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Hearing cries over the tents of women and children, Sa'd and his brother, Abu l-Hutuf, shouted the slogan of Khawarij: "No rule, but God's and no obedience to the one who has disobeyed Him" and then declared that "Hussain was son of the daughter of the Prophet, the intercession of whom for ourselves we wish on the Day of Judgment; so, how can we fight him while he is in such a state and has no helper and alone in the desert of Karbala, he asks for help?" | Hearing cries over the tents of women and children, Sa'd and his brother, Abu l-Hutuf, shouted the slogan of Khawarij: "No rule, but God's and no obedience to the one who has disobeyed Him" and then declared that "Hussain was son of the daughter of the Prophet, the intercession of whom for ourselves we wish on the Day of Judgment; so, how can we fight him while he is in such a state and has no helper and alone in the desert of Karbala, he asks for help?" | ||
Turning against the Army of Kufa, they unsheathed their swords and attacked the army of Umayyads and killed many of them until they were martyred in the same place. | Turning against the Army of Kufa, they unsheathed their swords and attacked the army of [[Umayyad|Umayyads]] and killed many of them until they were martyred in the same place. | ||
However, another source narrates the story in a slightly different manner. It is said that after the [[martyrdom]] of | However, another source narrates the story in a slightly different manner. It is said that after the [[martyrdom]] of Imam Hussain and when they heard cries of women, they attacked the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd and were martyred. | ||
==Debates Over the Authenticity of the Report== | ==Debates Over the Authenticity of the Report== | ||
Muhaqqiq Shushtari raised doubts about the authenticity of this report. In his view, given the negative attitude of Khawarij about helping governments and also the famous slogan of "No rule, but God's", it is improbable that they have helped Imam Hussain. | Muhaqqiq Shushtari raised doubts about the authenticity of this report. In his view, given the negative attitude of Khawarij about helping governments and also the famous slogan of "No rule, but God's", it is improbable that they have helped Imam Hussain. | ||
On the contrary, some argue that probably they were forced to accompany the army of Kufa. However, witnessing the cruelty of the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd toward the family of | On the contrary, some argue that probably they were forced to accompany the army of Kufa. However, witnessing the cruelty of the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd toward the family of the Prophet and how Imam and his family were oppressed turned their hearts toward Imam Hussain like [[Horr B. Yazid al-Riahi al-Yarbuʾi al-Tamimi|Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||