the decision because staying quiet in front of oppression is form of oppression itself. He knew he's going towards end but just like his grandfather pbuh he choose death over life keeping the jazba passion of sacrifice for ummah. Going to karbala was perhaps the best decision of ummah, his sacrifice was bigger than anything that could've been taught to Muslims on how to fight Opressor and tyrant rulers!

I admire you Dr. Yasir Qadhi

Subhaanallah subhaanallah subhaanallah!!! 16:45 Imam Hussein(a.s) can't question about the imam of his time (a.s) or become dissatisfied with imam of his time decision.

Love every secound of it....