Companions of Imam Hussein (AS)
A group of these individuals was those who accompanied Imam Hussein (AS) to the end.
Imam Hussein (AS) encountered many people during his trip from Medina to Karbala. The first group is those who accompanied the Imam from the start to the end despite the fact that Imam Hussein (AS) had said they no longer need to adhere to Bay'ah with him.
Imam Hussein said he did not know better companions than that of himself and a more righteous family than that of himself, praying that God Almighty would reward all of them.
Companions of Imam were those who heard the news of the martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil and Qays ibn Musahir and even confronted troops of Al-Hurr ibn Yazid, however, they stood firm with their Imam till their last breath.
The position of these companions may also differ. Despite his repentance, the position of Al-Hurr ibn Yazid may differ from those who tolerated all the hardships from the start.
Some people also joined Imam Hussein’s front during the trio to Karbala such as Umm Wahb. This shows that if individuals had the required insight, they could have joined the Imam even on the day of Ashura like some members of the troops of Umar ibn Sa'd who did so.
Ubayd Allah ibn Hurr al-Ju'fi is one of the individuals that was personally invited by Imam Hussein (AS) but rejected the invitation and proposed the Imam take his horse instead; Anas ibn al-Harith al-Kahili had also exited Kufa in order not to encounter with Imam Hussein (AS) but after he heard what Umar ibn Sa'd had said about the Imam, joined the Imam’s front. Yazid ibn Thubayt al-'Abdi was from Basrah and had ten sons and was martyred along with two of his sons in the battle of Karbala.
This article was derived from remarks of Hojat-ol-Islam Mohammadreza Jabbari, a professor of Islam history
