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==Zuhayr on the day of Tasu’a== | ==Zuhayr on the day of Tasu’a== | ||
On the day of [[ | On the day of [[Tasu'a]] afternoon, when [[‘Umar b. Sa’d]]’s army attacked Imam Husayn (a)’s camps in order to start the battle, the Imam (a) asked his brother, [[‘Abbas b. ‘Ali (a)]] to go to them to see what they had in mind. ‘Abbas and twenty of Imam Husayn (a)’s companions, including Zuhayr b. Qayn and [[Habib b. Mazahir]], went to the enemy’s army and asked them what they wanted and what they had in mind. | ||
They said: “we are ordered to fight you if you do not abide with Ibn Ziyad’s orders”. ‘Abbas (a) told them to wait until he gives the message to Imam Husayn (a). They agreed and waited for the reply. In the meanwhile, Habib b. Mazahir and Zuhayr b. Qayn seized the opportunity to preach ‘Umar b. Sa’d’s army. | They said: “we are ordered to fight you if you do not abide with Ibn Ziyad’s orders”. ‘Abbas (a) told them to wait until he gives the message to Imam Husayn (a). They agreed and waited for the reply. In the meanwhile, Habib b. Mazahir and Zuhayr b. Qayn seized the opportunity to preach ‘Umar b. Sa’d’s army. | ||