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Ibn al-Jawzî in al-Radd `alâ al-Muta`as.s.ib al-`Anîd al-Mâni` min Dhammi Yazîd ("Refutation of the Obdurate Sectarian Who Forbids the Blame of Yazîd") asserts that the Ulema deemed it permissible to curse Yazîd ibn Mu`âwiya - together with al-H.ajjâj - as did the H.anafîs H.âfiz. al-Dîn al-Kurdî (who said it was preferable not to - as cited by al-Munâwî in Fayd. al- Qadîr §281) and Imâm Sa`d al-Dîn al-Taftazânî in Sharh al-`Aqâ'id al-Nasafiyya (p. 117=p. 102).
From the above it can be seen that the claim that "Imâm Ah.mad ibn H.anbal permits that curses be pronounced against Yazîd" made by Shaykh Muh.ammad ibn Rasûl al- Barzanjî in al-Ishâ`a fî Ashrât. al-Sâ`a (Shukrî ed. p. 77 and p. 144) is not correct even though Ah.mad did forbid narrating from him cf. T.abaqât al-H.anâbila (1:347) from Muhannâ ibn Yah.yâ al-Shâmî.
Nor is the claim of Mullâ `Alî al-Qârî correct in Sharh. al-Shifâ' (2:556) that "Imâm Ah.mad ibn H.anbal's view is that Yazîd committed kufr" although he correctly goes on to state that "the majority of Ahl al-Sunna do not condone cursing Yazîd as his kufr has not been definitely established."
- Gangohî, Fatâwâ Rashîdiyya (1:3/26); etc.
The rightly-guided Caliph `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Azîz - Allâh be well-pleased with him - reportedly would say "rah.imahullâh" after the name of Yazîd but when he heard a man call him "Amîr al-Mu'minîn" he had him lashed twenty times as narrated by Ibn H.ajar in Lisân al-Mîzân (6:294).
al-H.usayn ibn `Alî was killed; Madîna was ransacked for three days (al-Harra) during which the Companions were massacred, after which no survivor of the battle of Badr was left on earth and a thousand unmarried women gave birth to fatherless children; finally, the Ka`ba was destroyed and burnt, at which time Yazîd died.
- Abû Hurayra said: "I preserved from the Messenger of Allâh- Allah bless and greet him - two large vessels of knowledge. I disseminated the first one among the people. Were I to disseminate the second, my gullet would be cut."14 Another version states: "I preserved three vessels, of which I disseminated two." Ibn H.ajar said the gist of this is that Abû Hurayra disseminated more than what he kept secret. Thus the first vessel in the h.adîth of al-Bukhârî is larger than the second.
- Abû Hurayra also said, "I heard the Messenger of Allâh xxs Allah bless and greet him - say: 'The destruction of my Community will take place at the hands of boys (ghilma) from the Quraysh.' I can name them if you wish. They are the Banû Fulân and the Banû Fulân."15 Another sound version has "boylings" (ughaylima).
He was strong, brave, deliberative, full of resolve, acumen, and eloquence. He composed good poetry. He was a stern, harsh, and coarse Nâs.ibî. He drank and was a reprobate. He inaugurated his Dawla with the killing of the Shahîd al-H.usayn and closed it with the catastrophe of al-H.arra. Hence the people despised him, he was not blessed in his life, and many took up arms against him after al-H.usayn such as the people of Madîna - they rose for the sake of Allâh - and Mirdâs ibn Udayya al-H.anz.alî al-Bas.rî, Nâfi` ibn al-Azraq, T.awwâf ibn Mu`allâ al- Sadûsî [three Khârijîs], and Ibn al-Zubayr in Makka.
1 Ibn Abî Ya`lâ, T.abaqât (1:246, 2:273), al-Haytamî, al- S.awâ`iq (2:635), Ibn Muflih., al-Maqs.ad al-Arshad (2:283).
2 Narrated by Ibn Abî Shayba.
3 Narrated from Abû Hurayra by Ma`mar ibn Râshid in his Jâmi` (Mus.annaf 11:373), al-H.âkim (1990 ed. 4:530), and Nu`aym ibn H.ammâd in al-Fitan (2:703 §1981). Al-T.abarânî narrates something similar in al-Awsat. (2:106) with a weak chain cf. al-Haythamî (4:199).
4 Narrated from `Umayr ibn Hâni' al-`Anasî by Ibn `Asâkir in Mukhtas.ar Târîkh Dimashq (29:206) and by Ibn Sa`d (4:340-341) as well as al-Bayhaqî in the Dalâ'il, al- Dhahabî in the Siyar, Ibn H.ajar in al-Is.âba (7:443), and Ibn Kathîr in al-Bidâya (6:228-229). "Hold on to the two temples of his head" i.e. love him while you still can, as his epigones will not be so lovable.
5 Narrated from Abû S.âlih. the mu'adhdhin, from Abû Hurayra by Ah.mad and Ibn Abî Shayba (7:461 §37235) with the number 70 cf. al-Haythamî (7:220) but cited by al-Suyût.î in Ziyâdat al-Jâmi` al-S.aghîr (§2040) and the Kanz (§30854) with the number 60. Also - second sentence only - from Abû Hurayra, Hâni` ibn Nyâr, and H.udhayfa ibn al-Yamân by al-Tirmidhî (h.asan) and Ah.mad with sound chains cf. Fath. (1:129-131).
6 Cf. Ibn `Abd al-Barr, al-Tamhîd (2:303) and al-Shawkânî, Nayl al-Awt.âr (9:167).
7 Narrated from Abû Sa`îd by Ah.mad, al-Bukhârî in Khalq Af`âl al-`Ibâd (p. 117), al-T.abarânî in al-Awsat. (9:131), Ibn H.ibbân (3:32 §755), and al-H.âkim (1990 ed. 2:406 s.ah.îh. and 4:590 isnâd s.ah.îh.), all "with a good strong chain meeting the Sunan criteria": Ibn Kathîr, Bidâya (6:228) cf. al-Haythamî (6:231).
8 Narrated from al-Sha`bî from al-H.ârith al-A`war by Ibn Abî Shayba (7:548 §37854).
9 Cited by Ibn Kathîr in al-Bidâya (6:228).
10 Narrated by Ibn `Asâkir in Mukhtas.ar Târîkh Dimashq (29:192) and cited by al-Dhahabî.
11 Narrated by Ibn Sa`d (4:57, 2:119).
12 Yazîd ibn Mu`âwiya's general.
13 Narrated from `Ubayd Allâh ibn Sa`îd by Ibn `Asâkir in Târîkh Dimashq (13:206) and cited by al-Dhahabî in the chapter on `Abd Allâh ibn `Amr in the Siyar (4:266).
15 Narrated by al-Bukhârî and Ah.mad.
16 Narrated by al-Bukhârî, Muslim, and Ah.mad.
17 Narrated from Ibn `Umar by Abû Ya`lâ (10:66 §5702) and, as part of a longer narration, by Ibn Abî H.âtim in his `Ilal (2:256 §2262).
18 Narrated by Mâlik in his Muwat.t.a'.
Blessings and peace on the Prophet, his Family, and all his Companions.

References: §281
 §1981
 §37235
 §755
 §37854
 §5702
 §2262