Al-Khirit ibn Rashid's revolt (38–39 AH)

Al-Kharrit ibn Rashid al-Najji broke with Ali after Nahrawan. Ibn al-Athir gives his answer to Ziyad ibn Khasafa when he asked what he resented: their companions had not been content with an imam, nor was their conduct a conduct, so he decided to withdraw and be with those who called for consultation. ²

The two sides fought hard with spears and then swords; Ziyad was wounded, and night separated them. Al-Kharrit then marched to al-Ahwaz, where the Banu Najiya and some non-Arab people of al-Ahwaz who wanted to break the land tax joined him, about two hundred in all. ²

Maqil ibn Qays told Ali that the men sent against them should be ten for each one of them. Ali sent two thousand men with him and wrote to Ibn Abbas to send the same number. When the fighting grew fierce, al-Kharrit told his companions: fight for your women and your children. ²

The account belongs to the years 38 and 39 AH. The end of the fighting is not given in the sources and needs an additional source.