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In gratitude to his revenge from the murderers of Imam Husayn (a), al-Mukhtar used to fast most of the days. Menhal b. 'Amr says, "I invited al-Mukhtar to my house on the day that Harmala was killed, but I was told that al-Mukhtar has fasted in gratitude." | In gratitude to his revenge from the murderers of Imam al-Husayn (a), al-Mukhtar used to fast most of the days. Menhal b. 'Amr says, "I invited al-Mukhtar to my house on the day that Harmala was killed, but I was told that al-Mukhtar has fasted in gratitude." | ||
==Before Imam Husayn's (a) Rise== | ==Before Imam al-Husayn's (a) Rise== | ||
===During Mu'awiya's Rule=== | ===During Mu'awiya's Rule=== | ||
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* '''Collaboration with Muslim b. 'Aqil''': History reports show that al-Mukhtar intended to support Muslim b. 'Aqil, but on the day Muslim b. 'Aqil was martyred, al-Mukhtar had left Kufa and went to Khatarniyya, a place outside of Kufa, to gather supporters. Muslim b. 'Aqil and Hani b. 'Urwa had been already martyred when he went back to Kufa. | * '''Collaboration with Muslim b. 'Aqil''': History reports show that al-Mukhtar intended to support Muslim b. 'Aqil, but on the day Muslim b. 'Aqil was martyred, al-Mukhtar had left Kufa and went to Khatarniyya, a place outside of Kufa, to gather supporters. Muslim b. 'Aqil and Hani b. 'Urwa had been already martyred when he went back to Kufa. | ||
* '''Day of [['Ashura']] in Prison''': Upon Muslim b. 'Aqil's martyrdom, 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad set to kill al-Mukhtar, but on [['Amr b. Hurayth]]'s intermediary, he was spared. Nevertheless, 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad injured his eye with a whip and imprisoned him. al-Mukhtar was incarcerated until the end of Imam Husayn's (a) uprising. | * '''Day of [['Ashura']] in Prison''': Upon Muslim b. 'Aqil's martyrdom, 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad set to kill al-Mukhtar, but on [['Amr b. Hurayth]]'s intermediary, he was spared. Nevertheless, 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad injured his eye with a whip and imprisoned him. al-Mukhtar was incarcerated until the end of Imam al-Husayn's (a) uprising. | ||
* '''Seeing Imam al-Husayn's (a) Head''': When the captives of 'Ashura' entered Kufa, 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad brought the prisoners who supported Imam al-Husayn (a) to see the captives, one of whom was al-Mukhtar. A foul discussion ensued between the two. Upon seeing Imam Husayn's (a) decapitated head, al-Mukhtar cried, grieved, and hit himself on his head. | * '''Seeing Imam al-Husayn's (a) Head''': When the captives of 'Ashura' entered Kufa, 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad brought the prisoners who supported Imam al-Husayn (a) to see the captives, one of whom was al-Mukhtar. A foul discussion ensued between the two. Upon seeing Imam Husayn's (a) decapitated head, al-Mukhtar cried, grieved, and hit himself on his head. | ||
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* Imam al-Sadiq (a) has been narrated saying that al-Mukhtar used to lie about Imam al-Sajjad (a). The credibility of this Hadith is weak. | * Imam al-Sadiq (a) has been narrated saying that al-Mukhtar used to lie about Imam al-Sajjad (a). The credibility of this Hadith is weak. | ||
* When [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] was in [[Sabat]], al-Mukhtar addressed his uncle, [[Sa'd b. Mas'ud al-Thaqafi|Sa'd b. Mas'ud]], and suggested to surrender Imam al-Hasan (a) to Mu'awiya, so that their position would not weaken. Ayatollah Khoei believes this narration cannot be trusted since it is incompletely transmitted. He adds, that even if we imagine it is authentic, we can argue that al-Mukhtar was not serious about his suggestion, but wanted to test his uncle and understand how he thinks, [[Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] also agrees that al-Mukhtar's true intention was to understand his uncle's way of thinking. | * When [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] was in [[Sabat]], al-Mukhtar addressed his uncle, [[Sa'd b. Mas'ud al-Thaqafi|Sa'd b. Mas'ud]], and suggested to surrender Imam al-Hasan (a) to Mu'awiya, so that their position would not weaken. Ayatollah Khoei believes this narration cannot be trusted since it is incompletely transmitted. He adds, that even if we imagine it is authentic, we can argue that al-Mukhtar was not serious about his suggestion, but wanted to test his uncle and understand how he thinks, [[Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] also agrees that al-Mukhtar's true intention was to understand his uncle's way of thinking. | ||
* Another narration states that al-Mukhtar belongs to hell, but will be forgiven with Imam Husayn's (a) [[intercession]]. Similarly, experts of [['Ilm al-Rijal]] believe this narration is weak. | * Another narration states that al-Mukhtar belongs to hell, but will be forgiven with Imam al-Husayn's (a) [[intercession]]. Similarly, experts of [['Ilm al-Rijal]] believe this narration is weak. | ||
===In the Opinion of Shi'a Scholars=== | ===In the Opinion of Shi'a Scholars=== | ||