 وصلاة والسلام على أشرب الأنبياء والمرسلين خاتم النبيين سيدنا وحبيب قلوبنا وشفيع ذهبنا أب القاسم محمد أرسل الله محمد وعلى أهبيته الطيبين الضهرين المقصومين المطهرين المكرومين واللعنة الدالمة على أعدائهم أجمعين من أول يوم ظلمهم إلى غيام يوم الدين السلام عليك سيدي ومولايا يا أبا عبد الله وعلى الأرواح التي حلت بذناء عليك مني سلام الله أبدا ما بقيت وبقي الليل وانها ولا جعله الله لزيارتك السلام علي الحسان بكتابه الكريم وهو أحسن القائدين وأصدق الصادقين بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم من يضع الله والرسول فأولئك الذين أنعموا الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين وحاسنا أولاا حسن الله والعلي والعظيم for the purification of the souls and the enlightenment of the hearts and for the hastening of the reappearance of the awaited savior to Allah تعالى رطيب الشريف enlighten your souls and the atmosphere with the recitation of salawat upon Muhammad وآلي Muhammad اللهم سلالهم عمال وعليمهم رسبك to the elders brothers and sisters سلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته He is one of the most well-known and revered companions of the grandson of the Holy Prophet A man who despite being at the age of 75 on the 10th of Muharram fought valiantly and displayed excellence in courage and determination An individual who is truly schooled under the imams of the Ahl al-Bait specifically Amir al-Mu'mineen Imam al-Hasan al-Mujdaba as well as Sayyid al-Shuhada peace and blessings be upon them حبيب أبن مباهر الأسدي is today considered to be one of the most outstanding graduates from the University of Karbala An individual whose life indeed is an exemplary one for many to follow and to seek lessons to apply in their lives and in general community around the world حبيب أبن مباهر's personality biography and life deserves a thorough look why? because he is unique for a number of reasons the first is that he is arguably one of the closest companions of Imam Sayyid al-Shuhada أبا عبد الله ربسين صلى الله عليه وسلم أبا Sarah عبد الله ربسين صلى الله عليه وسلم حبيب أبن مباهر الأسدي و أنا أبوام أكثر من ذلك و أنا أبوام أكثر من ذلك و أبوام أكثر من ذلك كانت أحد الذي أردت أشعر من المعرفة من أمير المؤمنين known as علم البلاية والمناية المعرفة من الكلمة وما يحدث في الوقت الوقت في الوقت أنت أعرف السيطة من حبيب ابن مضاهر في which way when you come to Karbala to the shrine of Abba Abdullah and you note that the only companion who has a grave by himself is حبيب ابن مضاهر an individual where do we find we find the 12th Imam praising him and sending salutations upon him in زيارة الناحية المقدسة in which the Holy Imam would say السلام على حبيب ابن مضاهر الأسدي therefore حبيب ابن مضاهر's life is something which is exceptional because he is referred to as شيخ الانصار the head of the helpers when we come to look at the Arabic language the word أنصار is not the same as أصحاب there is a clear difference what's the difference between أنصاري and أصحاب Arabic linguists they come forward and say حبي is someone who accompanies an individual is with another individual associates themselves with that particular individual yet an أنصاري someone who is from the أنصار is someone who supports and stands to do whatever it takes to align themselves with that particular individual whom they are supporting and assisting which means that every أنصاري is a companion but not every companion is an أنصاري when we look at the Holy Quran this is a concept deeply rooted in the Holy Quran chapter 61 verse 14 الله سبحانه وتعالى commands you and I to take the path of حبيب ابن مضاهر and to become أنصار الله because the Quran says يا أيها الذين آمنوا كونو أنصار الله أويو بنين be those who stand to support الله سبحانه وتعالى كما قال عيس ابن مريم للحواريين مل أنصاري إلى الله عيس ابن مريم turned towards the حواريون and said who amongst you are the ones who can be considered أنصار الله that's why when you and I recite the ziyara of the companions of the Imam عليه السلام زيارة الشهداء what do we recite we recite السلام عليكم يا أنصار دين الله السلام عليكم يا أنصار رسول الله السلام عليكم يا أنصار أمير المؤمنين السلام عليكم يا أنصار فعضمة الزهراء سيدة نساء العالمين السلام عليكم يا أنصار أبي محمد الحسن ابن حلي الولي الناصح السلام عليكم يا أنصار أبي عبد الله isn't it the word أنصار is repeated several times in the ziyara that you and I recite to pay our respects for these holy individuals because the whole idea is to stand in support and to do whatever we can to raise the aspects and whatever these holy individuals sought to establish and to guide and to deliver to mankind and that is why the goal for you and I when we seek to look at the life of حبيب ابن مضاهر is to learn how to become أنصار الله by following on the footsteps of شيخ الأنصار شيخ الأنصار is whom is this great individual حبيب ابن مضاهر الأسدي therefore I would like to look at the life of حبيب ابن مضاهر in detail analyzing many aspects of his illustrious personality and stopping at several stations to connect with the contemporary world and for us to learn as many lessons as we possibly can so that we can follow on his footsteps and are able to fulfill the Quranic injunction and command from the Almighty سبحانه وتعالى to be referred to as أنصار الله because nobody can be the manifestations of أنصار الله just like how the companions and the أنصار of أبا عبد الله and Hussein demonstrated on the 10th of Guha why? because أبا عبد الله says I do not know of any better companions than you you are the best the most brilliant examples of individuals who stood to support the mission and their delivery as well as the objective of the Imam عليه السلام when you look at this man حبيب ابن مضاهر the first thing that we have to discuss is the name of his father sometimes people have misspelled or mispronounced the name of the father of حبيب in which way we are told in historical records that some scholars like ابن كثير refers to حبيب's father as مضاهر yes we find others like ابن دمشقي he says no it is مضاهر yet 19 historians شيع و سني like شيخ المفيد شيخ توسي شيخ طبرسي people like طبري and others