Hadith 147

and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings. As for after, you letter reached me-asws mentioning in it the conquest of Egypt and death of Muhammad Bin Abu Bakr. And you-asws asked your-asws Lord-azwj to Make relief and an exit to be for you-asws from your-asws citizens whom you-asws are tried with, while I ask Allah-azwj that He-azwj Raise your-asws words and to Come with what you-asws love immediately. And know that Allah-azwj would Make for you-asws and Cause your-asws call to be accepted and Suppress your-asws enemies. And I inform you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The people are sometimes withdrawn, then they are energised, so be kind with them, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and be in their circles and confer upon them, and seek Assistance of Allah-azwj upon them, Allah-azwj would Suffice you-asws of their worries. And the greetings be unto you, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings’’. [65]
Al-Madainy said, ‘And it is reported that Abdullah Bin Abbas arrived from Al-Basra to Ali-asws and consoled him-asws of Muhammad Bin Abu Bakr’. [66]
And from Malik Bin Al Jown Al Hazramy, ‘Ali-asws said: ‘May Allah-azwj have Mercy on Muhammad. He was a young boy. I-asws had wanted that I-asws place Al-Mirqal Bin Utba in charge of Egypt for he, by Allah-azwj had been in charge, he would have neither vacated the plains for Ibn Al-Aas and his supporters, nor would he have been killed and his sword was in his hands, without there being any condemnation to Muhammad. He had exerted his-self and it was Ordain what was upon him’’. [67]
Al Madainy said, ‘And it was said to Ali-asws, ‘You-asws are being alarmed upon Muhammad Bin Abu Bakr with a severe alarm, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! ’ He-asws said: ‘And what prevents me? He was a stepson to me-asws, and a brother to my-asws sons, and I-asws was a father to him counting him as a son’’. [68]
And it reported by Ibrahim Al Saqafy, from his men, from Abdul Rahman Bin Jundab, from his father who said, ‘Amro Bin Al Hamiq and Hujr Bin Aday, and Habbat Al-Arny, and Al-Haris Bin Al-Awr, and Abdullah Bin Saba entered to see Amir Al-Momineen-asws after Egypt had been conquered, and he-asws was gloomy, sad. They said to him-asws, ‘Explain to us your-asws words regarding Abu Bakr and Umar’. Ali-asws said to them: ‘Are you free for this? And this here is Egypt having been conquered, and my-asws Shias at it have been killed. I-asws am bringing out to you a letter informing you in it what you are asking about, and I-asws ask you to preserve from my-asws rights what you have wasted. Read it out to my-asws Shias and be supporters upon the truth’. And this is a copy of the letter: ‘And from a servant of Allah-azwj Ali-asws Amir Al-Momineen, to one from the Momineen and the Muslims who reads this letter of mine-asws. The greetings be unto you all! I-asws praise Allah-azwj to you Who, there is no god except He-azwj. As for after, surely Allah-azwj Muhammad as a warner to the worlds, and a trustee upon the Revelation, and a witness upon this community, and you community of the Arabs in those days were upon an evil religion, and in an evil house, bending to rough stones and deaf s