Eid al-Zahra
Death of an enemy of the Ahl al-Bayt Strength of evidence: Weak
A narration presents this day as the death of an enemy of the Ahl al-Bayt; some identify it with the killing of Umar ibn Sa‘d by al-Mukhtar. Sayyid Ibn Tawus criticised the chain and the dating of the report.
- Other views
- Historians date the death of the second caliph to late Dhu al-Hijja.
- Sources
- اقبال الاعمال، سید بن طاووس
- بحار الانوار، علامه مجلسی
- ویکیشیعه: حدیث رفع القلم