Hazrat Husayn's Alleged Childhood Promise

Question

Did Hazrat Husayn make any promise in his childhood? People are in the habit of reciting this couplet: [ar]آئی ندا یہ غیب سے بس ہاتھ تھام لو ٭ بچپن میں جو وعدہ کیا تھا وفا کرو[/ar] “A call came from the unseen: ‘Just take hold [of my hand], fulfil the promise you made in childhood.’” What was that promise?

Answer

I do not know to whom Hazrat Husayn ﵁ made a promise in his childhood.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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