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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The of the Holy Prophet Habeeb Bin Muazhir The desert was very vast. The sky was full of stars. An old man aged seventy-five left his tent. The old man jumped on his horse and rode away. The old man heard a wolf howling. He was afraid of nothing. He intended to get to Mudharib (Bani Asad's tribe) near the Euphrates. When the old man got there, some dogs barked at him. Some men of Bani Asad's tribe were sitting in a big tent.

They were chatting with one another at night. The old man greeted them. They stood up for him. He looked dignified, but they did not know him. The old man sat down. He had a beard. His beard was as white as cotton. The men began looking at his calm expression and his white beard. **I am Habib ** The old man introduced himself to the men in the tent. I'm Habib bin Mudhahir: I belong to Bani Asad's tribe. One of the men was very old. He was acquainted with ancestry.

So, he knew Habib and said: Habib is telling you the truth. Then the old man added: He's bin Riaab bin al-Ashtar bin Fakas bin Tareef bin Qais bin al-Harith bin Thalaba bin Doodad bin Asad. Another man added: This is the companion of Allah's Apostle. He has lived in Kufa since Imam Ali's Caliphate. He stood by him at the Battle of Camel, the Battle of Siffeen, and the Battle of Nihrawan. One of the men asked Habib: Bani Asad's Shaikh, what have you brought?

Habib quietly answered: I've brought you good no leader has brought to his people. The men listened to him attentively. Then he added: Al-Husayn, Ali and Fatima's son is around. A group of the believers has accompanied him. His enemies have surrounded him. They want to kill him. So, I've come to you. I ask you to defend him against his enemies to save the dignity of Allah's Apostle. By Allah! If you support him, Allah will give you honour in here and hereafter. One of the men stood up.

His name was Abdullah bin Bashher al-Asady. He said: May Allah thank you for your effort. You've brought us a good deed. I'm the first to defend al-Husayn against his enemies. The number of the volunteers became ninety fighters. Habib took them and headed for an area called Karbala. Their Imam Husayn [a], his family, and his believing supporters had camped there. A man belonging to Bani Asad was a traitor.

He took advantage of the darkness and hurried to tell Umar bin Saad, the leader of Yazeed's Army, about Habib and his friends.