Most historians said that captives stayed in Damascus for three days...

Most historians said that captives stayed in Damascus for three days; however ‘Imad al-Din al-Tabari said that they stayed there for 7 days. In another account, Sayyid ibn Tawus said that they stayed for a month; nonetheless, he pointed out that this report is not reliable. Similarly, the exact date of the departure of captives from Damascus is unknown. There is a disagreement among scholars about whether the captives passed by Karbala on their way back to Medina or…