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'''Ḥurr b. Yazīd b. al-Nājīya al-Tamīmī al-Yarbūʿī al-Rīyāḥī''' (حر بن یزید بن الناجیة التمیمی الیربوعی الریاحی) was one of the elite of Kufa, who became a companion of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and was martyred in [[Karbala]]. He was a nobleman and a Muslim warrior. At first, he was the commander of a part of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]]'s army in Karbala, then he regretted his action, changed side and joined the camp of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], thus gained special reverence in Shi'a tradition. He is regarded as the symbol of hope in [[repentance]] and its acceptance that leads to eternal salvation.

Hurr b. Yazid b. al-Najiya b. al-Qa'nab b. 'Attab b. Harith b. 'Amr b. Hammam b. Banu Riyah b. Yarbu' b. Hanzala belongs to one of the branches of Tamim tribe. That is why he has been mentioned with different titles like al-Riyahi, al-Yarbu'i, al-Hanzali and al-Tamimi. Both in pre-Islamic period and after it, his family were from the elite.