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In another event, after the martyrdom of Imam al-Hasan (a), when according to his will, [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] wanted to bury him beside the grave of the Holy Prophet (s), the [[Umayyad]] opposed it and he (a) turned to Hilf al-Fudul for assistance and even some tribes prepared to help him , but he (s) withdrew from taking action.<ref>Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tarjumat al-Imām al-Ḥasan'', p. 222.</ref> | In another event, after the martyrdom of Imam al-Hasan (a), when according to his will, [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] wanted to bury him beside the grave of the Holy Prophet (s), the [[Umayyad]] opposed it and he (a) turned to Hilf al-Fudul for assistance and even some tribes prepared to help him , but he (s) withdrew from taking action.<ref>Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tarjumat al-Imām al-Ḥasan'', p. 222.</ref> | ||
Also, when [[al-Walid b. 'Utaba b. Abi Sufyan]], the Umayyad governor of [[Medina]] (from [[57]]-[[60]]/between 676-679 and [[61]]-[[62]]/680- | Also, when [[al-Walid b. 'Utaba b. Abi Sufyan]], the Umayyad governor of [[Medina]] (from [[57]]-[[60]]/between 676-679-80 and [[61]]-[[62]]/680-681-2) ignored the right of Imam al-Husayn (a) regarding a property or state which belonged to Imam (a); he (a) warned him that if he does not do justice towards Imam (a), he (a) will take his sword and will call people to Hilf al-Fudul. Following that event, some people expressed readiness for supporting Imam al-Husayn (a) and al-Walid, having no other options, gave him his rights.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 1, p. 142; Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 2, p. 26; Qurtubī, ''al-Jāmiʿ li-aḥkām al-Qurʾān'', vol. 10, p. 169.</ref> According to [[Jawad 'Ali]],<ref>Jawād ʿAlī, ''al-Mufaṣṣal fī tārīkh al-ʿarab'', vol. 4, p. 89.</ref> maybe Imam (a) meant that he (a) would call people to a pact similar to Hilf al-Fudul and so it cannot be inferred from this story that Hilf al-Fudul had been valid until then. | ||
[[Hisham b. Muhammad b. Sa'ib al-Kalbi]] (d. [[204]]/819- | [[Hisham b. Muhammad b. Sa'ib al-Kalbi]] (d. [[204]]/819-20) wrote a book called ''Hilf al-Fudul''.<ref>Ibn al-Nadīm, ''al-Fihrist'', p. 108; Ibn Khalkān, ''Wafayāt al-aʿyān'', vol. 6, p. 82.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||