Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi's response to Certain families, like Bani Umayyah, are considered evil, and are cursed in Ziarat Ashurah. How does this collective evil, and collective good for the noble families, correspond with individual free will?

Certain families, like Bani Umayyah, are considered evil, and are cursed in Ziarat Ashurah. How does this collective evil, and collective good for the noble families, correspond with individual free will?

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Certain families, like Bani Umayyah, are considered evil, and are cursed in Ziarat Ashurah. How does this collective evil, and collective good for the noble families, correspond with individual free will?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 12 months ago

There is collective evil on any family even if majority of the family went with wrong and falsehood. Bani Omayyah who were cursed in Ziyarat Ashura include those wrong doers and their supporters only. Pious persons from Bani Omayyah are not included at all in this curse as we read in our authentic narrations about Sa'd Al-Khair Al-Amawi who was from the Omayyad family from the children of Abdul Aziz ibn Marwan, but was a follower of Ahlul Bayt (AS) and a student of Imam Al-Baqir (AS). Imam Al-Baqir (AS) told him that he is never included in the curse as he is a Mo'min.

The most noble family Bani Hashim had also bad persons like Abu Lahab who was a direct uncle of the Prophet (SAWA).

True faith and good deeds are the criteria always as Allah (SWT) states in Quran : Surely,the best of you in front of Allah is the most pious.Al-Ahzab;13

'Wassalam.