Yazeed (la): Ameer ul Munafiqeen

Yazeed(la) Killed Imam Hussain (as) according to Sunni Scholars

[1]Imam Dhahabi (rah) writes about Yazid(la) in his As Siyar al Alam an Nabula:

وكان ناصبيا فظا غليظا جلفا يتناول المسكر ويفعل المنكر افتتح دولته بمقتل الشهيد الحسين واختتمها بواقعة الحرة فمقته الناس ولم يبارك في عمره وخرج عليه غير واحد بعد الحسين كأهل المدينة قاموا لله

He (Yazid) was a disgusting Nasibi (i.e. those who hate Ahlul bayt). He drank and did evil. He started his kingdom with the killing of the Shahid al-Hussain (RA) and ended it with the incident of al-Harra (i.e. besiegement of Madina which also makes him directly liable for Lanah as sahih ahadith prove). Hence the people hated him, he was not blessed in his life, and many took up arms against him after Imam Hussain (RA) such as the people of Madina - they rose for the sake of Allah

Source:

1. As Siyar al Alam an Nabula, Volume No. 4, Page No. 37-38

[2]Imam Dhahabi states in his Tarikh al-Islam:

قلت ولما فعل يزيد بأهل المدينة ما فعل وقتل الحسين وأخوته وآله وشرب يزيد الخمر وارتكب أشياء منكرة بغضه الناس وخرج عليه غير واحد ولم يبارك الله في عمره 

He said: I say when yazeed did to people of madinah and KILLED HUSSEIN AND HIS BROTHERS AND HIS HOUSEHOLD and drank wine and committed criminal acts , people hated him and many rebelled against him and Allah didn't bless him with long life.

Source:

1. Tarikh al-Islam,vol 2,pg 65

[3]Imam Dhahabi, Tarikh al-Islam: wa-tabaqat al-mashahir wa-al-a`lam, Publish: Dar al Mughni, Beirut, Lebanon:

Imam Dhahabi (rah) writes: I say: 'When Yazid did to the people of Madina what he did and killed al-Hussain and his brothers and progeny, and Yazid drank alcohol, and performed abominable things, then the people hated him and rose up against him more than once. God didn't bless his life and Abu Bilal Mirdas bin Adya al-Hanzali rose against him.' 

Source:

1. Tarikh al-Islam, Vol 5, Pg 30

Yazeed(la) according to Sunni Scholars 

[1] Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani States in Tahdeeb al Tahdeeb:

قال يحيـى بن عبد الملك بن أبـي غنية أحد الثقات، ثنا نوفل بن أبـي عقرب ثقة قال: كنت عند عمر بن عبد العزيز فذكر رجل يزيد بن معاوية، فقال: قال أمير المؤمنين يزيد، فقال عمر: تقول أمير المؤمنين يزيد، وأمر به فضرب عشرين سوطاً

Yahya bin Abdul Mulk bin Abi Ghania  he heard from Nawfl bin Abi Aqrab  he narrates: Once in the gathering of Umar Bin Abdul Aziz [R.A] people talked about Yazid bin Muawiya, someone among the people mentioned Yazid with the title of Ameer ul Momineen, hearing this Hadrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz [ra] replied (in anger): You have called Yazeed Amir Ul Mominein? Then he gave order of 20 lashes to be given to the person


Source:

1. Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani in Tahdeeb al Tahdeeb, Volume No. 11,Sayings #600,Page No.316

[2] Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani States in al-Imta bil al-Arba'in:

وأما المحبة فيه والرفع من شأنه فلا تقع إلا من مبتدع فاسد الاعتقاد فإنه كان فيه من الصفات ما يقتضي سلب الإيمان عمن يحبه لأن الحب في الله والبغض في الله من الإيمان والله المستعان

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Loving and glorifying him is not done except by a heretic who has void belief because he (Yazid) had such characteristics that his lover deserves to be faithless, because to love and hate just in the sake of God is the sign of faith.


