of them, even though the Sahabah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم are those blessed personalities about whom the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم himself said, ‘: اَكْرِمُوا اَصْحَابِي فَاِنَّهُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ,’ meaning, ‘Honour my Sahabah, for they are the most righteous among you.’ (Mishkat, vol. 2, p. 413, Hadith 2016) He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم further said, ‘خَيْرُ اُمَّتِي اَلْقَرْنُ الَّذِينَ يَلُوْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُوْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُوْنَهُمْ,’ meaning, ‘The best of my Ummah are my generation (i.e. the noble Sahabah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم), then those who come after them (i.e. Tabi’een) and then those who follow them (Taba’ Tabi’een). (Muslim, p. 1052, Hadith 2429)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Character of Yazeed and the cause behind it

O devotees of Companions and Ahl ul-Bayt! Yazeed the accursed could not attain the proximity of the companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم despite attaining their blessed era, nor could he gather the provisions for his salvation in the Hereafter by revering them, rather, he oppressed the household of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم severely and afflicted them to an unimaginable extent. Yazeed the accursed did all this to gain power and out of love for worldly wealth.

The oppressive Yazeed considered Imam Husain رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ to be a threat in the way of his rule, whereas, what did Imam Husain رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ have to do with this temporary world? He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was the king of the Muslim Ummah’s hearts yesterday, is today and will be until the world exists. However, Yazeed the accursed destroyed his dunya as well as the Hereafter. This implies that the love of this world is the cause of every evil and mischief. This whole chaotic destruction is caused by the love of this world.

*   The love of this world makes a person oppressive.

*   The love of this world makes a person heartless and reckless.

*   The love of this world makes a person stone-hearted.

*   The love of this world ruins one’s good deeds.