al-Khirrīt ibn Rāshid and Banū Nājiya's break with ʿAli (38 AH)

Khirrit ibn Rashid al-Naji was among the first to part from Ali after the arbitration. He had three hundred men of Banu Naji with him, who had fought at the Camel and at Siffin. He came to Ali with thirty riders and said: "By God, I will not obey your command, nor will I pray behind you, and tomorrow I part from you." Ali offered to study the Book with him and debate him on the sunan, but he refused, saying: "You appointed arbiters and grew weak before the truth and leaned toward the people who did wrong, so I am hostile to you and resentful of them." He left that night with his companions. Ali said, "Away with them, as Thamud was taken away." Then they openly raided, until they killed a notable of the dihqans who had converted to Islam, and Ali ordered Ziyad to pursue them. ¹.