Editing Anas b. al-Harith al-Kahili

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 | Full name = Anas b. al-Harith al-Kahili
 | Companion of = [[Prophet]], [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]]
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 | Place of Residence = [[Kufa]]
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 | Cause of Death/martyrdom = [[Martyrdom]] in the [[Battle of Karbala]]
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|Native name=أنَس بن حارِث الکاهِلی}}'''Anas b. al-Harith al-Kahili'''  was a companion of the [[Prophet]] who fought bravely at the [[Battle of Karbala]] and was martyred on the Day of [[Ashura]].  

==Companion of the Prophet==
As a companion of the [[Prophet]], Anas participated in the battles of Badr and Hunayn.<ref>Amīnī, ''Aṣḥāb Amīr al-Muʾminīn wa ruwāt ʿanh'', vol. 1, p. 68.</ref> His father, Harith b. Nabih was also among the companions of the Prophet  and among the Companions of Suffa.<ref>Ibn Ḥajar, ''al-Iṣāba'', vol. 1, p. 693.</ref>

[[Ibn Aseer Jazari]] in Asadul Ghabah says that Anas bin Malik was one of the natives of Kufa. Anas was transmitter of a [[hadith]] from the [[Prophet]] which is mentioned in both [[Shiʿa|Shia]] and [[Sunnis|Sunni]] sources. He said, “I heard from the Prophet saying: "Surely, this son of mine (i.e. [[Hussain ibn Ali|Hussain]]) will be killed in a land called [[Karbala]]; so, anyone of you who sees that among you, should help him."<ref>Ibn Ḥajar, ''al-Iṣāba'', vol. 1, p. 271; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib'', vol. 1, p. 140.</ref>

==Joining Imam Hussain==
To evade the approaching war, Ans left [[Kufa]]. However, when in [[Qasr Bani Muqatil]], he heard the conversation between [[Imam Hussain]] and [[Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Juʿfi|Ubayd Allah b. Hurr al-Ju'fi]] (who had left [[Kufa]] for the same reason), he changed his mind and join the Imam and said,

“By God I swear that I exited Kufa except that like Ubayd Allah b. Hurr, I disliked fighting with you or against you, but God guided my heart to help you and accompany you.”<ref>Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 3, p. 175.</ref>

==Warning Umar b. Sa'd==
Before [[Ashura]], Anas went to [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|Umar b. Sa'd]] to advise him. When he arrived to Umar, did not say Salaam to him. 

Umar said, “Why didn’t you say Salaam to me? Am I not a Muslim?” 

Anas said, “By God I swear you are not a Muslim, because you want to kill the son of the Prophet .” 

Umar hung his head [in shame] and said, “By God I swear I know the murderer of Hussain is in the [hell] fire, but there is no escape from the order of Emir [[Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]].”

Anas came back to Imam Hussain and informed him of Umar’s talk.<ref>Qundūzī, ''Yanābīʿ al-mawada'', vol.3, p. 69.</ref>

==On the day of Ashura==
As Shaikh Ibn Nima narrates in Museerul Ehzan, Anas went to the battlefield saying:

“Tribes Kahil, Dawdan, Khandaf and Qeys ‘Alyan all know that my tribe is destroyer of all rivals; O companions! Be like a roaring lion Surely [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Ali]] [family of Ali ] are followers of the All-Compassionate God and Al Harb [family of war] (Banu Sufyan) are followers of Satan.”<ref>Ṣadūq, al-Amālī, p. 116.</ref>

After he killed some of the enemy, he was martyred. His name is mentioned in the [[Ziarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa]].

==Source==

*[https://en.wikishia.net/view/Anas_b._al-Harith_al-Kahili WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt]
*[http://alhassanain.org/Nafasul%20Mahmum%3b%20Relating%20to%20the%20heart%20rending%20tragedy%20of%20Karbala/Nafasul_Mahmum%3b_Relating_to_the_heart_rending_tragedy_of_Karbala_html/nafasul_mahmum.htm Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi , Nafasul Mahmum; Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala]

==References==
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Historical Characters]]
[[Category:Imam Hussain’s Companions]]
[[Category:Martyrs of Karbala]]
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<references />{{Companions of Imam al-Hussain}}