Hadith 108

ve, and the justice became buried along with him-asws. He-asws had sworn the truth, not seeking any replacement with it, thus he-asws became paired with the truth and the Eman’. Muawiya said, ‘Who is this, O Sawdah? ’ She said, ‘By Allah-azwj! He-asws is Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. By Allah-azwj! I had gone to him-asws regarding a man he-asws had placed in charge of our charities, and he had been tyrannical upon us. I ran into him-asws standing praying Salat. When he-asws saw me, he-asws turned from his-asws Salat, then faced towards me with mercy and kindness, and compassion, and he-asws said: ‘Is there a need for you? ’ I said, ‘Yes’, and I informed him-asws the news. He-asws wept, then said, ‘O Allah-azwj! You-azwj are the Witness upon me-asws and them, and I-asws did not instructed them with being unjust to Your-azwj creatures’. Then he-asws brought out a piece of skin and he-asws wrote in it: ‘In the Name of Allah-azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful! The Proof has come to you all from your Lord-azwj: so fulfil the weight and the measure, and do not undervalue to the people of their things, nor make mischief in the land after its correction – that would be better for you if you were Momineen [7: 85]. So, when you read this letter of mine-asws, then withhold whatever from our-asws work there is in your hands until there arrives to you one who will take possession from you. And the greetings’’. [45]
Then he-asws handed over the letter to me. By Allah-azwj! He-asws neither sealed it with clay nor did he-asws store it. So, I came with the letter to its recipient. He turned away from us in isolation’. Muawiya said, ‘Write for her whatever you want and send her to her city without complaints’’. [46]