Hadith 60

And it is reported by Abu Mikhnaf, ‘When Hashim Bin Utba arrived at Al-Kufa, called Abu Musa (Al-Ashari)[65] and said, ‘Follow what has been written with to you’. But he refused that and sent a message to Hashim threatening him. He wrote to Ali-asws of his refusal and that he is hard, far from being friendly, manifesting the grudge and the malice, and he had threatened him with the imprisonment and the killing. When his letter arrived to Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and Al-Muhill Bin Khaleefa had given it to him-asws. He greeted unto him-asws, then said, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Gave the truth to its people, and Placed it in its place. A group disliked that, and by Allah-azwj, they had disliked the Prophet-hood of Muhammad-saww, then they had duelled him-asws and fought him-saww. But, Allah-azwj Repelled their plots into their throats and Made the circle of evil to go against them. By Allah-azwj, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! We shall fight them with you-asws in every place, a protection for Rasool-Allah-saww regarding People-asws of his-saww Household, when they have become enemies to them-asws after him-saww’. Ali-asws was welcoming with him and said good things to him, then made him to be seated to his-asws side, and he read the letter of Hashim and asked him about the people and about Abu Musa. He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! I do not trust him nor do I feel safe upon him opposing you-asws if he were to find ones to assist him upon that’. Ali-asws said: ‘By Allah-azwj! He has not been trustworthy in my-asws presence nor an adviser, and I-asws had intended to remove him, but (Malik e) Al-Ashtar came and asked me to accept him, and he mentioned that the people of Al-Kufa are pleased with him, so I-asws accepted him’’. [66]
And it is reported by Abu Mikhnaf who said, ‘And Ali-asws sent messengers from Al-Rabza after the arrival of Al-Muhill Bin Khaleefa, Abdullah Bin Abbas, and Muhammad Bin Ab Bakr to Abu Musa (Al-Ashari), and wrote with them: ‘From A servant of Allah-azwj, Ali-asws Amir Al-Momineen, to Abdullah Bin Qays. As for after, O son of the sneaker, O biter of the caravan of his father! By Allah-azwj! I-asws was considering that (there should be someone else) from after you, from this command which Allah-azwj has neither Made you a rightful for it nor Made any share to be for you in it. It will be preventing you from responding to my-asws orders and the slandering against me-asws, and I-asws have sent to you Ibn Abbas and Ibn Abu Bakr, so leave them two and the city and its people, and isolate from our word disgraced, expelled! [7: 18]. So, either you do it or else I-asws have ordered them both to deal with you upon the sameness. Surely, Allah-azwj does not Guide the plans of the treacherous. When it appears upon you, it will cut you i