have come forward and said the father of حبيب his name is مضاهر the meme has a thumb on it and the thought has a كسر underneath it I did not find any evidence or historical sources that suggest that the name the father of حبيب is مضاهر there is no evidence for that yes it is مضاهر the correct pronunciation of his name is حبيب ابن مضاهر according to the majority of our scholars and historians حبيب when was he born we are told he was born in an area in modern day Saudi or in Arabia known as بادي نجد he was born in which date we don't know the date yet we can deduce it how do we deduce it on the 10th of محرم حبيب ابن مضاهر was 75 years of age therefore through deduction we come to the conclusion that he was born 14 years before the Hajra and one year before the بقثة of the Holy Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى الله عليه وسلم of course حبيب is from the tribe of بني أسد this tribe that is fairly well known in Arabia and indeed a tribe that took part in many expeditions and battles before Islam that it derives its name from a man by the name of أسد إبن خزيما بني أسد stand for a number of noble traits we are told that بني أسد first or a number of them embraced the religion of Islam in the year 9 of the Hajra when a delegation came to meet the Holy Prophet peace and blessings be upon him and his holy progeny and they embraced the religion of Islam yet an examination of historical records reveals the merit of bani أسد in many ways number one the river of ألغني was dug and established by an individual who is from bani أسد his name is ألقما الأسد number two bani أسد helped the holy fourth Imam in the burial of شهداء كاربلا number three أمام الحزين عليه السلام bought carbala and the area from bani أسد و العصل والزمان عجل الله متعالى فرجل الشريف by the name of أثمان ابن سعيد العمري is from bani أسد محمد ابن أثمان his son is from bani أسد and there are a number of martyrs on the 10th of أحمد who were from bani أسد حبيب had married once in his life to a noble lady by the name of أم قاسم she was known for her valor and commitment for an encouragement of her husband to stand with the heart of the Ahl al Bayt narrations tell us of her noble characteristics as an example we are told that one day in كوفا she said to her husband حبيب she said oh my husband in my dream I saw سيدة والنساء come and tell me why don't you inform your husband حبيب to color his beard حبيب at that moment said I will do so I will obey the daughter of رسول الله he left the house to go towards the marketplace in كوفا looking to buy color in order to color his beard at that moment he met مسلم ابن عوسجة who is also from bani أسد when he met مسلم he said to him I see that you are wearing armor in order to go and fight what has happened he said replied back by saying that مسلم ابن عقيل had been executed and attained martyrdom and I am going to what to stand and fight with أبا عبدالله and رسيل at that moment حبيب recognized what the lady of light wanted he threw the color and said what the lady wants is for my beard to be drenched with my blood and that's why what he came back and what informed his wife we are told he had three sons قاسم محمد and عبدالله قاسم was the one who saw the head of his father on a spear and wanted to buy the head of his father in كوفا later on he saw the killer of his father from بني تمين and found him alongside the army of مسعب بن أمير when مسعب was fighting bani أمير he entered the tent he saw this man would kill and beheaded his father and he also beheaded him carried his head مسعب arrested him and executed him قاسم ابن حبيب ابن مظاهر we are told محمد the other son of حبيب attained shahada and mounted him on the tent of Muharram with his father in كاملة when you analyze this particular individual you recognize what you recognize the question that people ask are you the companions of the prophet or not because today historians come forward and ask the question did حبيب ابن مظاهر ever meet رسول الله or not in my humble research there are two schools of opinion and please focus on this because perhaps you may not have come across this realization about حبيب before one school of thought says حبيب ابن مظاهر was a companion of the holy prophet and they cite a narration which is found in the book معالص سبطين by شيخ الحائل what is this narration this narration says that one day the holy prophet was walking and he saw children playing at that moment he saw a man or one of the children take the soil from underneath his grandson and place it on his head he came he hugged this particular child people said why are you hugging this child he said because جبراهي told me that what that this young man will stand to fight with my grandson رسيل on the 10th of محرم and support him yet there are a number of problems with this narration let's be objective academically look at this narration the first is what it is مرسلة مرسلة is what we do not know who narrated this that the actual narrator is missing so the chain is broken number one number two what was the age of حبيب when امام عليه السلام was young سيد الشهداء because we said حبيب مضاهر was born 14 years before هجرة امام الحسين was born either 3 or 4 years after هجرة and if he was playing he must have been at least 3 years of age so at that particular time حبيب's age must have been 20 because if you add 14 yes plus 3 when امام was born plus 3 if امام was 3 years of age when the children were playing that makes the age of حبيب 20 it is difficult to see how حبيب at a 20 year old will play with the children that's a bit difficult likewise what do we find we don't find any records from historians and scholars who come forward and say that مضاهر as well as حبيب his son were in مدينة which do not have records except a possibility that amongst many asad when they came to meet the prophet in the year 9 of the هجرة and declared that Islam it is lightly that حبيب was there with them he came and that he embraced Islam and he declared his support for the holy prophet one school of thought and