Hadith 1

him-saww until the Messages of Allah-azwj are delivered, except for two tribes, of lowly births. They were not in front of the Arabs by birth, nor more than them in numbers. When they sheltered Rasool-Allah-saww and helped Allah-azwj and His-azwj religion, the Arabs shot at them from one bow, and the Jews were opposed to them, and the tribes battled them, tribe after tribe. They disentangled themselves for the religion and cut off whatever ropes (connections) there were between them and the Arabs, and whatever pacts there were between them and the Jews, and they established a channel of religion to the people of Najd, and Tihama, and people of Makkah, and Al-Yamama, and people of sorrow and the people of ease, and they were combating beneath the security of the skins (without armour), until they lowered the Arabs to Rasool-Allah-saww, and he-saww saw delight of the eyes among them before Allah-azwj Captured him (his-saww soul) to Him-azwj, and you are more among the people than they were among the Arab people of that time. A man of tall stature stood up to him-asws and said, ‘You-asws are not like Muhammad-saww nor are we like them, the ones you mentioned, so do not encumber us with what there is no strength for us with it’. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘You had better listen intently, you will improve by the answer. May the bereavements bereave you all! You are not increasing me-asws except in sadness. Did I-asws inform you that I-asws am like Muhammad-saww? Or that you are like his-saww helpers? And rather I-asws struck an example for you, and I-asws hope that I-asws be comforted by them’. Then another man stood up and said, ‘How needy are Amir Al-Momineen-asws and the ones with him-asws to the companions of Al-Nahrawan! ’ Then the people spoke from every side and clamoured. A man stood up and said at the top of his voice, ‘It is clear that Al-Ashtar is being missed to be upon the people of Al-Iraq. If he had been alive, the clamour would have been less, and every person would know what he is saying’. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to them: ‘The insanity has ignited you, because I-asws have more obligated rights upon you than Al-Ashtar does, and is there any right for Al-Ashtar upon you except a right of the Muslims upon the Muslims? ! ’ And he-asws was angered and descended. Hujr Bin Aday and Saeed Bin Qays stood up and they said, ‘May Allah-azwj not Saddle you, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Order us with your-asws orders, we shall follow it. By Allah-azwj the Magnificent! Our grief upon our wealth will not be great if it separates, nor upon our clan if it is killed in your-asws obedience’. He-asws said to them: ‘Prepare for the travelling to our enemies! ’ Then he-asws entered his-asws house and (well known) faces from his-asws companions entered to see him-asws. He-asws said to them: ‘Indicate to me-asws a man of solid advice who can gather the people from the majority’. Saeed Bin Qays said, ‘Upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, is to be with the advising, the skilful, the brave, the solid, Ma’qil Bin Qay