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Hadith 12342

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ جَدِّ أَبِيهِ الْمُخَارِقِ قَالَ لَقِيتُ عَمَّارًا يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ وَهُوَ يَبُولُ فِي قَرْنٍ فَقُلْتُ أُقَاتِلُ مَعَكَ فَأَكُونُ مَعَكَ قَالَ قَاتِلْ تَحْتَ رَايَةِ قَوْمِكَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَسْتَحِبُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ تَحْتَ رَايَةِ قَوْمِهِ
It is narrated from Makharraq, he says: On the day of the Battle of Jamal, I met Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was urinating in a horn. I said: I want to fight alongside you, and in this way, I will stay with you. But he said: You should fight while remaining under the flag of your own people, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to like that a man should fight while remaining under the flag of his own people.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب الخلافة والإمارة / 12342
Hadith Grading محدثین: ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij «اسناده ضعيف لاضطرابه، أخرجه ابويعلي: 1641، والبزار: 1429 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 18316 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 18506»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … By doing so, the warrior fights with courage.

After the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Uthman radi Allahu anhu, the Muslim Ummah was divided into two groups: one group supported Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu, who was the rightful caliph, and the other group was with Sayyiduna Muawiyah radi Allahu anhu. The basis of their disagreement was taking retribution (qisas) from the killers of Sayyiduna Uthman radi Allahu anhu, while those killers had presented themselves among the supporters of Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu.

It should be kept in mind that Sayyiduna Muawiyah radi Allahu anhu’s view was that retribution should be taken from the killers of Uthman immediately, whereas Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu was of the opinion that there should be some delay in this matter, and considering the delicacy of the circumstances, the stance of Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu was closer to being correct.

Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha, instead of returning to Madinah Munawwarah after performing Hajj, turned towards Iraq so that retribution could be taken from the killers of Uthman.

The outcome of these conflicts, which arose on the basis of retribution, manifested in the form of mutual fighting within the Muslim Ummah; one link in this chain is the Battle of Jamal.

For further details, the Urdu-reading audience may refer to “Tareekh-e-Islam” by Akbar Shah Najibabadi and “Khulafa-e-Rashideen” by Shah Moinuddin Nadwi.