Hadith 19

(The book) ‘Kunz Al Fawaid’ –
Muawiya wrote to Amir Al-Momineen-asws, priding. He-asws said: ‘Is the son of the liver-eater priding upon me-asws? ’ Then he-asws said to Ubeydullah Bin Abu Rafie: ‘Write (in prose): –
‘Muhammad-saww the Prophet-saww is my-asws brother-saww and my-asws father-in-law-saww, and Hamza-as chief of the martyrs is my-asws uncle-as, and Ja’far-as, sacrificing and affectionate, is flying with the Angels (and) son-saww of my-asws uncle-as, and daughter-asws of Muhammad-saww is my-asws co-dweller and my-asws bride, her-asws flesh is lined with my-asws blood and my-asws flesh, and two grandsons-asws of Ahmad-saww are my-asws sons-asws from her-asws. So, which of you has a share like my-asws share? I-asws preceded you all to al Islam, not exception, a boy, not yet reached the time of my-asws puberty, and the Wilayah for me-asws was obligated upon you all with my-asws friend-saww on the exalted day of Ghadeer Khumm’’. I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘He mentioned it in ‘Al-Diwaan’ with an increase and changes, like this: ‘And its Wilayah for me-asws was obligated upon you all by Rasool-Allah-saww on the day of Ghadeer Khumm, and the Prophet-saww bequeathed to me-asws upon the choosing for his-saww community a pleasure from you all with my-asws decisions. Indeed! One who so desires, let him believe in this, or else let him die of concealed grief. I-asws am the champion whom you cannot deny for an abhorrent day and a day of my-asws peace’’. [88]
(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – It is reported by Abu Ubeyda who said, ‘Muawiya wrote to Ali-asws Amir Al-Momineen, ‘There are a lot of merits for me. My father was a chief during the pre-Islamic period, and he became a king during, and I am an in-law of Rasool-Allah-saww, and mater uncle of the Momineen, and scribe of the Revelation’. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘Is it by the merits the son of the liver-eater rebelling against me-asws? O boy! Muhammad-saww the Prophet-saww is my-asws brother-saww and my-asws father-in-law’’. And he-asws continued the couplets up to his-asws words: ‘I-asws preceded you all to with no exception, acknowledging with the Prophet-saww whilst being in the belly of my-asws mother-as, and I-asws prayed the Salat while I-asws was a young child, not having reached the time of my-asws puberty yet’’. And he-asws continued the couplets up to his-asws words: ‘So, woe, then woe, then woe is for the one who meets the God tomorrow having been unjust to me-asws’. Muawiya said, ‘Hide this letter, do not read it out to the people of Syria, for they would incline towards the son-asws of Abu Talib-asws! ’’[89]
Kitab Siffeen of Nasr Bin Muzahim. He said, ‘Ali-asws wrote to Muawiya (a couplet): ‘You have become ignorant of me-asws, O son of Harb, if we do not see the middle-aged from you with the truth, and the truth removes the falsehood. This is for you, the year and the next year’’. [90]
Kitab Al Gharaib of Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Saqafy who said, ‘It is reported that Ali-asws wrote to Muawiya: ‘From a servant of Allah-azwj, Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, to Muawiya. As for after, surely Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted, with the Majesty and the Benevolence, Created the creatures and Chose from His-azwj creatures, and Selected elites from His-azwj servants Creates whatever He so Desires to and Chooses (whoever He so Desires to). The choosing was not for them. Glorious is Allah and Exalted from what they are associating [28: 68]. He-azwj Commanded the Commands and Legislated the religion, and Apportioned the distributions upon that, and He-azwj is its Doer, and its Maker, and He-azwj is the Creator, and He-azwj is the Selector, and He-azwj is the Legislator, and He-azwj is the Distributor, and He-azwj is the Doer of whatever He-azwj so Desi