Hadith 23

and Sa’ad Bin Abu Waqas came to him. He greeted unto him. Muawiya said, ‘O people of Syria! This is Sa’ad, and he is a friend of Ali-asws’. He (Ibn Abbas) said, ‘The people lowered their heads and reviled Ali-asws. Sa’ad wept. Muawiya said to him, ‘What is that which makes you cry? ’ He said, ‘And why should I not cry for a man from the companions of Rasool-Allah-saww being reviled in your presence, and I am not able upon changing (that), and there have been such qualities in Ali-asws, if one of these happen to be in me, it would be more beloved to me than the world and whatever is in it. One of these is that a man was at Al-Yemen and Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws was harsh to him. He said, ‘I shall complain of you to Rasool-Allah-saww’. He came to Rasool-Allah-saww. He-saww asked him about Ali-asws. He was discouraging upon him-asws. He-saww said: ‘I-saww adjure you with Allah-azwj Who Revealed the Book unto me-saww, and Chose me-saww with the Message! Are you saying what you are saying out of anger at Ali-asws? ’ He said, ‘Yes, O Rasool-Allah-saww! ’
He-saww said: ‘Do you not know that I-saww am foremost with the Momineen than their own selves? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He-saww said: ‘One whose Master-saww I-saww was, so Ali-asws is his Master-asws’. And secondly, he-saww had sent Umar Bin Al-Khattab on the day of Khyber to the battle, but he and his companions were defeated. He-saww said: ‘I-saww shall give the flag tomorrow to a person who loves Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, and Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww love him-asws’. The Muslims came the next morning and Ali-asws had sore eyes. He-saww said: ‘Take the flag. He-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! My-asws eyes are as you-saww can see’. He-saww applied spittle in then. He-asws stood and grabbed the flag, then he-asws went with it until Allah-azwj Granted victory to him-asws. And thirdly is that he-saww left him-asws behind in one of his-saww military expeditions. Ali-asws said: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! You-saww are leaving me-asws behind with the women and children’. Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Are you-asws not pleased that you-asws happen to be from me-saww at the status of Haroun-as from Musa-as except there would be no Prophet-saww after me-saww’. And fourthly, he-saww closed down the doors (leading) into the Masjid except the door of Ali-asws. And fifthly, this Verse was Revealed: But rather, Allah Intends to Keep the uncleanness away from you, People of the Household, and Purify you (with) a Purification [33: 33]. The Prophet-saww called Ali-asws, and Hassan-asws, and Husayn-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima-asws. He-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj! They-asws are my-saww family-asws, so Keep the uncleanness away from them-asws and Purify them-asws with a purification’’. [88]
(The books) ‘Kunz Jamie Al fawaid’ and ‘Taweel Al Ayaat Al Zaahira – Al Karajaky, ‘Al-Husayn-asws delivered the speech (in reply to the words) of Nafie Bin Jubeyr regarding Muawiya and his words, ‘His silence was the forbearance and his talk was the knowledge’. (Al-Husayn-asws refuted that and) He-asws said: ‘But his talk was recklessly arrogant, and his silence was (due to) anxiety (stuttering)’’. [89]