Prominent Shia Scholar and Historian Syed Shakir Hussain Naqvi Amrohawi writes:
"Many narrations and accounts have been compiled over a long period, depicting the events related to the martyrdom of Imam Hussain عليه السلام, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ during the Battle of Karbala. However, as time passed, disagreements among these accounts became so numerous that distinguishing between truth and falsehood became a challenging task.
It's worth noting that the account of Abu Mikhnaf Lut bin Yahya Azdi, who was not present in Karbala, is based on hearsay. Consequently, the complete reliability of his narration regarding the Maqtal by Abu Mikhnaf cannot be fully trusted.
Furthermore, there are multiple versions of Abu Mikhnaf's account, and they significantly differ from one another. It suggests that Abu Mikhnaf himself did not compile these events, and someone else might have gathered the narrated incidents.
In summary, the events related to the martyrdom of Imam Hussain عليه السلام have become so conflicted and varied from start to finish that if they were to be recounted one by one, they would fill numerous thick volumes.
Certain events, such as the "three-day water blockade of the Ahl al-Bayt, the presence of a large opposing army, the desecration of the sacred coffin by removing the head, looting of the belongings from the blessed corpse, the carrying of the sacred coffin on a spear, the looting of the bazaar of Ahl al-Bayt, and terrorizing actions against the progeny of the Prophet" are widely known and commonly discussed. However, among them, some accounts are incorrect, some are questionable, some are weak, and some are exaggerated."
[Mujahid e Aazam pg. 177]
And the best possible reason for these events to be fabricated by these people and Zakir around the world in Shia community is because laymen want to hear what makes them cry and lament, therefore:
One of the greatest Shia Mohaddis of recent times, Ayatollah Asif al Mohseni writes.
اكثر تفاصيل حوادث كربلا مجهول الناس يطلبون ما يبكيهم وكثير من الوعاظ محتاجون الى الجا والمال فال امر القصص الى ما يرى.
The most of the narrations of karbala are unknown, and people seek and expect to hear what make them cry and most of the Zakireen are after wealth and fame..
[Mushra'a Bihar al Anwar 2/156]
