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Here is a small collection of authentic hadeeth on Imam Hussain (عليه السلام) and his event of Karbala and its aftermath, though collection is not complete I shall update hadeeth time to time, the following chapter has been covered in this collection Divine Prediction of Imam's Birth & Martyrdom Event of Karbala was Predestined and was Unavoidable Imam Hussain(عليه السلام) and his companion Divine Support for Imam Hussain (عليه السلام) Imam Hussain(عليه السلام) Wounds in Karbala The one who Killed Imam Hussain(عليه السلام) Consequence of Killing Imam Hussain(عليه السلام) Status of Bani Hashim Women after Imam Hussain ( عليه السلام ) was killed Those who wept for Imam Hussain ( عليه السلام ) Revenge Allah has prepared for killing Imam Hussain ( عليه السلام ) Aayah with reference to Imam Hussain( عليه السلام ) Reward for Crying on Imam Hussain( عليه السلام ) Divine Prediction of Imam's Birth & Martyrdom حدثنا محمد بن موسى بن المتوكل رضي الله عنه ق

Controversies surrounding his Trustworthiness The simple reason why Zurarah is still accepted by the Shiah as the most prolific and reliable authority for the ahadith is because, we have report where Zurarah have been critized and we also have a report for the reason why he was critizied. Although all the report crtizing him is unauthentic and has been considered weak by al-Khoei. Sayyed al-Khoei talk in detail about those hadeeth in his book Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, Volume 8 page 245 . Now let us see the reason why he was critized The reason why Imam criticized Zurarah bin Ayaan  حدثني حمدويه بن نصير قال حدثنا محمد بن عيسى بن عبيد قال حدثني يونس بن عبد الرحمن عن عبد الله بن زرارة. و محمد بن قولويه و الحسين بن الحسن قالا حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال حدثني هارون بن الحسن بن محبوب عن محمد بن عبد الله بن زرارة و ابنيه الحسن و الحسين عن عبد الله بن زرارة قال قال لي أبو عبد الله (ع) اقرأ مني على والدك السلام و قل له إني إنما أعيبك دفاعا مني عنك  Narrated to me Hamdawayh bin