Editing Habib b. Muzahir (section)

==In The Battle of Karbala==
Upon reaching [[Karbala]], Habib repeats his expression of loyalty to [[Imam Hussain]]. As soon as he observed the great number of Imam's enemies and small number of his companions, Habib asked Imam Huassin to go to a nearby tribe of Banu Asad and to ask them to join Imam. With the permission of Imam, Habib hurried to the tribe and started preaching them and encouraging them to join the Imam. However, [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|Omar b. Sa'd]] stopped the tribe from joining Imam by sending an army to them.<ref>Amīn, ''Aʿyān al-Shīʿa'', vol. 4, p. 554.</ref>

===Evening of Tasu'a===
The day before [[Ashura]], Habib preached to the person who brought a letter from Umar b. Sa'd for Imam Hussain and asked the messenger not to go back to the tyrants. In the evening of [[Tasu’a|Tasu'a]], Habib spoke to enemy's army, which was about to attack the camp of Imam Hussain, and warned them about starting a war by talking about the merits of the Imam and his companions.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 2, p. 484.</ref>

===Eve of Ashura===
In the eve of Ashura, Hilal b. Nafi informed Habib of the concerns of [[Zaynab]], the daughter of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam Ali]], about the loyalty of the companions of Imam. Hilal and Habib gathered the companions of Imam Hussain and they went to Imam Hussain  together and informed him that they will support the family of the Prophet to the last drop of their blood.<ref>''Mawsūʿat kalimāt al-Imām al-Ḥusayn (a)'', p. 407-408.</ref>

'''Day of Ashura'''

In the morning of Ashura, Imam Hussain appointed Habib b. Muzahir as the commander of the left wing. He put [[Zuhayr b. al-Qayn|Zuhayr b. Qayn]] on the right wing and [[Abbas B. Ali B. Abu Taleb|Abbas b. Ali]] on the center of the army.<ref>Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 7.</ref>

In his speech to the enemy's army, Imam Hussain mentioned his lineage, ancestry, merits and the narration of the Prophet saying "These two ([[Hasan B. Ali B. Abi Taleb|Hasan]] and [[Hussain ibn Ali|Hussain]]) are [[Masters of the Youth of Paradise|the masters of paradise's youth]]." He even said that there are people among you who have heard the narration from the Prophet himself. Just then, [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan|Shimr]] cut Imam's speech and said, "May all of my worship for God be in doubt and uncertainty if I knew what you are talking about."

Habib said, "I swear to God that I see you worship Him with 70 doubts and [layers of] uncertainty. I witness that you are right and have no idea what Imam is talking about. Your heart is dark and sealed against the truth."<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', p. 450.</ref>

At the beginning of the battle when a warrior from [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|Omar b. Sa'd]]'s army was asking for someone to fight, Habib and [[Burayr b. Khudayr al-Hamdani al-Mishraqi|Burayr]] hurried to fight him but Imam Hussain stopped them.

At noon of Ashura, when [[Abu Thumama al-Sa'idi|Abu Thumama]] reminded Imam of the time of the prayer, Imam told his companions to ask the enemy to stop the war so that they can pray. Hussain b. Numayr (Hussain b. Tamim) said, "Your prayers won't be accepted by God."

"You think that the prayer of Prophet's household will not be accepted" replied Habib, "Your prayers will not be accepted, you drunk!" Then Habib attacked him and hit his horse on the face with the sword. He fell to the ground and his friends came to help and rescue him from Habib's attack.<ref>Qummī, ''Nafas al-mahmūm'', p. 124.</ref>

While Muslim b. Awsaja covered in his own blood was breathing his last breaths, Imam Hussain and Habib came to him and Imam prayed to God to bless his soul. Then Imam read the verse of Qur'an which says, "Among the faithful are men who fulfill what they have pledged to Allah. Of them are some who have fulfilled their pledge, and of them are some who still wait and they have not changed in the least."<ref>Qur'an, 33:23</ref> Then Habib told him, "Your death is very hard for me, but I give you the good news of Paradise." Muslim b. Awsaja in return said with a weak voice, "May God give you good news." Habib said, "If my martyrdom were not close, I would have liked you to tell me your will [so that I executed for you] and by that I have fulfilled my tribal and religious duty toward you." Muslim b. Awsaja pointed to Imam Hussain and told Habib, "My will is to stay with Imam Hussain. May God bless you, keep defending him as long as you are alive, and do not stop supporting him until you are killed." Habib said, "I will execute your will and I will make you happy."<ref>Ibn Ṭāwūs, ''al-Luhūf'', p. 133.</ref>