that's a bit of a opinion the other says no there is no doubt that if there is ambiguity where the حبيب was a Sahabi of the prophet or not there is no doubt about his special status in relation to the commander of the faithful أمير المؤمنين صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى الله عليه وسلم in that no one can argue that حبيب ابن مضاهر was one of the special ashaab of the commander of the faithful he fought with him in جمل in صفين after each battle حبيب would be disappointed إمام would say to him why do I see you disappointed he would say أمير المؤمنين I wanted Shahada you will definitely attain martyrdom yet fighting alongside my son حسين in the battle of Karbala at the same time حبيب ابن مضاهر was known as one of the شرطة الخميس شرطة الخميس refers to a special unit that إمام عليه السلام established in order to protect him and to protect the Muslims these were individuals who swore to defend أمير المؤمنين these were people like أبو ذار مقدار سلمان رشيد people who would commit themselves to the path of the commander of the faithful along with them was حبيب ابن مضاهر they had recognized the status of the commander of the faithful they had understood who أمير المؤمنين was and indeed what they have to do to stand alongside him because I recall listening to one of our who is alive today he narrates this he says on the day of judgment in Jannah the people of Jannah whilst they are enjoying the bounties and the beauties of paradise all of a sudden see light emerging just as the sun is rising the light that is coming is very very strong they are questioning because the Quran says لا يرون فيها شمسن و لا زمهريرة there is no moon or sun in Jannah so they ask they say what is this we are told there is no sun in paradise the malaika will say this is not the sun this is the light that comes out from the mouth of when he smiles in Jannah yes they were individuals who recognized this particular matam in which way we are told that the same marjah speaks about the fact that the prophets of God are all manifestations of his light they are all anwar he goes on to say نور الانور is the light of the light the light in which light itself seeks in order to be illuminated is أمير المؤمنين some people have a question about that they say how is it possible that you put the position of أمير المؤمنين above that of the prophets except the holy prophet of course how is that possible because I recall a lady who was a devout individual who followed the path of أمير المؤمنين at the time of the rachid tyrant and hadjaj of neosophatography she would walk around and say and speak about the merits of أمير المؤمنين at that moment they told herjaj this particular lady is saying such and such he summons her he says to her is it true that you are saying ألي ابن أبي طالب is better than the other companions including the first three khulafa she said no I didn't say that what did you say she said I said that more than that I said how dare you give me evidence otherwise I will be hit you she said I give you evidence when we speak about the prophets she goes on to say who is told don't eat from the tree which we believe was not a sin yet doing that which was not desirable not following that which should have been followed but is not necessarily disobedience of God she would then say that ألي ابن أبي طالب would say by God if I'm given the seven heavens in order to take an ounce or a grain of barley from the back of an ant I will never do so because it's the disobedience of God the Almighty compare this with Adam then she would come forward and say what did he say God gets the earth look at these images God says if I'm given the seven heavens how will you bring that earth you will see إذا كانوا إضافة، ما يقين will still be strong in Allah سبحانه وتعالى. At the same time she says, موسى. موسى أنها هون سبت to the Almighty ربنا إننا نخار. Oh Allah, we are afraid. And when it comes to going to فرعون. Why? لست فرعون. Kill us. And not allow us to deliver the message. أمير المؤمنين would sleep on the bed of the Holy Prophet on the night of the hijrah when he would say to the Prophet يا رسول الله as long as you will be protected and your life will be saved I am obedient. And I will do whatever you say. And that's why Allah سبحانه وتعالى said to the ملائكة Who amongst you would sacrifice their life for the other? None of them will. He then would say Look at my servant Ali. He's prepared to sacrifice his life for my servant Muhammad. Go and protect him. They would come down جبراعين ميكائين إصرافين next to the head of أمير المؤمنين and would say to him من مفدك يا عني وبيك الله باهل الله ملائكة السماء who is like your Ali and Allah is showing you off to the angels of the heavens. Yes. And at the same time what do we find? We find she says عيسة عليه السلام. عيسة's mother was pregnant. She was in a house of God baytul makdis. She was worshipping God. She's about to go into labor. الله سبحانه وتعالى says to her Now you leave my house and you go under a palm tree and you deliver عيسة there. Whereas you look at أمير المؤمنين فارطة ببن تأسد was told go inside the Kaaba and give birth to Ali. Is it it? Is it it? That's why we are told that what? That this particular individual حبيب ابن مضاهر associated himself with أمير المؤمنين أمير المؤمنين قد تطلعه this knowledge. What is this knowledge? This knowledge that the أم عليه السلام would specifically choose certain individuals and teach them about aspects which other human beings will not know. The science or the علوم of calamities and what would happen at the time of death for themselves and others. That's why the famous narration says in كوفا in a gathering of Benny Assad we find who made them in Tamar as well as حبيب ابن مضاهر حبيب أكومبسيشن what conversation do they have? Made them looks at حبيب and says that I can see or حبيب looks at made them and says I can see a man who is bald and who has a belly who stands to support the family of the Holy Prophet selling ملمز الدعر الرزق he would be what? he would