Muslim ibn Kathir al-Azdi

Muslim was also a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He accompanied Ali in various battles including the battle of Jamal when his foot was wounded by Amr ibn Dabba al-Tamimi and became paralyzed,^[1] he was called al-A'raj.^[2]

Muslim was among those who wrote letter to Hussain ibn Ali and invited him to Kufa. In Kufa, he helped Muslim ibn Aqil and after Muslim was left alone, he went out of Kufa^[3] and joined Hussain near Karbala and was killed in the first attack of the army of Umar ibn Sa'd.^[4]

His name is mentioned in the Ziarat al-Rajabiyya of Hussain as Sulayman: "Peace be upon Sulayman ibn Kathir".^[5]