Hadith 382

zeed Bin Qays spoke. He said, ‘We did not come to you except to deliver that which we have been sent with to you, and for us to deliver from you what we hear from you, and we will not leave advising to you, and we shall mentioned what we think there is an argument upon you in it, or that it would return you to the community and the unity. Our Master-asws is someone you know, and the Muslims recognise his-asws merits, and I do not think it is hidden from you. The people of religion and the merits cannot equate you with Ali-asws, nor is there any comparison between you and him-asws, so fear Allah-azwj, O Muawiya, and do not oppose Ali-asws, for by Allah-azwj, we have not seen any man more learned with the piety nor more abstemious in the world, nor with a collection of all the good characteristics, than him-asws’. Muawiya praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj and said, ‘As for after, you are calling to the unity and the obedience. As for that which you are calling to, so it is good, and as for the obedience to your Master-asws, surely, we cannot agree with it. Your Master-asws has killed our caliph and divided our community, and sheltered ones we can avenge from, and our killers, and your Master-asws is claiming that he-asws did not kill him. We shall not refer that upon him-asws. What is your view of the killers of our companion (Usman)? Don’t you know they are companions of your Master-asws? Let him-asws hand the mover to us so we can kill them for it, and we shall answer to the obedience and the unity’. Shabas said to him, ‘Would it make you happy, O Muawiya, if you were to be enabled from Ammar Bin Yasser and kill him? ’ He said, ‘And what would prevent me from that? By Allah-azwj! If your Master-asws were to enable me from Ibn Sumayya (Ammar), I would not kill him for Usman, but I would kill him for Na’il a slave of Usman’. Shabas said, ‘And God-azwj of the sky would not Straighten a converted. And no, by the One-azwj Who, there is no god except He-azwj! You will not (be able to) arrive to kill Ibn Yasser until the worries falls off from the middle-aged men (a metaphor) and the earth straitens the atmosphere upon you with its vastness’. Muawiya said, ‘When that happens, it would be narrower upon you’. Then the group returned from Muawiya. Then he Ziyad Bin Khasfa from between them. He entered to see him. Muawiya praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj, then said, ‘As for after, O brother of Rabie! Ali-asws has cut off our relationships, and killed our leader, and has sheltered the killers of our companion (Usman), and I am asking you for the help against him-asws with your family and your clan, for you upon me is a Pact of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Covenant, when I prevail, I shall make you in-charge of whichever two cities you like’. Ziyad said, ‘When Muawiya had finished his speech, I praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj, then said, ‘As for after, I am upon a proof from my Lord-azwj and with what Allah-azwj has Favoured upon me, so I will never be a backer for the criminals’ [28: 17]’. Then I stood up. Muawiya said to Amro Bin Al-Aas, and he was to his side, ‘What is the matter with them? Allah-azwj has not Made their hearts to be keen to except the heart of one man! ’’
Nasr said, ‘And Muawiya sent Habeeb Bin Maslama Al-Fihry to Ali-asws, and sent Shirjeel Bin Al-Simt and Ma’an Bin Yazeed with him. They entered to see him-asws. Habeeb spoke and praise Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj, and said, ‘As for after, Usman Bin Affan was a guided caliph working in accordance to the Book of Allah-azwj and penitent to the Commands of Allah-azwj, but you-asws made his life heavy and gave him a slow death, and were inimical upon him, and you-asws killed him. Hand over the killers of Usman to us so we can kill them due to it. If yo