be crucified and killed for the sake of God. Made them would look at حبيب and say I see a man who has red complexion leaves the city of كوفا to defend the grandson of the Holy Prophet is killed and his head is carrying on a spear inside كوفا they both leave this muchness the people who are they they said both of these people are liars what are they talking about after a while وشيد الهجري another man who is taught this knowledge by أنيرن مؤمنين enters this particular gathering they tell him all of the shades we tell you what we had from حبيب as well as they tell him at that moment he says رحم الله who made them may Allah bless made them he forgot one thing and that is the man who carries the head he looked and said he is like them he is also crazy he lost his mind they all later say we saw exactly what these three individuals actually occur happen indeed this was what how أنيرن مؤمنين selectively chose those individuals who are so devout so sincere so committed to give them this knowledge and that's why حبيبن مباهر would be a man who would continuously seek knowledge wants to improve his understanding he would ask Imam Sayyid al-Shuhada about Abdullah al-Hussain he would say to him oh Imam what were you before Adam was created Imam will say كنا نور we were light نبور حول عمشة رحمان we were circumambulating around the throne of Allah نعلم الملائكة التحميدة وتسبيحة وتمجين we used to teach the angels how to glorify الله سبحانه وتعالى yes Imam al-Hussain would say to حبيب understand our مقام and our status we are the ones who taught the ملائكة how to worship الله سبحانه وتعالى at the same time what do we find we find this emphasis upon knowledge is one that was established by حبيب he was a teacher and a writer of حبيب who would sit in مجدل كوفا and teach people the علوم of ألو محمد the question arises now as we are to be أنصار الله or أنصار الله if we want to take the example of حبيب what is our relationship when it comes to seeking knowledge let me be a bit more specific as an example how many of us have committed to for instance reading books improving our understanding of our dean not just leaving it to the مجالس not just isolating it to the مدرسة or whatever we come across we make a commitment to ensure that we have a program of study in order for our hearts to be illuminated because what it needs that commitment tell me why is it in the west that we don't have libraries شیا مسلم libraries open for all with so many books where it is busy people coming in studying taking books out that we should have these centers of learning and dissemination of the علوم this is what people like حبيب learned from the analytics what we need to inculcate and develop likewise we find one recognition of the status of حبيب when Imam العسين would write to him he would say to him this is a letter to حبيب ابن مضاق الفقي حبيب ابن مضاق the knowledgeable one حبيب ابن مضاق indeed one emphatic praise by سيد الشهداف حبيب was what was when Imam العسين said to him لله دروك يا حبيب كنت فاضلا تقرأ تقرأ تقرأ القرآن بليلة وحدة may Allah bless you oh حبيب you are a special man who used to complete the recitation of the Qur'an entirely in one night حبيب ابن مضاق was someone who had memorized the Holy Qur'an completely the gracious tells between حشاء off the misha praise until pager he would recite the Qur'an and Imam who say his words are not ones to be taken by him Imam is praising حبيب so that you and I would listen and ask the question what is our position when it comes to the Holy Qur'an when it comes to this Holy Book in which we have been interested to protect to look after to learn and to apply its lessons into our lives we ask this question when the Qur'an says that it is a book and we have revealed it to take people out from the darkness to the light it is a book that takes people from darkness towards the light tell me how we understood the status of the Holy Qur'an Allah says reflect on this verse لو أنزن هذا القرآن على جبان الله رأيته خاش عن متصد عن خشة الله الله says if this Qur'an was revealed on a mountain it would crumble and disintegrate due to the fear الله سبحانه وتعالى what status has this particular holy words of Allah سبحانه وتعالى occupies to the extent that our fourth Imam Imam Zayn Al-Habideen would say that الله سبحانه وتعالى that if the entire creation of God were what not to be present I would never feel lonely because I have how many of us could say the same thing that we have established this relationship with the Holy Qur'an yes have we developed institutions think tanks organizations to advance the teachings of the Holy Qur'an especially in the West have we made sure that we inculcate upon our youth and our children the importance of the Holy Qur'an and the need to number one memorize number two recite in Arabic and learn the collector recitation in Arabic and number three seek the meaning and the interpretation and how it has relevance continuous application in our lives let me give you a simple example how many of us would travel and would utilize airlines yes in this particular country and other countries when we are about to travel we are told that as far as your baggage and your luggage is concerned there is a weight limit yes many would say that there is perhaps a 23 kilo limit on the luggage that you carry with you that you take with you or you are able sorry to check in yes even the ones that you take with you is also limited imagine that you are packing your bags the night before those last minute dot com jobs and you are packing your bags and what do you find that it's quite heavy why is it heavy because you have certain foods such in chocolate or candies that is pushing the weight limit over what is allowed yes you have two choices you either carry it and then you have to pay extra money or you hope that they would allow it to pass through when you check in or the other option is to do what is to leave it that some people would take a third option and that is what to eat it yes they say I'll eat it now