Hujr ibn Adi

Ḥujr ibn ʿAdī al-Kindī (Arabic: حُجْر بن عَدِيّ ٱلْكِنْدِيّ) was a companion (saḥābī) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and loyal supporter of Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph for Sunni Muslims and the first Imam for Shia Muslims. Hujr took part in the Muslim conquest of the Levant and, according to al-Baladhuri, was the first Muslim to enter Marj Adhra (Adra, Syria) and the first Muslim to be killed there. He also fought in Ali's army in the battle of Siffin, Battle of the Camel and in Battle of Nahrawan against the Kharijites. He belonged to the famous Yemeni tribe of Kinda.

According to the histories of al-Ya'qubi, al-Masudi, al-Tabari and Ibn Sa'd; when Hujr and his men reached Adra near Damascus, Muawiya issued a warrant of their execution unless they curse Ali. Seven complied, while Hujr and six of his men refused to do so, and were thus executed. According to some narrations, his last wish was that his son should be executed before him lest death terrify him (his son) and therefore accede to the condition of cursing Ali.