Hadith 2

(The book) ‘Al-Tawheed’ – Al Qattan, from Ibn Zakariya, from Ibn Habeeb, from Ali Bin Ziyad, from Marwan Bin Muawiya, from Al Amsh, from Abu Hayyan Al Taymi, ‘From his father, and he was with Ali-asws on the day of Siffeen, and in what was after that, he said, ‘While Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws was configuring the battalions on the day of Siffeen, and Muawiya was facing him-asws upon a horse of his, almost falling off, and Ali-asws was upon a horse of Rasool-Allah-saww, ‘Al-Murtajiz’, and in his-asws hand was a spear of Rasool-Allah-saww, and he-asws had collared with his-saww sword, ‘Zulfiqar’. A man from his-asws companions said, ‘Recite a war poem, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, for we are fearful that this accursed one (Muawiya) might assassinate you-asws! ’
Ali-asws said: ‘If you were to say that it would be by one insecure upon his religion, and he would be the most wretched of the deviants and cursed be the ones coming out against the Imams-asws of guidance but suffice with the current as a guard. There isn’t anyone from the people except and with him-asws there is a protective Angel protecting him-asws from him falling into a well, or a wall falling upon him, and an evil hitting him. So, when his death approaches, they vacate between him-asws and what hits him-asws. I-asws am similar to that. When my-asws death approaches, its most wretched one would be sent, and this would be dyed from this’ – and he-asws gestured towards his-asws beard and his-asws head – ‘It is a pact covenanted, and a promise without belying’ – and the Hadeeth is lengthy. We have taken from it the needed subject matter’’. [2]