Zuhayr and Ibn Mudarib

Salman Ibn Mudarib al-Bajali, a cousin of Zuhayr Ibn al-Qayn al-Bajali, came out and fought till he was killed. He was followed by Zuhayr Ibn al-Qayn who put his hand on al-Husayn's shoulder and sought permission to fight with these verses:
 
Advance, may you guide, O guided one!
For today shall I your grandfather the Prophet meet!
And I shall meet al-Hasan and ‘Ali the pleased one!
And the one with Two Wings, the valiant youth greet,
The lion of Allah, the living martyr!
Zuhayr am I and the son of al-Qayn
With the sword do I defend Husayn!

 
Al-Husayn (‘a) responded by saying, “And I, too, shall follow.” As he fought, Zuhayr kept reciting this verse:
Zuhayr am I and the son of al-Qayn

With my sword do I defend Husayn!

He killed a hundred and twenty men. Kathir Ibn ‘Abdullah al-Sa’bi and al-Muhajir Ibn Aws jointly attacked and killed him. It was then that al-Husayn (‘a) stood up and said,

“May Allah never keep you distant from us, O Zuhayr, and may He condemn those who killed you as He had condemned those whom He turned into apes and pigs”.46