Hadith 393

And it is reported from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, from Al Shaby, ‘The first two horsemen to meet (in battle) during this day, and it is the seventh day, and it was from the mighty days, were Hujr Bin Aday from the companions of Ali-asws, and a son of the uncle of Hujr from the companions of Muawiya. Both of them were from the (tribe of) Kinda. They stabbed with their spears, and Khuzeyman Al-Asady came out from the soldiers of Muawiya and struck Hujr Bin Aday a strike with his spear. So, the companions of Ali-asws attacked and killed Khuzeyma, and the son of the uncle of Hujr was saved. Rifa’at Al-Himeyri came out from the rows of Al-Iraq and killed Qaran Bin Aday. Then Ali-asws called his-asws companions, that one of them should go with a Quran which was in his-asws hands, to the people of Syria, and he-asws said: ‘Who would go to them and call them to what is in this Quran? ’ The people were silent, and a youth came, his name was Saeed. He said, ‘I am its doer’. And he-asws said for a second time, and he-asws was not answered except by the youth. He grabbed it in his hand, then went to them and adjured them, and he called them to what was in it. But, they killed him. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to Abdullah Bin Budeyl: ‘Attack upon them now! ’ He attacked upon them with the ones with him, from the people of the right flank, and on that day, there were two swords upon him, and two shields. He went on to strike with his sword in front, and reciting war poems. He did not cease to attack until he ended up to Muawiya and the ones who had pledged to him upon the death. He ordered: ‘Hold out against Ibn Budeyl’. And he sent a message to Habeeb Bin Maslama Al-Fihry, and he was in the left flank, to attack upon him with the entirety of his companions, and the people mingled and the two swords clashed – right flank of the people of Al-Iraq and left flank of the people of Syria; and ibn Budyel came striking the people with his sword in front until he removed Muawiya from his position, and Muawiya returned from his place backwards, a lot, and he felt fear upon himself. And he sent a message to Habeeb Bin Maslama for a second time, and a third,