Source:

1. al-Imta bil al-Arba'in, Page No. 96

[3] Imam Dhahabi (rah) writes about Yazid in his Siyar al A'lam wa al Nubalah:

 وعن زياد الحارثي قال: سقاني يزيد شرابا ما ذقت مثله، فقلت: يا أمير المؤمنين لم أسلسل مثل هذا. قال: هذا رمان حلوان، بعسل أصبهان، بسكر الاهواز، بزبيب الطائف، بماء بردى. وعن محمد بن أحمد بن مسمع قال: سكر يزيد، فقام يرقص، فسقط على رأسه فانشق وبدا دماغه

Imam Dhahabi Writes: Ziyad Haarthi narrated: 'Yazid gave me alcohol to drink, I had never drunk alcohol like that before and I enquired where he had obtained its ingredients from'. Yazid replied: 'it is made of sweet pomegranate, Isfahan's honey, Hawaz's sugar, Taif's grapes and Burdah's water'. Ahmed bin Masama' narrated: 'Once Yazid drank alcohol and started to dance, suddenly he fell down and his nostril began to bleed'.


Source:

1. Siyar al A'lam wa al Nubalah, Volume 004, Page No. 037

[4] Ibn katheer states in his Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah:

 فخطبنا فقال: أما بعد فإنه كان من قبلي من الخلفاء يأكلون من المال ويوكلون، وإني والله لا أداوي أدواء هذه الامة إلا بالسيف (4)، ولست بالخليفة المستضعف - يعني عثمان - ولا الخليفة المداهن - يعني معاوية - ولا الخليفة المأبون - يعني يزيد بن معاوية -

Ibn juraij said his father said:Abdulmalik ibn marwan made a speech saying: I will treat the diseases of this ummah with the sword and i'm not the khalifat demmed weak (meaning othman), or the khalifat deemed crafty (meaning muawya), and i'm not the gay khalifat (meaning yazeed ibn muawya)


Source:

1. Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah,v 9 pg 77-78

[5] Imam Aloose states in his Ruh ul Ma’ani:

واستدل بها أيضا على جواز لعن يزيد عليه من الله تعالى ما يستحق نقل البرزنجي في الأشاعة والهيثمي في الصواعق إن الإمام أحمد لما سأله ولده عبد الله عن لعن يزيد قال كيف لا يلعن من لعنه الله تعالى في كتابه فقال عبد الله قد قرأت كتاب الله عز و جل فلم أجد فيه لعن يزيد فقال الإمام أن الله تعالى يقول : فهم عسيتم إن توليتم أن تفسدوا في الأرض وتقطعوا أرحامكم أولئك الذين لعنهم الله الآية وأي فساد وقطيعة أشد مما فعله يزيد انتهى

The Proof of sending Lanah upon Yazid is derived from this (ayah), as was mentioned by Al-Barzanji (rah) in his Al-Ashaat and Imam Haythami in As-Sawaiq from Imam Ahmed that his son Abdullah asked him about sending Lanah on Yazid, (Imam Ahmed) said: Why cannot Lanah be sent on him when Allah has sent Lanah on him in Quran, Abdullah said: I read book of Allah, and didn’t see there curse upon Yazeed, Imam Ahmad mentioned these verses: Would ye then, if ye were given the command, work corruption in the land and sever your ties of kinship? Such are the men whom Allah has cursed…(47:22-23) Hence could there be a bigger Strife than what Yazid did?

Source:

1. Ruh ul Ma’ani by Imam Al-Alusi, Volume 9 Under Surah Muhammad 22-23

[6]  Imam Aloose states in his Ruh ul Ma’ani:

الذي يغلب على ظني أن الخبيث لم يكن مصدقا برسالة النبي صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم وأن مجموع ما فعل مع أهل حرم الله تعالى وأهل نبيه عليه الصلاة و السلام وعترته الطيبين الطاهرين في الحياة وبعد الممات وما صدر منه من المخازي ليس بأضعف دلالة على عدم تصديقه من إلقاء ورقة من المصحف الشريف في قذر ولا أظن أن أمره كان خافيا على أجلة المسلمين إذ ذاك ولكن كانوا مغلوبين مقهورين لم يسمعهم إلا الصبر ليقضي الله أمرا كان مفعولا ولو سلم أن الخبيث كان مسلما فهو مسلم جمع من الكبائر ما لا يحيط به نطاق البيان وأنا أذهب إلى جواز لعن مثله على التعيين ولو لم يتصور أن يكون له مثل من الفاسقين والظاهر أنه لم يتب واحتمال توبته أضعف من إيمانه ويلحق به ابن زياد وابن سعد وجماعة فلعنة الله عز و جل عليهم أجمعين وعلى أنصارهم وأعوانهم وشيعتهم ومن مال إليهم إلى يوم الدين ما دمعت عين على أبي عبد الله الحسين 

