Ibn Ziyad asked him “What do you say regarding myself and Husayn?

Ibn Ziyad asked him “What do you say regarding myself and Husayn?” He replied, “On the day of Qiyamah, Husayn (a.s.)’s grandfather, father and mother would intercede on his behalf, while your grandfather, father and mother would intercede for you”. Hearing this Ibn Ziyad was infuriated and ousted him from his assembly. Madaeni says that a man from Bakr bin Wael, named Jabir or Jubayr, was present there.

When he saw what Ibn Ziyad did with the head of Imam Husayn (a.s.), he vowed that if ten Muslims would ever revolt against Ibn Ziyad, he would accompany them. Hence, when Mukhtar arose to avenge the death of Imam Husayn (a.s.), and when both the armies stood facing one another, he stepped into the battlefield saying, “I consider everything upon which my sight…