When Kalbi saw his wife behind him he ordered her to go back...
When Kalbi saw his wife behind him he ordered her to go back to the ladies’ tents, but she did not agree. The Imam noticed this and he hastened to her and said, “The Almighty Allah shall bestow a good reward to your family. Go back!
May Allah have mercy on you as ladies are not obliged to fight in Jihad…” Umme Wahab returned to ladies’ tent and Kalbi began to recite the following poem of war: “If you do not know me, I am Ibn al-Kalbi: I am a man of bitterness and anger, I am not a weakling in the face of disaster.” [1] It is said that Abdullah bin Umair was martyred in the first attack. [2] The lady Umme Wahab was the daughter of Abdullah from Namr bin Qasit and she was killed after the martyrdom of her husband.
By this poem he introduced himself that he was from Bani Kalb, a tribe of Qaza-a. [1] In the same way he spoke about his daring, superiority, outstanding valor, intelligence and eloquence and reiterated that he shall not be found wanting in conditions of hardships. Rather in such circumstances he shall be one with foresight and perception. And in this way he described his noble personality which was a lofty quality of the noble souls.
Inconclusive Attack Ibn Saad’s forces had surrounded the Imam’s camp from all the sides, but inspite of their few numbers the Imam’s companions had stood up to defend themselves, dug their heels in determination and wielded their spears in such a threatening way that the mounted attackers did not dare to approach them. They were compelled to retreat.
The Imam’s men showered the foes with arrows, killed some of them and wounded others**[2]** and the forces of Ibn Saad had to suffer huge losses and were not able to get any sort of success.
Burair’s Imprecation contest with Yazid Yazid bin Moqal, an ally of Abdul Qais moved towards the camp of the Holy Imam (‘a) and reaching near, he called out in a loud voice to Burair bin Khudhair Hamadani, “O Burair, how do you find what Allah has destined for you?” Burair replied to him with calmness and perfect faith, “By Allah He sent good with regard to me and evil for you…” Indeed, the Allah Almighty conveyed goodness to Burair because He guided him with truth and made him among the companions of the beloved grandson of the Messenger of Allah (s).
On the other hand He abandoned his oppressive and degraded opponent in the maze of misguidance and allowed him to be one of the killers of the sons of the Prophet. That corrupt man retorted to Burair, “You lie!