why should I take it with me I'll eat it yes now why have I given this example when you and I associate ourselves in the Quran there are two or three ways that we associate we are the ones who carry the Quran and place it on our shelves and kiss it and have respect for it or the ones who make sure that the Quran is recited and understood to the extent that it becomes part and parcel of us and it mixes with our flesh and with our existence he was part of us when we go on the plane yes that when you and I are going on to عالم البرزخ we cannot take anything physical with us isn't it but if the Quran is part of us if the Quran is something that we have developed and inculcated within our existence it will definitely come to our assistance and help in عالم البرزخ and in عالم الاخرة that's why our six Imam Imam Cha'far Ibn Muhammad Exactly Imam AlSadaaw周oj س erro and say入سهم أنهمGraz كثيروا صلاة كثيروا قراءة القرآن That the Shia of Allen of their characteristics is that they seek to re-site the Quran on a frequent basis they are not those that abandon the Quran that the prophet will complain about on the Day of Judgment they recognise that they are in a better position يجب أن يكون أصحاب القرآن لأنهم لديهم أهلاً بيت لإنتبار القرآن كيف يجب أن يكون إنتباره. وهذا why they seek this and develop this relationship of the Qur'an. Just like حبيب أبنى مظاهر وضوان الله تعالى علي. Likewise another key characteristic and a feature and attribute of this great companion of Sayyid al-Shuhada is what his focus upon Salah because today he is known as the martyr of Salah. Why? We are told in narrations and in the books of Maqatil that he attained his martyrdom in defense of the prayers that was established and recited by Imam عليه السلام and his companions. Yes, because the Qur'an tells us many instances that conversations take place between people on the day of judgment. One particular conversation is when it comes to those in Jannah. Those in Jannah will ask about those who they thought will be in Jannah but they're not there. يتساء ألونا عن المجرمين. They ask how these people now being punished in Jannah? Where are they? الله سبحانه وتعالى then allows them to speak to them in Hell. They see them being punished in Hell. They see them getting the chastisement of the Almighty in Jannah. Therefore the people of Jannah will speak to the people, those individuals that they recognize. And the first thing they ask them is how did you end up here? We thought that you will be in Jannah with us. Yes? Why are you being punished in Jannah? ما سلككم في سقر. Do you know what the response would be? It's not that we are not Muslims. It's not that we do not worship God. قالوا لمنكم من المصني. We were not those who cared and looked after prayer. Look at Abba Abdullah. When you and I stand to honor this great individual, we recite what زيارة وارف. What does it say in زيارة وارف? أشهد أنك أقمت الصلاح. We bear witness that you established this important act of worship. That is the first that you and I will be questioned upon on the Day of Judgment. If it's accepted, everything else is accepted. And if it's rejected, everything else will be indeed rejected. It is indeed أمود الدين, the cornerstone and the foundation of our religion. We have to look after it. We have to emphasize upon it. We must not neglect it. Because the six Imam would say لن يناروا شفاعةونا من استخف بصلاة. Those who take our prayers lightly will what? Will indeed not attain. Those who will take their prayers lightly will not attain the شفاعة. Isn't it? One example I gave of taking prayers lightly. This is a huge subject, but one note of reminder for our brothers. And that is what they dress code when they come to perform their prayers. What do we mean? Often we speak about hijab and the need for modesty and chastity for our sisters. And the brothers, according to some of the youngsters, are chillaxing. They are relaxed. They say it's nothing to do with me. They doze off thinking about I don't know the latest basketball game or whatever. And then they come back one day. Recitation is about something else. Yet this is concerning the brothers because I have seen it in my own eyes in many different communities. And that is what some of our respected brothers, when they come to Salah, their dress code leaves a lot to be designed. In which way? They would wear, especially in the summer, shirts which are quite tight. Yes? Because it's part of their fashion. No problem. But they come to prayers. And when it's so tight, they go into such there. And because it's so tight, it gets pulled up. And when it gets pulled up, God knows what is revealed. Yes? And pour the person who's praying behind them in congregation. Yes? They see all kinds of things that are necessarily going into detail. This is a problem to choose potentially. Because the power of the private parts must be protected and concealed in Salah. Yes? So when you and I are before Allah SWT, tell me, how many of us have been to interviews with jobs that we necessarily look to obtain? We wear the best of clothes. We go in our best of presentations. Yet when we come to Allah SWT, we take it for granted and wear whatever we feel we want to wear. The important is that the Shi'a of Aba Abdullah, that the Shi'a of Ali, are the ones who not only look after the Quran in the best way, but their Salah is the Salah of Ali. And I was saying, that has to be the goal that we have to develop within our communities. Therefore you find what? You find حبيب أبنى مظاهر at the number of exceptional qualities. One of them was that he was a man who was calm. Calm in which way. On the night of Ashura, we are told that he was seen smiling. Boray said to him, oh Khomei, oh حبيب, you are smiling and tomorrow we're going to be slaughtered. How is that? He said indeed it is a matter to smile. Indeed it's a time to look forward because it's only a few hours and we will be in Jannah. Yes? It will be a few hours. He was a man who would radiate this positivity in