Editing Hani b. Thubayt

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| Full Name = Hani b. Thubayt al-Hadrami
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| Death = 66/685
| Cause of Death = Killed by the order of [[al-Mukhtar]]
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| Notable roles = Reporting the Event of [[Karbala]]
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| Activities = Murderer of Abd Allah b. 'Umayr al-Kalbi and Abd Allah and Ja'far 
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'''Hani b. Thubayt''' (Arabic: هانی بن ثُبَیت) (killed in 66/685) fought on the side of [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|'Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army on the Day of  [[Ashura|Ashura]]. He was involved in killing  [[Abd Allah b. 'Umayr al-Kalbi|Abd Allah b. 'Umayr al-Kalbi]]. He was also responsible for killing  Abd Allah b. [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|al-Imam  Ali]] and [[Ja'far b. Ali|Ja'far b. al-Imam Ali]], children of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|al-Imam  Ali]]. He was one of those who looted the bow and clothes of [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]]. After looting, he and the nine other horsemen trampled over the body of Imam al-Hussain by the order of Ibn Sa'd

He has reported some of the Events of [[Karbala]]. He was finally killed in the uprising of [[Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi|Mukhtar]].

==In the Battle of Karbala==
On the day of  [[Ashura|Ashura]], Hani b. Thubayt fought against Imam Hussain's army.

Hani b. Thubayt together with Bukayr b. Hayy al-Tamimi killed  Abd Allah b. 'Umayr al-Kalbi. He was the killer of  Abd Allah and Ja'far, sons of Imam Ali and has been cursed in the [[Ziyarah al-Shuhada']]. However, in some sources, Ja'far b. Ali has been mentioned to have been killed by [[Khawli b. Yazid al-Asbahi|Khuli b. Yazid]].

Some sources have also mentioned him as the killer of Abd Allah b. Hussain  and Abd Allah b. Hasan.

In the Battle of Karbala, he followed the order of 'Umar b. Sa'd and trampled over the body of Imam and crushed the bones of Imam's chest and back. He and Rahil b. Khuthayma al-Ju'fi and Jarir b. Mas'ud al-Hadrami also stole Imam's bow and clothes.

==Reporting the Events of Ashura==
Hani b. Thubayt reported some of the events of Karbala. Abu Mikhnaf reported the last conversation of Imam al-Hussain with 'Umar b. Sa'd from Abu Jinab Kalbi who quoted from Hani, saying that Imam al-Hussain sent a message to 'Umar b. Sa'd by  [[Amr b. Qaraza|Amr b. Qaraza]] to meet at night. At night, Imam and Ibn Sa'd each accompanied by twenty horsemen met. They both asked their companions to stand away. Their meeting lasted well into the night.

==Death==
Hani b. Thubayt was killed in 66/686 in the Uprising of Mukhtar and by his order.

==References==

*[http://en.wikishia.net/view/Hani_b._Thubayt WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt]

[[category: Individuals]]
[[category: Historical Characters]]
[[category: Imam Hussain’s Enemies]]
[[category: Murderers of Imam Hussain's army]]
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