Mekhnaf Bin Salim Azdi Tribal Prejudice versus Shia trends

Mekhnaf Bin Salim Azdi is one of Imam Ali’s men during his governance but he was not completely obedient in spite of his Shia trends and his posts. This article tries to find why Mokhnaf sometimes follows Emam Ali and at other times ignores his demands or disagree with Imam Ali’s wars. This article is done through an analytic-descriptive method based on Mokhnaf Bin Salim Azodi’s quotes and behavior. In fact, although Mokhnaf was one of Imam Ali’s men in Jamal Challenge, but he announced his disagreement when some men of his tribe men were killed in Siffin War. His sermons somehow were effective in accepting Hakamiat. He didn’t have any attempt to support Imam Ali in this war. After war period, he also didn’t have serious facing with Moavieh warriors who destroyed cities and town exception to those cases that his own tribe was in danger. Yet, his family kept their Shia trends and the famous writer, Abi Mokhnaf Lout Bin Yahya Azodi is one of his ancestors.