many places. That's why the Quran, when it praises certain individuals, حبيب is one of them. In Chapter 469 verse 69, الله سبحانه وتعالى says, الله سبحانه وتعالى فأولئك مع النبيين والشهداء والأولئك مع النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين. They are with the prophets, with the truthful ones, with those individuals who are witnesses and those who are righteous. And indeed حبيب المظاهر was one of them. That's why one of the علماء would say that in my dream one day I saw what what did I see? I saw حبيب المظاهر. He said I saw حبيب المظاهر and I said to him oh حبيب you have such a great status in the eyes of God. You are a man who served امير المؤمنين who served إمام الحسن المشتب who fought alongside أبا عبدالله الحسين. You are the one who has his own بريح. People coming visiting أبا عبدالله will say salam to you first and when they leave they say salam to you again. You have such a position in the eyes of God. Did you want to do something in dunya that you did not do? Or would you like to come back to dunya to do something now? حبيب would say to him indeed there is one thing I wish I can do. He says what is it? He said I wish I can return back to dunya and attend the Majalis of Abab. Yes? And cry what those who cry for إمام الحسين indeed حبيب ابن مظاهر here in this particular example is a true loyal exemplary committed individual despite his age he gave everything for the sake of Islam and in the defense of the Ahl al-Bait what are we told? We are told that he is the one who initially wrote to إمام الحسين to come to Kufa isn't it? He said to him يبن عصول الله We will out نعماني بن بشير from the governorship of Kufa and will stand with you we give you our allegiance at that moment we are told several of the other prominent individuals in Kufa also signed this letter and the letters were sent to إمام الحسين عليه السلام إمام الحسين responded back to them and said to them that I will send my special ambassador مسلم ابن حقين who will tell me about the situation of the people of Kufa when the letter was received we are told that Abbas would get the letter he would stand and say أو أبا عبدالله I don't know about others but as far as I'm concerned I will fight and I will sacrifice and I will do absolutely everything that I have in order to uphold your principles حبيب would say by Allah I would also do the same that's why he welcomed مسلم in Kufa he would be the one who would look after مسلم ابن حقين he would be the one who would take the allegiance from the people for إمام الحسين حبيب ابن مباهر had such an important role in preparation of the city of Kufa for the eventual arrival of إمام سيد الشهداء peace and blessings be upon him and of course what happened was after عبدالله وزياد had been positioned through the advice of Sir John to يزيد اللعين what happened was that عبدالله وزياد imprisoned many people he bought many people and individuals turned against مسلم ابن عقيل the ambassador of إمام عليه السلام yet the question is where was حبيب because many of us know the story of Muslim where he looks around behind him in مسلم الكوفا and there's no one to support him the question that people have was where was حبيب ابن مباهر where was مسلم ابن عقيل where were the others that joined إمام عليه السلام later we are told that بني أسر when they saw that many had been disloyal to مسلم ابن عقيل they barricaded and they prevented people like حبيب ابن مباهر and مسلم ابن عقيل and others within the tribe of بني أسر from leaving in other words they were forced and not allowed to continue to support مسلم ابن عقيل that's why the narrations tell us that one day after the martyrdom of مسلم حبيب was consuming the food with his wire when he was consuming the food his wife said I can foresee that someone will bring a letter from the grandson of the Holy Prophet and indeed after a few minutes someone knocked on the door حبيب went he bought this letter he kissed it he read it the letter said to the knowledgeable حبيب ابن مباهر from Husayn ابن عقيل come and support us you know my position in the eyes of God and my relationship with the Holy Prophet do not desert us because there is a special reward for you with my grandfather رسول الله what happened was حبيب ابن مباهر when he read this particular letter he prepared to leave towards the area and the land of Karbala and his wife would say to him حبيب make sure that you make me proud on the day of judgment with Fatima to Zahar do not disappoint me حبيب and that's why we are told that he was in a difficult position because his tribe some of them when he asked him would not allow him to leave and therefore he decided to leave at night just like how مباهر حوسجر left at night what did he do he left one of his servants his slaves and one of the gates of كوفا and he said to him you wait until I come at night and I will take my horse and I will go towards my master أبا عبد الله at night he leaves discreetly walking towards that area and indeed he has the conversation between the slave and the horse the slave would say to the horse our horse if my master حبيب will not come I would ride upon you and I would go to serve my master أبا عبد الله الحزين حبيب listens to this one narration says he looks at Karbala he says السلام عليك يا أبا عبد الله even the slaves and the servants want to sacrifice their lives for you he would say to him go you are free you do not need to be here anymore that servant looks at you and says حبيب you want to go to Jannah and you don't want to take me with you I beg you to take me with you and indeed حبيب takes him and arrives and arrives in Karbala on the 6th of Muharram we are told that Imam علي السلام had divided his army into several segments in other words he gave the leadership of the right-hand side to سوهير النلقين and the main standard to أبد الله أبا as well as what the flag for the left-hand side was not given to anyone many came to him and said we want the flag for the left-hand side he would say there is a man who is coming I know he will come I will