Hadith 36

Ibn Abi Al Hadeed – Nasr said, ‘It is reported by Umar Bin Sa’ad, from Mujalid, from Al Shaby, from Ziyad Bin Al Nazar, ‘Ali-asws send four hundred, upon them was Shureyh Bin Hany (as commander), and with him was Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas praying (leading) Salat with them, and with them was Abu Musa Al-Ashari; and Muawiya sent Amro Bin Al-Aas among four hundred. Then they vacated between the two judges. The view of Abdullah Bin Qays regarding Abdullah Bin Umar Bin Al-Khattab was, and he was saying, ‘By Allah-azwj! If I had been able, I would have revived the sunnah of Umar (have a consultation council of six)’’. [144]
Nasr said, ‘And in a Hadeeth of Muhammad Bin Ubeydullah, from Al Jurjany who said, ‘When Abu Musa intended the travel, Shureyh Bin Hany stood up to him, grabbed his hand said, ‘O Abu Musa! You have been nominated for a mighty matter, neither can it be forcibly blocked nor will its Fitna lessen, and from it you can say from something against you or for you, its truth would be established, and you would view its correctness, and even if was false. And there will be no survival for the people of Al-Iraq if Muawiya were to be their king, nor will there be any problems upon the people of Syria if Ali-asws were to be their king; and there has been frustrations from you in the days of Al-Kufa, and the camel, and if you were to intercede with similar to it, the guess with you would be certainty, and the hope from you, despair’. Abu Musa said, ‘It is not befitting for a people to be accusing me if they are sending me to repel the falsehood from them, or I flow the truth (right) to them’’. [145]
And it is reported by Al Madainy in ‘Kitab Siffeen’, said, ‘When the people of Al-Iraq gathered upon seeking Abu Musa and presented him for the arbitration upon dislike from Ali-asws to him, Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas came to him-asws, and in his-asws presence were (well-known) faces of the people, and the notables. He said to him: ‘O Abu Musa! The people are not pleased with you, and did not unite upon due to any merit you had participated in, and how much are your doubts from the Emigrants and the Helpers, the ones preceding before you. But the people of Al-Iraq have refused except that the adjudication would be Yemeni, and they view that most of the people of Syria are Yemenis. And I swear by Allah-azwj, I think that an evil for you and for us, shrewdness of the Arabs has been attached with you, and there isn’t any behaviour of Muawiya he can be deserving the caliphate by it. So, if you were to cast your right upon his falsehood, you will realise your need from him, and if you covet his falsehood in your right, his need would be realised from you. And know, O Abu