Tabari Imami has also reported through the chains of his authorities that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) said: Once Imam Husain (a) said to his slaves:
You don’t begin your journey on so and so day. Instead begin it on Thursday. If you ignore my order, you would be attacked by robbers who would decamp with all your belongings. And they would not be content with that; they would also kill you all.
The slaves paid no heed to his instructions and set out on the prohibited day. On the way they were waylaid by robbers, who killed them and plundered all their goods. When the governor of Medina received the news of the killing of his slaves, he came to the Imam to present his condolences and said: May God bestow on you a goodly patience.
Imam Husain (a) said: Let me tell you about the killers. It is your duty to apprehend them and punish them for the crime.
The governor asked: Then, do you know who they were?
Yes, he replied, I know them as well as I know you. And this man, who has accompanied you here, is one of them.
The fellow in the company of the governor of Medina was shocked and he said: On what basis do you claimed this?
Imam (a) said: Would you confess if I mentioned the details of the incident?
Yes, he replied.
Imam (a) said: You and so and so person had set out to commit the dacoity and you also had four slaves with you; while the rest of them were from Medina. Then you attacked my slaves and slain them and seized all their goods.
The governor said to this man: Confess the truth or I would skin you alive.
That man said: Imam Husain (a) has said the truth and he narrated the incidents as if he were an eye witness.
So the governor of Medina gathered all those men and they confessed to the crime. The governor executed them all.
Dalailul Imamah, Pg. 76; Al-Kharaij, Vol. 1, Pg. 246; Ath-Thaqib fil Manaqib, Pg. 342.
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