Hadith 382

e a matter opposite to the views of the mob’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Muawiya departed until he descended at the army camp of Ali-asws in which he-asws was in. Ali-asws called Al-Ashtar and said, ‘Didn’t you and Al-Ash’as overcome me-asws upon my-asws view with both your view? ’ Al-Ash’as said, ‘I shall suffice you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws. I will be curing what I have spoilt today from that’. He gathered (clan of) Kinda and said to them, ‘O community of Kinda! Neither shame me today nor disgrace me, for rather I shall be facing the people of Syria with you today’. An infantry came out with him walking, and in his hand was a spear of his, casting it into the ground and saying, ‘Walk a measurement of this spear of mine’. They walked. He did not cease to measure out the ground for them with his spear and they were walking with him, until he came to Muawiya, in the midst of the clan of Suleym paused at the water, and the near ones of his soldiers came to him. They fought a severe battle upon the water for a time. And the early ones of the people of Al-Iraq came and descended, and Al Ashtar came among an army from the people of Al-Iraq and attacked upon Muawiya, and Al-Ash’as was battling in another area. Muawiya aligned among the clan of Suleym and they returned the faces of his camels for a measurement of three Farsakhs. Then he descended and the people of Syria placed down their loads, and Al-Ash’as came down and he was saying, ‘Have I pleased you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws? ’ And Al-Ashtar said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Allah-azwj has Overcome upon the water for you-asws’’. Nasr (the narrator) said, ‘And each one from Ali-asws and Muawiya, the noble man came out among a group and fought his like, and they were disliking to march with the entire legion fearing the overcoming and the destruction. So, the people fought (month of) Zul Hijja, all of it. When it expired, they called out that they should refrain from each other until Al-Muharram (a sacred month) passed by, perhaps Allah-azwj would Flow the reconciliation or unity. The people refrained from each other during Al-Muharram’’. [1]
Nasr said, ‘It is narrated to us by Umar Bin Sa’ad, from Abu Al Mujahid, from Al Mahal Bin Haleefa who said, ‘When they had bid farewell to (month of) Al-Muharram, the messages were interchanged between the two men wishing for the reconciliation. Ali-asws sent Uday Bin Hatim and Shabas Bin Rabie and Yazeed Bin Qays and Ziyad Bin Khasfa to Muawiya. When they entered unto him, Uday Bin Hatim praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj and said, ‘As for after, we have come to you to call you to a matter Allah-azwj would Unite our words with it and Secure us and Save the blood of the Muslims. We call you to the most superior of the people in precedence, and of the best impact in, and the people have united to him-asws, and Allah-azwj has Guided them with that which they have seen and received. So, there does not remain anyone apart from you and the ones with you. So, end it O Muawiya, before Allah-azwj Afflicts you and your companions with the like of the day of the camel’. Muawiya said to him, ‘It is as if you have rather come to threaten and did not come for reconciliation. Far be it, O Uday! I am a son of Harb, there will not be hastening for me with the movement. But, by Allah-azwj, you are from the fetchers against Usman, and you are from the ones who killed him, and I wish that you be from the ones whom Allah-azwj Kills’. Shabas Bin Rabie and Ziyad Bin Khasfa said to him, and they contended with one speech, ‘We have come to you regarding what would reconcile us and you, but you have turned to strike the examples for us. Leave what does not benefit from the words and the deeds, and answer us regarding what is meaningful to us and you in benefit’. And Ya