give him this this is for him حبيب ابن أباهل arrives he serves أبا عبد الله إمام عرسين is so eager and anxious too what anticipate and receive him one of the many things that حبيب ابن أباهل achieved as soon as he arrived was that he went to بني أسد he said to Imam علي السلام he said to him ابن رسول الله بني أسد are close by in Karbala let me go and speak to them maybe they will come and support us Imam gives him the permission he goes to بني أسد he says to them جدتكم بخير الدنيا والآخر I'll come to you with the best of this world and the hero of them they said what is it he said answer the call of the grandson of رسول الله stand to support him so we told 70 horsemen join حبيب in order to go and be part of ابن علي السلام جدت عمر ابن سعر أم العين what does he do he stands before them he would not allow them and that's why the 70 would return and حبيب returns alone informs Imam about this and Imam علي السلام would say لا حول ولا هو تألا بالله العلي العظيم حبيب ابن مظاهر as a sheikh as an elderly individual but the age of 75 had a great role to play amongst the companions because can you imagine an individual at that age rallying everyone trying to what to increase the positivity and the passion that existed at that time and indeed he was a great role model for people to emulate and follow as for example narrations tell us that on the night on the ninth of محرم شمرنة الجوشن اللعين comes forward and what and wants to give immunity to whom to a few individuals including أبون فضل أباس when Qamar بني هاشم rejects this categorically we are told عمال ابن سعاد then calls and says this is the time to attack the army and the caravan of حسين ابن علي this moment Imam commands أبون فضل أباس حبيب ابن مظاهر زوهير ابن القيب look at these individuals what status they have that the Imam would choose them and would say to them and would say to أبون فضل أباس أن قب بنف بنفسك أنت أنت بنفسي go you are just like myself yes you would say to أبون فضل أباس you are just like myself go towards them and see what is it that they want أبون فضل أباس حبيب ابن أظاهر as well as زوهير ابن القيب would come they would discuss they would say what is it that you want they would say to them that we wish to fight at that moment أبون فضل أباس returns beautifully the narration tells us حبيب ابن مظاهر and زوهير ابن القيب remain remain at their front having a discussion with individuals they would say to them حبيب would utilize any opportunity to propagate the message to invite them towards the right path to make them understand the severity of their actions he would say to them do you know what crime you will commit and perpetrate by slaughtering the grandson of the Holy Prophet and his family as well as those who spend the night in أبادة and remembrance of God a man by the name of Ozorah says to him Oh Habib you are modifying yourself you are showing off زوهير ابن القيب steps up and says by God he is not showing off Allah has made the souls of those around you say remember every good yes he would answer in this way إمام would say طول طول العباس ask them for one night one more night because we wish to recite صلاة and as well as that recite the Holy Quran no disney's two elements إمام would say we wish to spend the night of عشورة in أبادة and remembrance of the Almighty سبحانه وتعالى and what difficult night it was for whom for the companions for the Ansar why because they're anticipating the 10th they're anticipating the sacrifice and the altruism the narrations tell us نافع بن هلال when he would return from what from having this conversation with the master of the martyrs he would stand outside the 10th yes he would hear the conversation between سيد زيناب and Abadillah سيد زيناب would say to إمام have you tested your companions will they fight with you and sacrifice their life for you tomorrow that moment نافع leaves that area and goes to whom it goes to حبيب النمو he says to him oh حبيب do you know what the daughter of Ali is saying about us that the daughter of Amir al-Mu'mine has doubt about our loyalty yes at that moment we are told حبيب النمو he says حبيب has a special relationship when it comes to زيناب and Qomrah what is this relationship when he arrived in Kalbala on the 6th of محور people were jubilant people were happy yes when they were happy we are told someone told سيد زيناب someone has arrived سيد زيناب who has arrived they said this is حبيب النمو I said yes at that moment she said أبلخ حبيب مني السلام make حبيب hear my Salam when they came to حبيب they said to him حبيب the daughter of Amir al-Mu'mine is sending her Salam do you know what حبيب did the narration tell us he sat on the floor on the ground he took the soil and started putting it on his head he started slapping his face he said who am I for زيناب to greet her who am I for زيناب to send my salams yes and on that night what happened on that night when he had this he came he stood outside the tent with the other on Salam he sent his Salam towards زيناب he said bye God tomorrow we will never abandon about Abdullah and Hussein we will shed our blood and fight in order to uphold the principles and to defend the sacredness of the family of the Holy Prophet on that night he sat on the ground he sat there and in the recitation of the Quran there is a man who is from Bani Tamimi he makes his way to the campsite he came to see whom حبيب أبنى مباهر this man by the name of رؤيم التميمي says I want to speak to Habib Habib comes he says what do you want he says oh Habib you are a man who is respected in your tribe you are someone who is looked at with utmost honor you are an old man I am coming to you with advice I don't want you to be killed tomorrow you are an individual who should save yourself in case you think عمارة بالسعر is not serious let me tell you the letter he received from عمارة بالسعر the letter today alongside a number of soldiers that had joined us today this man from the army of عمارة بالسعر said the letter says that if by tomorrow night they اصحار and the family and who say are