Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri
Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director
Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center
Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center
Punishment for snatching the blessed tunic of
Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him)
‘Allama Ibn Atheer has written in Al Kaamil Fit Tareekh:
Translation: ‘Umar bin Sa’ad announced among the people: Who is the one who will face Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) and will pound his body with his horse?
Ten rogues stepped forward. One among them was Ishaq bin Hayat Hadhrami. This is the person who snatched the tunic of Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him). Immediately after this, this person was afflicted with leprosy. (Al Kaamil Fit Tareekh, Dhikru Maqtali Hussain)
This shows us that by disrespecting the Prophet’s Family, that person ended up with leprosy. He had snatched away Imam Hussain’s (May Allah be well pleased with him) tunic, so Almighty Allah punished him by afflicting him with leprosy.