Editing Shabath b. Rib'i (section)

==His Life==
He was among those who saw the time of the [[Prophet Muhammad|Holy Prophet]]. For a while, he was Mu'adhdhin of Sajah (who claimed to be a prophet) but later returned to Islam. He was among dissidents of 'Uthman and in a letter to [[Mu'awiya]], he was mentioned to be involved in the murder of 'Uthman.

In the Battle of Siffin, Shabath was one commander of Imam Ali's army. Together with other people, he went to Mu'awiya as the representative of Imam. When Hanzala b. Rabi' escaped toward Mu'awiya, Shabath b. Rib'i and two other people from Banu Tamim destroyed his house by the order of Imam Ali.

Disappointed from Hakamiyya, he joined Khawarij. However, after hearing the words of Imam, he joined him and took the leadership of a part of Imam's army in the Battle of Nahrawan.

During the rule of Mu'awiya, in the uprising of Farwa b. Nufil which led to the death of Farwa, he was the leader of the army of al-Mughira.