Acquaintance with the friends of Imam Hussein

Imam Husein,

One of those 72 people

Captive martyr

Sawar bin Abi Hamir

He also joined the Imam and his companions before the start of the war and was injured in the first attack.

He was captured by the Kufa army and taken to Umar bin Saad, Umar bin Saad wanted to kill him, and his relatives who were in the Kufa army asked Ibn Saad to release him, and since he was wounded, after six months Shahadat arrived.

Some others have also said that the request of the Sawar tribe did not lead to his release and he remained in Kufa prison until the end of his life.

A visit to the sacred area of ​​the Imam (peace be upon him) confirms the report about his captivity. In that pilgrimage, he was greeted as a wounded prisoner:

"Peace be upon Ali al-Jarih al-Masoor Sawar bin Abi Hamir al-Fahmi al-Hamdani

Ibn Tawus, Ali Ibn Musa, Al-Iqbal Balaamal al-Hasaneh, vol.3, p.80

Majlesi, Mohammad Baqer, Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 45, p. 73.