And I say what is prevalent over my mind that (Yazid) Khabith did not testify to the messengership of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). According to me it is correct to curse a person like Yazid, although one cannot imagine a Fasiq like him and apparently he never repented, the possibility of his repentance is weaker than the possibility of his faith (Iman). Along with Yazid, Ibn Ziyad, Ibn Sa'ad and his group shall also be included. Verily, may Allah's curse be upon all of them, their friends, their supporters, their group and upon everyone who inclines towards them until Qayamah and until an eye sheds a tear for Abu Abdullah Hussain (ra).


Source:

1. Tafsir Ruh al-Ma'ani, Volume 26, Page No. 73

[7] Ibn Hajar al-Haythami states in his Sawaiq al muhriqa:

وبعد اتفاقهم على فسقه اختلفوا في جواز لعنه بخصوص اسمه، فأجازه قوم منهم ابن الجوزي ونقله عن أحمد وغيره

And after (they) agreed in his (Yazeed) fisq, they differed in permissibility of cursing him by name. And group allowed that, from them ibn Jawzi, and was reported from Ahmad and others.


Source:

1. Sawaiq al muhriqa Vol 2,pg 634

[8] Ibn Hajar al-Haythami states in his Sawaiq al muhriqa:

روى ابن الجوزي عن القاضي أبي يعلى الفراء أنه روى في كتابه المعتمد في الأصول بإسناده إلى صالح بن أحمد بن حنبل قال قلت لأبي إن قوما ينسبوننا إلى تولي يزيد

فقال يا بني وهل يتولى يزيد أحد يؤمن بالله ولم لا يلعن من لعنه الله في كتابه فقلت وأين لعن الله يزيد في كتابه فقال في قوله تعالى فهل عسيتم إن توليتم أن تفسدوا في الأرض وتقطعوا أرحامكم أولئك الذين لعنهم الله فأصمهم وأعمى أبصارهم فهل يكون فساد أعظم من القتل وفي رواية فقال يا بني ما أقول في رجل لعنه الله في كتابه فذكره

“Ibn Jawzi narrated from qadi Abu Yala al-Fara that he reported in his book “Mutamad fi usul” with chain till Salih ibn Ahmad ibn Abdullah which said: I said to my father: “Group of people attribute love of Yazeed to us”. He said: “O My son, does anyone who believes in Allah would love (tawale) Yazeed, and why not to curse the one whom Allah cursed in his book”. I asked: “And where Allah cursed Yazeed in His book?”. He replied: In saying of Taala: ” (47:22) But if you held command, you were sure to make mischief in the land and cut off the ties of kinship! (47:23)Those it is whom Allah has cursed so He has made them deaf and blinded their eyes”. And is there mischief great that murder?”. And in (other) report he said: “O my son, what to say about man who was cursed by Allah in his book?”.


Source:

1. Sawaiq al muhriqa Vol 2,pg 635

[9] Imam Sayyuti Said in his Tareekh Ul Khulfa:

وقال السيوطي: «لعن الله قاتله، وابن زياد، ومعه يزيد

Suyuti said, May God curse the murderer, Ibn Ziad, and Yazid(la)


Source:

1. Tareekh Ul Khulfa,vol 1,Pg 182

[10] Ash-Shawkani states in his Nayl al-Awtar:

لا ينبغي لمسلم أن يحط على من خرج من السلف الصالح من العترة وغيرهم على أئمة الجور، فإنهم فعلوا ذلك باجتهاد منهم، وهم أتقى لله وأطوع لسنة رسول الله من جماعة ممن جاء بعدهم من أهل العلم، ولقد أفرط بعض أهل العلم كالكرامية ومن وافقهم في الجمود على أحاديث الباب حتى حكموا بأن الحسين السبط رضي الله عنه وأرضاه باغ على الخمير السكير الهاتك لحرم الشريعة المطهرة يزيد بن معاوية لعنهم الله، فيالله العجب من مقالات تقشعر منها الجلود ويتصدع من سماعها كل جلمود

No muslim must blame whoever came out with the sword from salaf and itrah and others against the imams of oppression because they did this based on their ijtihad and they are more fearfull of allah and more obedient to sannah of rasool allah compared to people who came after them and many people of knowlegde have exaggerated like karamyyah and those agreeing with them in bigotry who judged that hussein the descendant of rasool allah radhiallah anh is wrongful against the drunkard. yazid ibn muawya may allah curse them.


