A very specific request!
Did you know that the tragedy of Karbala was foretold by the Prophet (s) years before it happened? Al-Mustadrak al-Sahihayn (Vol. 4, p. 398), Imam al-Hakim records a moving narration: al-hakim al-mustadrak vol. 4 p. 398
. In this narration, the Prophet Muhammad (s) gives a small amount of dust from Karbala to his wife Umm Salama (ra) A very specific request
: The Prophet handed the soil to Umm Salama in a bottle and told her, "When you see this soil turn into blood, you will know that my Husayn has been slaughtered". The Fulfillment : Umm Salama kept the bottle until the day of The Fulfillment : Umm Salama kept the bottle
In , Volume 4, Page 398, a significant report records the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) stating:
She awoke with a start, her breath catching. She ran to the place where she kept the phial of Karbala’s soil. As she held it up to the light, her heart sank. The dry, red dust had transformed; it was now a dark, liquid red, bubbling as if it were fresh blood.
