Hadith 435

Nasr said, ‘And it is narrated to us by Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, ‘From Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Ali-asws having said: ‘When the people wanted Ali-asws that he-asws should place the two judges, he-asws said to them: ‘Muawiya has not placed for this matter anyone he is more trusting with his opinion and consideration than Amro Bin Al-Aas, and it is not correct for Quraysh except the Qurayshi, therefore upon you is with (placing) Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas, so cast him with it, for Amro will not tie any knot except Abdullah would loosen it, nor will he loosen any knot except he would tighten it, nor will be accomplish any matter except he would break it, nor break any matter except he would accomplish it’. Al-Ash’as said, ‘No, by Allah-azwj! Two (from the tribe of) Muzar will not judge regarding us until the establishment of the Hour! But, we shall make a man from Al-Yemen, when they make a man from the people of (tribe of) Muzar’. He-asws said: ‘I-asws fear that your Yemeni (man) would be deceived, for Amro isn’t in anything from Allah-azwj, whenever there would be a personal opinion for him’. Al-Ash’as said, ‘By Allah-azwj! If both of them were to judge with part of what we dislike, and one of them is from the people of Al-Yemen, it would be more beloved to us than if part of what we like happens in their judgments, and they are both from the tribe of Muzar’’. He (the narrator) said, ‘And Al-Shaby mentioned as well similar to that. Nasr said, ‘And in a Hadeeth of Amro, ‘Ali-asws said: ‘You are refusing except for Abu Musa? ’ They said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘Then do whatever you like’. They sent a message to Abu Musa, and he was in a land from the lands of Syria called Uriz (near Palmyra), having had isolated from the fighting. A slave of his came to him. He said, ‘The people have made up with each other’. He said, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj, Lord-azwj of the world’. He said, ‘He said, ‘And they have made you a judge’. He said, ‘We are for Allah-azwj and are returning to Him-azwj’. Abu Musa came until he entered the army of Ali-asws, and Al-Ashtar came to Ali-asws. He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-as