Hadith 36

, and soon you will wish that you did not manifest enmity towards me-asws, and did not take a bribe against a Judgment of Allah-azwj’. Shureyh said, ‘I delivered that on the day I met him and his face fell, and he said, ‘Where were you facing a consultation of Ali-asws or leaning towards his-asws view of priding with his-asws instructions? ’
I said, ‘And what prevents you, O Ibn Al-Nabigha, to accept from your master-asws and chief of the Muslims after their Prophet-saww, his-asws consultation? The ones who were better than you, Abu Bakr and Umar, had consulted him-asws, working with his-asws view’. He said, ‘The likes of me will not speak to the likes of you’. I said, ‘With which of your parents are you turning away from my speech, with your father Al-Washeez or your mother Al-Nabigha? ’ He stood up from his place and I stood up’’. [149]
Nasr said, ‘And it is reported by Abu Janab Al Kalby, ‘Amro and Abu Musa, when they met with Dowmat Al-Jandal, Amro took to precede Abu Musa in the talking, and he said, ‘You accompanied Rasool-Allah-saww before me, and you are older than me in age, so you speak, then I shall speak’. That became a way and habit between the two, and rather it was a plot and a deception and a delusion to him with that his being forwarded, so he would begin by removing Ali-asws, then view his view’’. [150]
Ibn Deyzeel said in ‘Kitab Siffeen’, ‘Amro gave him (Abu Musa Al-Ashary) the centre of the gathering, and he did not used to speak before him, and gave him the precedence in the Salat, and in the meals, not eating until he ate. And when he addressed, so rather he addressed him for the reason of the names, and he would say to him, ‘O companion of Rasool-Allah-saww’, until he was satisfied to it, and he thought that he (Amro Bin Al-Aas) would not deceive him. When the butter churned between the two, Amro said to him, ‘Inform me! What is your view, O Abu Musa? ’ He said, ‘I view that these two men (Ali-asws and Muawiya) should both be removed, and we should make the command to a consultation between the Muslims, they can be choosing the one they desire’. Amro said, ‘The (correct) view, by Allah-azwj, is what you have viewed! ’ They both came to the people, and they had gathered. Abu Musa spoke (first). He praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj, then said, ‘My view and view of Amro has been co-incidental upon the command. We hope that Allah-azwj will Correct the concern of this community by it’. Amro said, ‘He speaks the truth’. Then he said to him, ‘Go ahead, O Abu Musa and speak! ’ Abu Musa stood up to speak. Ibn Abbas called him and said, ‘Woe be unto you! By Allah-azwj! I think he has deceived you! If you have both been concorda