Hadith 54

my-asws messengers to see, and they were from the majestic of my-asws companions and people of worship from them, and the ascetics in the word. But, it (the third sect) refused except it would follow its two sisters (sects) and doing the same as them, and they started in killing the ones from the Muslims who opposed it, and the news of their deeds continued to flow to me-asws. I-asws went out until I-asws cut across the (river) Dijlah to them. I-asws diverted the ambassadors and the advisers and sought the agreement with my-asws efforts, by this one at times, and by this one at times’ – and he-asws gestured by his-asws to Al-Ashtar and Al-Ahnaf Bin Qays, and Saeed Bin Qays Al-Arhaby, and Al-Ash’as Bin Qays Al-Kindy. When they refused except that behaviour from them, Allah-azwj Killed them, O Jewish brother, up to the last of them, and they were four thousand or more, until no informant of theirs could flee. I-asws extracted the ‘One with the breast’ from their slain ones in the presence of the ones who could see the breast like the breast of the woman’. Then he-asws turned towards his-asws companions. He-asws said: ‘Wasn’t it like that? ’ They said, ‘Yes, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! ’’[84]
(The book) ‘Al Khraij Wa Al Jaraih’ – It is reported from Abu Hamza, ‘From Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, from his-asws father-asws having said: ‘When Ali-asws intended to travel to Al-Nahrawan, he-asws mobilised the people of Al-Kufa and ordered them to be camped at Al-Madain. Shabas Bin Rabie, and Amro Bin Hureys, and Al-Ash’as Bin Qays, and Jareer Bin Abdullah delayed and said, ‘Give permission to us of some days to stay behind from you-asws regarding some of our needs, and we will catch up with you-asws’. He-asws said to them: ‘You have done from the elders what is evil for you. By Allah-azwj, there is no need for you to be staying behind upon it, and I-asws know what is in your hearts, and I-asws shall be showing it to you all. You want to demoralise the people from me-asws, and it is as if I-asws am with you at Al-Khawarnaq, and your sheets have been spread out for the meal, when a lizard passes by you, and you are instructing your children to hunt it. So, you (then) vacate me-asws and pledge allegiance to it’. Then he-asws went to Al-Madain, and the group went out to Al-Khawarnaq, and they prepared a meal. While they were like that upon their meal and they had spread their sheet, when a lizard passed by them. They instructed their children to seize it and fasten it, and they wiped their hands upon its hand just as Ali-asws had informed, and they came to Al-Madain. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said to them: ‘Evil is the replacement of the unjust ones [18: 50]. Allah-azwj will be Resurrecting you on the Day of Qiyamah with your imam, the lizard which you have pledged allegiance to. It is as if I-asws am looking at you on the Day of Qiyamah being with your imam, and he is ushering you to the Fire’. Then he-asws said: ‘As there were hypocrites with Rasool-Allah-saww, so with me-asws there are hypocrites. But, by Allah-azwj, O Shabas, and O Ibn Hureys! You two will be fighting my-asws son-asws Al-Husayn-asws. This is how Rasool-Allah-saww has informed me-asws’’. [85]