Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Ju'fi: Difference between revisions

'''ʿUbayd Allāh b. al-Ḥurr al-Juʿfī''' (Arabic: {{ia|عُبَیدَالله بن الحر الجُعفي}}) was among those who did not accept the call of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] for accompanying him, but he did not accept and did not accompany Imam (a). After the [[Event of Karbala]], 'Ubayd Allah so much regretted for his dereliction, so he joined the [[Uprising of al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]], but after a while he broke the promise to al-Mukhtar and joined [[Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr]] to fight against al-Mukhtar.

When Imam al-Husayn (a) moved toward Kufa, 'Ubayd Allah went out of Kufa so that he does not encounter Imam (a). However, near [[Karbala]], he encountered Imam (a). When Imam al-Husayn (a) arrived in [[Qasr Bani Muqatil]], or according to another report, to [[Qatqataniyya]], some farsakhs from Karbala, he saw a tent and asked to whom it belonged? They said that it belonged to 'Ubayd Allah b. Hurr al-Ju'fi. Imam (a) sent someone to him (most books have reported that this person was [[Hajjaj b. Masruq al-Ju'fi]]) to invite him to help the camp of Imam (a), but he excused and said, "I did not come out of Kufa, but because I was afraid that al-Husayn (a) goes there and I would not be able to help him." The person Imam (a) had sent, returned and delivered 'Ubayd Allah's answer to Imam (a).

According to what is mentioned in sources, Imam al-Husayn (a) went to his tent, sat and praised God and said, "O man, you have done many mistakes in the past and God will ask you for your actions; don't you want to return to Him in these hours and help me so that my grandfather intercedes for you on the [[Day of Judgement]]?" He said, "O son of the [[Prophet (s)]], if I come to help you, I will be killed at the beginning before you, and I am not consent to die, but take horse of mine; by God I swear no one has ever gone with it to pursue anything except they have reached it and no one has ever chased me unless it has surpassed it and I have been rescued." Imam al-Husayn (a) turned his face from him and said, "I do not either need you or your horse." and then recited this verse from the [[Sura al-Kahf]],

and continued, "so, escape from here and go! Do not be either with us or against us! Because if someone hears our call for help and does not answer, God will throw him to the hell fire on the face and will be destroyed." Then, Imam (a) returned to his tent.

After the [[Event of Karbala]], 'Ubayd Allah so much regretted for his dereliction and was always regretful.

When Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr moved to fight with al-Mukhtar, 'Ubayd Allah joined him and participated in the war with al-Mukhtar. But, Mus'ab feared and imprisoned him. After a while, 'Ubayd Allah was released by intercession of some people and began recruiting 300 soldiers. He attacked Kufa after Tikrit and made the situation difficult for Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr. Finally, some of his soldiered left him and in [[68]]/688, he throw himself into [[Euphrates]] to avoid being captured by the army of Mus'ab and was drowned.

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