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135 of his duty who is obliged to obey me and give up my right upon him. ” 114 However, the companions as well as others did not accept this and stepped out swords in hand. As they were coming out, Hadrat Abu Hurairah ra arrived as well and joined them even though he was not the kind of person to engage in battle. Ab u Hurairah ra said, “What battle can be superior to the battle of this day?” Then he looked towards the rebels and said: “O my people, why is it that I call you towards salvation and you call me towards the Fire. ” THE COMPANIONS FIGHT THE REBELS This battle was an exceptional one. A hand full of companions who were able to gather at the time fought desperately against this grand army. On that day, even Hadrat Im a m H asan ra , who was extremely peace loving, in fact, he was a prince of peace, attacked the enemy and would recite rajaz. 115 The couplets recited by Hadrat Im a m H asan and Muhammad bin T al h ah on that day are especially worthy of mention because 114. T a r i khu t-T abar i , vol. 5, p. 175-179/183, Dhikrul-Khabari ‘ An Qatlih i Wa Kaifa Qutila, Published by D a rul-Fikr, Beirut, 2002 edition 115. A specific meter in Arabic poetry, which contains a discourse in rhyme. This word also denotes the recitation of poetic verses in general. [Publishers]