Hadith 437

Nasr said, ‘This is reported by Muhammad Bin Ali Bin Al Husayn-asws, and Al Shaby, and it is reported by Jabir, from Zayd Bin Al Hassan Bin Al Hassan increasing upon this copy. I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘And he mentioned that report and continued it up to he said, ‘And it was witnessed in it by ten from the companions of Ali-asws and ten from the companions of Muawiya, and its writing was dated one night remaining from Safar of the year thirty-seven. He (the narrator) said, ‘And when the parchment was written, Al-Ashtar was called for it in order to witness along with the witnesses upon it. He said, ‘Neither will my right hand accompany me nor will the left benefit me after it, if it were to write for me a name to be in this parchment upon reconciliation, or truce, and aren’t I upon a proof and certainty of my affairs from the straying of my enemy? And hadn’t you seen the victory if you hadn’t united upon the weakness? ’
And (heated) talk flowed between him and Al-Ash’as. Then he said, ‘But I am pleased with whatever Amir Al-Momineen-asws is pleased with, and will enter into whatever he-asws enters into, and exit from whatever he-asws exits from, for he-asws will not enter except into the guidance and the correctness’’. He (the narrator) said, ‘When the agreement was complete, Al-Ash’as went out and with him were some people with a copy of the agreement, reading out unto the people, and presenting it to them. He passed by rows from the people of Syria, and they were upon their flags, and made them listen to it. They were pleased with it. Then he passed by the rows of the people of Al-Iraq, and they were upon their flags, and made them listen to it. They were pleased with it. Until he passed by the flags of Anzah and with it was Ali-asws, from them were four thousand. Two youths from them said, ‘There is no judgment except for Allah-azwj! ’ Then they attacked upon the people of Syria with their swords until they were both killed. Then he passed by Murad. Salih Bin Shaqeeq said, and he was from their chiefs, ‘There is no judgment except for Allah-azwj, and even if the P