Hadith 382

Ibn Abi Al Hadeed concordant to what he found in the original Kitab Siffeed of Nasr Bin Al Muzahim, ‘When Ali-asws controlled the water at Siffeen, then he-asws listened to the people of Syria of the participation in it, and the apportionment of its use for their hearts, he-asws remained for days not sending any one to Muawiya nor did anyone come to him from Muawiya, and he-asws delayed his-asws permission to them for the fighting, and they said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! We have left behind our offspring and our womenfolk at Al-Kufa. Give permission to us in fighting the people, for the people are saying so’. Ali-asws said: ‘What are they saying? ’ He said, ‘From them is a speaker, they are thinking that you-asws dislike the war, being abhorrent to the death, and from them is one who thinks you-asws are in doubt regarding fighting the people of Syria’. He-asws said: ‘And when have I-asws been abhorrent to the war at all? It is from the surprising matters my-asws love for it as a boy, and as a young man, and my-asws abhorrent for it as an old man after depletion of the age, and nearer to the time (of death). And as for my-asws doubts regarding the people (of Syria), if I-asws were to be in doubt regarding them, I-asws would be in doubt regarding the people of Al-Basra. By Allah-azwj! I-asws have struck this matter on the back and belly (looked at all options), but I-asws could not find what would be a leeway for me-asws except for the fighting, or that I-asws disobey Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww. But, I-asws am assisted by the people, perhaps they would be guided or a section of them would be guided, for Rasool-Allah-saww had said to me-asws on the day of Al-Khyber: ‘If Allah-azwj were to Guide one man through you-asws, it would be better for you-asws than whatever the sun emerges upon’’. Nasr Bin Muzahim (reporter) said, ‘Ali-asws sent Bashar Bin Amro and Saeed Bin Qays and Shabas Bin Rabie to Muawiya. He-asws said: ‘Go to this man and invite him to the obedience, and the unity, and to following the Commands of Allah-azwj the Glorious’. Shabas said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Will you-asws not feed him some authority he can be in-charge of it, and a status to be for him by it, in consequence with you-asws that he would pledge allegiance to you-asws? ’
He-asws said: ‘Go to him now and meet him, and present arguments to him, and consider what his view is regarding this’. They entered to see him. Bishr Bin Amro Bin Mihsan began by praising Allah-azwj and extolling upon Him-azwj, and said, ‘As for after, O Muawiya! The world is declining from you and you are returning to the Hereafter and Allah-azwj will be Recompensing you due to your work, and Reckon with what you have sent ahead, and I adjure you with Allah-azwj not to separate a group of this community, and spill its blood between them’. Muawiya cut off his speech and said, ‘Why don’t you advise your Master-asws? ’ He said, ‘Glory be to Allah-azwj! My Master-asws is not (to be) advised. My Master-asws isn’t like you. My Master-asws is most rightful of the people with this command regarding the merits, and the religion, and the precedence in, and the relationship from the Rasool-saww’. Muawiya said, ‘So what is that which you are saying? ’ He said, ‘I invite you to fear your Lord-azwj, and answer to the son-asws of your uncle-as to what he-asws is calling you to, from the truth, for it would be safer for you in your religion and better for you in end-result of your matter’. He said, ‘And suspend the blood of Usman? No, by the Beneficent, I will not do that, ever! ’
Saeed Bin Qays went to speak, but Shabas Bin Rabie interject. He praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj, then said, ‘O Muawiya! I have understood what you responded to Ibn Mihsan. It is not hidden unto us from you are seeki