An astonishing event has been quoted in the book Umdatul Talib regarding Bani Dawood bin Moosa al Hasani, which is renowned among the genealogists and others. It is transmitted through reliable chain of authorities and is quoted in the ‘Diwan’ of Ibn Unayn.
Ibn Unayn, the poet, once proceeded towards Makkah with a large amount of wealth & merchandise. On the way he encountered some of the Sadaat[66] of Bani Dawood, who robbed him and destroyed all his merchandise. They even robbed his clothes off his body and injured him while leaving him alone in this wretched state.
Ibn Unayn wrote a letter to Aziz bin Ayyub, the King of Yemen, complaining to him and requesting his help. During that period, the king of Yemen had dispatched his brother Malik Naser to the bank of a river that he had freed from the hands of the Europeans and had conquered it. Malik Naser had requested from his brother (the king) to permit him to stay for a while at the bank of the river.
Ibn Unayn, in his letter that comprised of a provocative couplet, incited the king of Yemen to seek revenge from the Sadaat who had plundered his belongings. The starting words of the couplet were as follows : “Your virtuous qualities and munificence are beyond the capacity of eulogizing by the eloquent; you have reached such position with regards to your benevolence that has exceeded the frontiers of goodness; do not say that I have conquered the bank that was under the colonization of the Europeans, for the bank cannot be compared with the city of Aden, these both cannot be similar; then if you intend the ‘Holy War’ unsheath your sword against the community that have destroyed the Precepts & Customs of Allah (s.w.t.); then purify the ‘House of Allah (s.w.t.)’ (the Ka’bah) with your sword from the pollution and the degraded & ugly community (the Bani Dawood); do not say that they are among the Progeny of Fatemah (s.a.) and that you would not fight them; for if these people would hve gained access
[66] Lit.
Masters. A word of respect referred to those from among the descendants of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s) through Sayyedah Zahra (s.a.) and Imam Ali (a.s.)
to the family of Harb (Abu Sufyan), they would have united to kill Imam Hasan (a.s.)”.
When Ibn Unayn compiled these verses and sent it to the king of Yemen, one day he dreamt that he was near the Ka’bah. Sayyedah Zahra (s.a.) was circumambulating the Ka’bah, he stepped forward and saluted her but she did not reply to him. He started weeping and humbly asked her as to what sin did he commit that she did not reply to his salutation. Sayyedah Zahra (s.a.), in reply to Ibn Unayn, recited the following verses : “Never ! The entire Progeny of Fatemah (s.a.) be base & degraded, but time has oppressed us with deceit & deception; if one person from among my progeny dealt with you with evil, you should not have deliberately abused us all; then repent on your attitude, for if anyone treats us badly and then repents (sincerely), Allah (s.w.t.) forgives him; then hold them (the Sadaat) dear for the sake of their Grandfather Mustafa (s.a.w.s.) and do not hurt any one from among his Progeny nor insult them; then whatever (harm) reaches you from them, ask its recompense from us on the day of Qiyamah when you meet us”.
Ibn Unayn relates that I awoke from my sleep wailing and in fear. I saw that the wounds of my body had healed due to Sayyedah Zahra (s.a.). I repented and regretted upon my words. Then I compiled these words in repentance, “I repent in the presence of the daughter of the Guide Messenger (s.a.w.s.) against the crime and request her to forgive; and accept repentance from the one who suffered due to his words; I swear by Allah (s.w.t.) that if anyone from among them (the Sadaat) tear me to pieces with their spears or swords, I shall not deem it to be evil but shall look at it with goodness”.