Source:

1. Nayl al-Awtar,vol 7,pg 362

[11] Al-Manawi states in his Faidh Al-Qadeer:

الحق أنَّ رضى يزيد بقتل الحسين وإهانته أهل البيت مما تواتر معناه، وإن كان تفاصيله آحاداً، فنحن لا نتوقّف في شأنه، بل في إيمانه، لعنةُ الله عليه وعلى أنصاره وأعوانه

The truth is that yazeed was pleased by the killing of hussein and his humiliation of ahlbait is mutawatir even if the details are narrated by single individuals , we dont stop about his matter or about his belief( taftazani believed yazid was kaffir ) may allah curse him and his supporters and partisans


Source:

1. Faidh Al-Qadeer,vol 3,pg 109

[12] Imam Ahmed Raza called Yazid as Paleed in his Fatawa al Ridhwiyyah:

Hadrat Ahmed Ridha Khan Fadhil Baraili (rah) said: Yazeed was Paleed (disgusting) was Qat’an and Yaqeenan (Absolutely and with conviction) Ba Ijmah (with consensus) of Ahlus Sunnah a “FASIQ O FAJIR (Sinner and Transgressor)” who committed “KABAIR (BIG) SINS” On this do the Ahlus Sunnah have agreement, however in his Takfir on Lanah there is dispute. “IMAM AHMED BIN HANBAL (RA) AND HIS COMPANIONS CALL HIM KAFIR AND THEY DO THAT BY CURSING HIM WITH NAME AND THEY DO ISTADLAL FROM THIS AYAH”Then, is it to be expected of you, if ye were put in authority, that ye will do mischief in the land, and break your ties of kith and kin? Such are the men whom Allah has cursed for He has made them deaf and blinded their sight. [Quran 47:22-23]


“THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT YAZID DID FASAD WHEN HE BECAME RULER” rather he utterly disrespected the Haramayn Tayibayn, the Ka’ba itself and the blessed shrine of Prophet (Peace be upon him). He tied horses in Masjid an Nabwi due to which the urine of them even spilled over the pulpit (Naudhobillah), for three days Adhaan and prayer was stopped in Masjid an Nabwi, he got thousands of innocent Sahaba martyred in Makkah, Madina and Hijaaz, got stones being thrown of Ka’ba, got the Ghulaaf torn and burnt, This “KHABEETH” made the pure and pious ladies of madina as Halal for his army (i.e. to do Zina .. AstaghfirUllah), he kept the loved one of Prophet as thirsty and hungry for 3 days and then got him slaughtered along with his companions. The ones who were brought up in the lap of Prophet, he made the horses trample their bodies (AstaghfirUllah)


The blessed face of Imam Hussain (ra) which was used to be kissed by Prophet, it was gotten cut and put on a spear and displayed it to public…


Imam Ahmed Raza (rah) after proving all this said (Please note the honesty of this Imam in Fiqh): Imam Ahmed and his Companions send Lanah on Yazid whereas our Imam Abu Hanifa (rah) has done “SUKOOT” over calling him Kafir or sending Lanah upon him, due to “CAUTION” but clarified that him being “FASIQ AND FAJIR” is prove from “TAWATUR” but Kufr is not Mutawatir, so whosoever does not (Consider him kafir) will not be held responsible but Whosoever rejects that he was Fasiq o Fajir and puts blame on the Malzoom Imam Hussain (ra) is “CLEARLY AGAINST THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AHLUS SUNNAH AND DOES ZALALAT AND IS FROM BAD MADHAB” rather this could never come from the heart of person who has the lamp of Prophet (Peace be upon him)’s love


Source:

1. Imam Ahmed Ridha Fadhil Baraili, Fatawa al Ridhwiyyah, Volume No. 14, Pages:591-592, Published Lahore, Pakistan

Crimes Of Yazeed(la)

