Allah choose the martyrs of Karbala from before

Miracles of Masoomeen

It is narrated that someone criticized Ibne Abbas for not having assisted Imam Husain (a) in Kerbala and not being martyred with him.

In response Ibne Abbas said:

“Neither any decrease was possible in the companions of Husain, nor any increase. We knew them by their names before the incident of Kerbala.”

Muhammad Hanafiyya says, “We had the names of the martyrs of Kerbala along with the names of their fathers much before the actual incident.”

Manaqib Aale Abi Talib, Vol. 4, Pg. 53.

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