What right you had to commit the murder?

What right you had to commit the murder?” Khirrit said, “I have not killed him. One of my companions might have killed [1] Tārīkh al-Tabarī, Vol 4, Page 90 him” Ziyad said, “Hand those killers over to us so that we claim the qisas from them.” Khirrit said, “I cannot do that!” Ziyad said, “Then you are a party to the crime!” Now both arranged their men in proper formations and raising their lances stood in front of each other. Around midday, the fighting started.

The spears started piercing the chests and the swords started hitting heads. When night fell, the Khawarij, leaving behind five of their dead ran away. From Ziyad’s contingent two persons, Saved and Wafid ibn Bakr, were martyred and some were injured. Ziyad himself was injured. He moved from there to al-Basrah. From there…