not slaughtered then your head will be separated from your body in other words tomorrow is the day of killing and slaughter save yourself why are you in deep sleep and slumber حبيب عمارة بالسعر is raising rage with anger he looks at him and says what are you doing you tell me I am in deep sleep I am in deep slumber where is your religion where is your faith where is your conscience you are the one who is in deep slumber and sleep and then he says to him tell me how will I face فارق عمارة بالسعر on the day of judgment if I was to abandon her son about look at this man for many to me you know what he would say to him you know if this was my family do you think I would leave them that man would say no he says these individuals are more worthy to me than my family these people I will defend until the last breath of my life yes then he would say by God this is the famous statement of حبيب عمارة بالسعر on the night of عشورة he would say by God dying in the state with hope is much better than humiliation with party and indeed this is reminiscent of the famous statement of حبيب إلا أر الموت إلا سعادة والحياتة معظم إلا and indeed these individuals such as حبيب demonstrated the true qualities their loyalty their sacrifice on the 10th in which way that we are called that on the morning إمام عليه السلام gave a famous sermon when he said to them look around is there a grandson of the prophet other than me did you not hear the prophet say الحسن for saying say have I committed anything against you who is alongside him حبيب أبنى مباعر the narrations tell us that شمر اللعين response to Imam and says I think my belief in God is doubtful if I ever understand you حبيب said I swear by God that you are right your belief in God has 70 layers of doubt because your heart is sealed and indeed very dark he says to whom he says to شمر that's why حبيب أبنى مباعر was anticipating the moment of martyrdom he was waiting for that moment the narrations tell us here this special relationship with مسلمة الأوسجر from many I said that when مسلم went and fought valiantly courageously he went to the battlefield when he was struck حبيب came and said next to me he said to him oh مسلم if I knew that I will live longer than you and said to me I would have asked you to leave a will مسلم said oh حبيب there is a will that I want to leave he said what is it and that moment مسلم said and looked at أبا عبدالله and says عليك بهذا oh حبيب make sure that you do not stay alive and Hussein is not protected make sure that you attain martyrdom before Abba عبدالله and you know what حبيب said to مسلم he said أفعل وارب الكعبة by God by the Lord of the Kaaba I will definitely do so that's why we are told that at the time of Salah Imam عليه السلام stood with his companions to perform the Salah before standing to perform Salat al-Khuf the narration tells us that Hussein من نمير this wretched individual in the army of Omar bin Sa'ad said do you want to pray your Salah will never be accepted at that moment حبيب ابن الله I said how dare you oh man who is worse than a donkey you be think that your Salah is accepted and the Salah the grandson of the prophet isn't and there were some skirmishes at that moment but it was the time that he must sacrifice his life that he must defend the principles of the true path of Islam and he leaves the battlefield he fights courageously he killed 62 of the enemy combatants until he's surrounded and he is struck by the same man for saying he falls onto the ground and finally a man from belly to me comes and beheads him one of the first the same to be beheaded was حبيب ابن مبار إمام عليه السلام comes and sits next to the body of حبيب he looks up to the heavens and says الله rewards me and the patience when I come and see these sights related to my companions may Allah bless you oh my love you are the one who used to recite the Quran entirely in one night we are told that the head مضاهر was carried on a spear alongside the head of أبن فضل عبس was taken to كوفا yes at that moment his son when he would see the head of his father he came to his mother and said oh mother there is a head that he's been carried and berated in كوفا she said tell me who's head it is he said this is the head of my father حبيب ابن مضاهر the narration tells that she did not do anything unless she looked towards مدينة and says السلام وعليك الله فاتمة السهراء I could stand and say that my husband defended your son who said on the 10th indeed the head of حبيب was carried where on a spear I tell you another head was carried on a spear but this head was dropped on the ground was stamped by when it comes to the hooves of the horses was talked and that was the head of أبا عبدالله yes one particular man a priest on the journey from كوفا towards شام the sabaya they would walk being chained being tortured being humiliated with the heads including the head of أبا عبدالله on a spear we are told the christian priest in that village on the way he notices at night that there is light from a particular location he comes and asks what is going on who are you they say we are the army of يزين we have taken some captives they were rebellious he says who is the head is this they say this is the head of the son of فادينا he says فادينا the daughter of the prophet they say yes he says how dare you you have a son from the prophet and you beat him in such a way he says فادينا I wish to give you this allow me to take the head so that I can keep the head just for one night they say okay fine take the head he takes the head of the mother he takes it and he looks after it he washes it he fragrance it he looks at it and he says I swear to you by God speak to me tell me who you are and I imagine seeing Bihar says when he said this the head began to speak the head began to say انا ابن محمد الوصفة فادينا انا ابن علينا المرتضة انا ابن فاطمة السهراء سيد كاربلا I'm the one of Yazid in which he would carry a stick and poke the same eyes the same mouth the same cheeks that was on Allah would kiss he would