Hadith 18

s before that; and the evil opinion is an opinion which turns its people to the destruction, and gives them the exhaustion to a while. It is inevitable, and I have thrown the truth upon the falsehood, and the Command of Allah prevailed, and they were disliking it [9: 48], and for Allah-azwj is the Conclusive Argument, and the apparent Favours. And the greetings’. The answer of Amir Al-Momineen-asws: ‘From a servant of Allah-azwj, Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, to Muawiya Bin Abu Sufyan. As for after, your letter came to me-asws with humiliating words, and struck examples, and arrogation of deeds describing the wisdom, and you aren’t from its rightful ones, and you mentioned the piety, and you are upon its opposite. You have pursued the personal desires, and it has turned with you away from the argument and has gone with you away from the even way. You are swimming in the tails of the pleasures of Fitna, and groping in the blossoms of the world, as if you aren’t convinced with the coming Resurrection, nor with the overturning return. You have tied the crown and wearing the fur, and furnished with brocade, being a way of Hercules and kings of Persian. Then, you were not content with that until it reached me-asws that you have tied the command from after you to be for someone else, so he would possess it besides you, and you will be Reckoned with besides him. And by my-asws life! If you were to do that, so you have not inherited the straying from a ‘Kalala’ (having no parent or children), and you are a son of the one who used to rebel against the people of religion, and envied the Muslims. And you mentioned womb relationship for your kindness upon me-asws. I-asws swear by Allah-azwj, the Mightiest, the most Majestic! If this command were to be snatched away from you during your lifetime by the one you are preparing it for after your death, its rope would be cut and its causes would have been resolved. And as for your threatening me-asws with the epidemic diseases (pestilence), and the destructive turnings, so I-asws am a servant of Allah-azwj, Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws. Bring out your disease. Never! By Lord-azwj of the House! My-asws father-asws is not an excuse during the battle nor during fighting the champions, and it is as if I-asws am with you and you have attended the war, and you are standing upon a leg and have peeled off an abhorrent scenery, and the souls are being snatched away, snatching of the falcon, the cut feathers become like the ones surrendering, bewildered, the lesson hits with the shock, not recognising the top of the valley from its bottom. So, leave from you what you aren’t from its rightful, if the swords fall without splitting the speech. How many armies have you witnessed and paired its battles, and Quraysh have seen your trembling in front of Rasool-Allah-saww, when you and your father and the one who is higher than you both, is a follower of mine-asws, and today you are threatening me-asws. I swear by Allah-azwj! If the days of your pestilence appear, there would dig into you a claw of a tenacious lio