[1] Ibn Kathir states in his Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah:

فقال ابن الزبير يا هؤلاء قتل أصحابكم فانا لله وإنا إليه راجعون 

وقد أخطأ يزيد خطأ فاحشا فى قوله لمسلم بن عقبة أن يبيح المدينة ثلاثة أيام وهذا خطأ كبير فاحش مع ما انضم إلى ذلك من قتل خلق من الصحابة وأبنائهم وقد تقدم أنه قتل الحسين وأصحابه على يدى عبيد الله بن زياد وقد وقع فى هذه الثلاثة أيام من المفاسد العظيمة فى المدينة النبوية مالا يحد ولا يوصف مما لا يعلمه إلا الله عز وجل وقد أراد بارسال مسلم بن عقبة توطيد سلطانه وملكه ودوام أيامه من غير منازع فعاقبه الله بنقيض قصده وحال بينه وبين ما يشتهيه فقصمه الله قاصم الجبابرة وأخذه أخذ عزيز مقتدر وكذلك أخذ ربك إذا أخذ القرى وهى ظالمة إن أخذه أليم شديد

Hadrat Ibn Zubayr (Radhi Allaho Anho) said: O PEOPLE YOUR COMPANIONS HAVE BEEN KILLED – Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun
"Yazeed committed a mistake and that too a disgusting one by ordering Muslim bin Uqba to make Medina Mubah for three days. This was the biggest blunder. Many Sahaba and their children were slaughtered. As it has been mentioned before that Yazid made UbaydUllah Ibn Ziyad kill the grandson of Rasulullah (saw) Husayn and his companions, and in those three days huge heinous crimes happened in Madina about which nobody knows except Allah]. Yazeed wanted to secure his governance by sending Muslim bin Uqbah but Allah did against his wishes and punished him. Verily Allah killed him likewise Allah made grip over the oppressing towns, no doubt His grip is painful and strict


Source:

1. Al Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Vol 8 Page 243

[2] Ibn Ziyad testified against Yazid’s crimes were so heinous that even his loyal UbaidUllah Ibn Ziyad (whom he had sent to murder Muslim bin Aqeel and later Imam Hussain ra too) said: 

كان يزيد كتب إلى عبد الله بن زياد أن يسير إلى الزبير فيحاصره بمكة فأبى عليه وقال والله لا أجمعهما للفاسق أبدا أقتل ابن بنت رسول الله ص وأغزو البيت الحرام وقد كانت أمه مرجانة قالت له حين قتل الحسين ويحك ماذا صنعت وماذا ركبت وعنفته تعنيفا شديدا قالوا وقد بلغ يزيد أن ابن الزبير يقول فى خطبته يزيد القرود شارب الخمور تارك الصلوات منعكف على القينات

When Yazid wrote to Abdullah Ibn Ziyad that he should go to Makkah and besiege Abdullah Ibn Zubayr (RA) he refused to do so and said: By Allah I will not combine two things for a Fasiq (i.e. Yazid). I have already killed the son of Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam)’s daughter (on his order) and now (he asks me to) wage war on Bayt ul Harram? However when he martyred Imam Hussain (RA) his mom Marjana said to him: May you die! what have you done and what crime have you committed, she also scolded him severely. Yazid was informed that Abdullah Ibn Zubayr (RA) used to say in his speeches that Yazid was a fraud, drunkard, one who abandons Salaat and one who stays with singing women. 


Source:

1.  Al-Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 8, Page No 239

[3]Opression upon Sahaba and greatest Tabiyeen

ثم أباح مسلم بن عقبة الذى يقول فيه السلف مسرف بن عقبة قبحه الله من شيخ سوء ما أجهله المدينة ثلاثة أيام كما أمره يزيد لا جزاه الله خيرا وقتل خيرا خلقا من أشرافها وقرائها وانتهب أموالا كثيرة منها ووقع شر وفساد عريض على ما ذكره غير واحد فكان ممن قتل بين يديه صبرا معقل بن سنان وقد كان صديقه قبل ذلك ولكن أسمعه فى يزيد كلاما غليظا فنقم عليه بسببه

And he Muslim bin Uqba who is known as As-Salf Musraf bin Uqba, May Allah not do well to this leader of evil and ignorance, he made Madina legal for 3 days on the order of Yazid. May Allah also not grant Jaza and khayr to him(i.e. Yazid), he got many righteous killed and also looted the amwaal in Madina in great numbers, this has been multiply narrated that he created a lot of Shar and Fasad. It is mentioned that Hadrat Muafl bin Sanan (RA) was tied infront (of Ibn Uqba) and then martyred, you were his friend before but later you used strong words against Yazid due to which he became angry at you. 


