Habib ibn Muzahir

Habib ībn Muzahir
حَبِيب ٱبْن مُظَاهِر
Titleál-Asadī (ٱلْأَسَدِيّ)
Personal life
Born605 AD
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
Parent
  • Muẓāhir (father)
Known forCompanion of Muhammad, Ali, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Habib ibn Muzahir (Arabic: حبيب بن مظاهر الأسدي, romanized: Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī) of the Banu Asad clan was a companion of Ali, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali. He was among those in Kufa who sent letters to Husayn ibn Ali, inviting him there. However, upon learning that the people of Kufa had broken their allegiance to Husayn, he left Kufa and joined Husayn. He was killed at the age of 75 while fighting in Husayn's army at Karbala.