Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) lived in the time of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and in that era he even tasted blood (according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah). Then he attained the honour of companionship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and heard hadith from him (peace and blessings be upon him). He took part in the Battles of the Camel and Siffin alongside Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was martyred precisely because of his loyalty to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Marwan bin al-Hakam that he said: I went with Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: "O Mu'awiyah! You killed Hujr and his companions, and you did all that you did!" Then the narrator mentioned this long story.