Source:

1. Al-Bidayah Wal Nihayah, Volume 8, Page No 241

Some Hadeeth on Yazeed(la)

[1] Ahmed ibn hanbal said as reported by khallal with sanad sahih :

أخبرني محمد بن علي قال ثنا مهنى قال سألت أحمد عن يزيد بن معاوية بن أبي سفيان قال هو فعل بالمدينة ما فعل قلت وما فعل قال قتل بالمدينة من أصحاب النبي وفعل قلت وما فعل قال نهبها قلت فيذكر عنه الحديث قال لا يذكر عنه الحديث ولا ينبغي لأحد أن يكتب عنه حديثا قلت لأحمد ومن كان معه بالمدينة حين فعل ما فعل قال أهل الشام قلت له وأهل مصر قال لا إنما كان أهل مصر معهم في أمر عثمان رحمه الله 

Narrated to us mohamed ibn ali narrated muhanna I ASKED ahmed about yazid ibn muawya ibn abi sufyan so he said: he did what he did to people of madinah , i said what did he do? he said : he killed in madinah people from companions of the prophet and did more ? i said what did he do? he said : he pillaged it . I said : is it allowed to mention hadith from him ? he said : hadith must not be mentioned from him and nobody should write any hadith from him ! i told ahmed : and who was with him in madinah when he did what he did? he said: people of shaam . i said : what about Egyptians ? he said : no but Egyptians were with them in matter of  Othman rahimahollah .


Source:

1. Kitab-us-sunnah, vol 3, page 520

Grading:

1. Researcher of the book, Atiya Zehrani termed it “Isnaad Sahih”

[2] Hadith with sanad accepted by ibn jawzi(rah):

حدثنا أبو الزنباع روح بن الفرج المصري ثنا يحيى بن بكير حدثني الليث قال أبى الحسين بن علي رضي الله عنهما أن يستأسر فقاتلوه فقتلوه وقتلوا ابنيه وأصحابه الذين قاتلوا منه بمكان يقال له الطف وانطلق بعلي بن حسين وفاطمة بنت حسين وسكينة بنت حسين إلى عبيد الله بن زياد وعلي يومئذ غلام قد بلغ عروبة بهم إلى يزيد بن معاوية فأمر بسكينة فجعلها خلف سريره لئلا ترى رأس أبيها وذو قرابتها وعلي بن الحسين رضي الله عنهما في غل فوضع رأسه فضرب على ثنيتي الحسين رضي الله عنه فقال تفلق هاما من رجال أحبة إلينا وهم كانوا أعق وأظلما فقال علي بن الحسين رضي الله عنه ما أصاب من مصيبة في الأرض ولا في أنفسكم إلا في كتاب من قبل أن نبرأها إن ذلك على الله يسير فثقل على يزيد أن يتمثل ببيت شعر وتلا علي آية من كتاب الله عزوجل فقال يزيد بل بما كسبت أيديكم ويعفوا عن كثير فقال علي رضي الله عنه أما والله لو رآنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مغلولين لأحب أن يخلينا من الغل قال صدقت فخلوهم من الغل قال ولووقفنا بين يدي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على بعد لأحب أن يقربنا قال صدقت فقربوهم فجعلت فاطمة وسكينة يتطاولان لتريان رأس أبيهما وجعل يزيد يتطاول في مجلسه ليستر عنهما رأس أبيهما ثم أمر بهم فجهزوا فأصلح إليهم وأخرجوا إلى المدينة

Basic info: so this hadith says that yazid was mocking the head of hussein and was saying poetry showing his happiness at the expense of tragedy of ahlbait(as) 


Source:

1. Mojam kabeer by tabarani,vol 3,pg 173-174,Hadeeth 2739