Editing Shabath b. Rib'i (section)

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| known for = Commander of [[Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army
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| Full Name = Shabath b. Rib'i b. Hussain al-Tamimi al-Yarbu'i
| Teknonym = Abu Abd al-Quddus
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| Lineage = Banu Yarbu'
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| Place of Residence = [[Kufa]]
| Death = 70/689-90
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| Era = [[Umayyad]]
| Known for = Betraying [[Muslim b. Aqil b. Abi Talib|Muslim b. Aqil]] and [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]]
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| Notable roles = Commander of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam Ali]]'s army
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| Activities = Opposing 'Uthman, Presence in the battle of Siffain, battle of Nahrawan, inviting [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]] to [[Kufa]], commander of [[Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army in the [[battle of Karbala]], opposing [[al-Mukhtar]] and supporting Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr
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'''Shabath b. Rib'i''' (Arabic: شَبَث بن رِبعِی) (d. about 70/689-90) was a noble man from [[Kufa]] whose life was marked by constant vacillations between opposing camps. 

Shabath was among dissidents of 'Uthman and participated in the [https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-the-quran/siffin-battle-of-EQSIM_00388 Battle of Siffin] as a commander of the army of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam Ali]]. On his way to Nahrawan, he joined Khawarij, but after few words of Imam, he changed his mind and took the leadership of a part of Imam's army in the Battle of Nahrawan.

He was among those who testified against [[Hujr b. 'Adi]].

He was also among those who wrote a letter to [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]] and invited Imam to Kufa. However, after [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|Ibn Ziyad]] took the control of Kufa, he changed his position and actively urged people of Kufa to leave [[Muslim b. ʿAqil b. Abi Talib|Muslim b. 'Aqil]]. In the Battle of [[Karbala], he was the commander of foot soldiers of the army of [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|'Umar b. Sa'd]]; however, he tried to avoid being seen.

In the Uprising of [[Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi|al-Mukhtar]] and the revolt of the nobles of Kufa, he stood against al-Mukhtar and played a role in provoking Mus'ab a. al-Zubayr and killing al-Mukhtar.