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مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب قتال أهل البغي
Book of Fighting the Rebels
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي ذِي الثُّدَيَّةِ وَأَهْلِ النَّهْرَوَانِ
Reports on Dhu al-Thudayyah and the people of al-Nahrawan
Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 10445
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وَعَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ :
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ . قَالَ : قُلْتُ : فِيمَ فَارَقُوهُ ؟ وَفِيمَ اسْتَحَلُّوهُ ؟ وَفِيمَ دَعَاهُمْ ؟ وَبِمَ اسْتَحَلَّ دِمَاءَهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : إِنَّهُ لَمَّا اسْتَحَرَّ الْقَتْلُ فِي أَهْلِ الشَّامِ بِصِفِّينَ ، اعْتَصَمَ هُوَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ بِجَبَلٍ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ : أَرْسِلْ إِلَيْهِ بِالْمُصْحَفِ فَلَا وَاللَّهِ لَا نَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْكَ . قَالَ : فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُهُ يُنَادِي : بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ، أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ . . . الْآيَةَ . قَالَ عَلِيٌّ : نَعَمْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ، أَنَا أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْكُمْ .
فَجَاءَتِ الْخَوَارِجُ ، وَكُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْقُرَّاءَ ، وَجَاءُوا بِأَسْيَافِهِمْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِهِمْ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، أَلَا نَمْشِي إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ ؟ . فَقَامَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ ، قَالَ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، اتَّهِمُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ، لَقَدْ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَلَوْ نَرَى قِتَالًا قَاتَلْنَا ، وَذَلِكَ فِي الصُّلْحِ الَّذِي كَانَ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَبَيْنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَلَسْنَا عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَهُمْ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ ؟ قَالَ : " بَلَى " . قَالَ : أَلَيْسَ قَتْلَانَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَقَتْلَاهُمْ فِي النَّارِ ؟ قَالَ : " بَلَى " . قَالَ : فَعَلَامَ نُعْطِي الدَّنِيَّةَ فِي دِينِنَا ، وَنَرْجِعُ وَلَمَّا يَحْكُمِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : " يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَلَنْ يُضَيِّعَنِي أَبَدًا " .
فَانْطَلَقَ عُمَرُ فَلَمْ يَصْبِرْ مُتَغَيِّظًا حَتَّى أَتَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَلَسْنَا عَلَى الْحَقِّ ، وَهُمْ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : أَلَيْسَ قَتْلَانَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَقَتْلَاهُمْ فِي النَّارِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى . قَالَ : فَعَلَامَ نُعْطِي الدَّنِيَّةَ فِي دِينِنَا ، وَلَمَّا يَحْكُمِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، إِنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَلَنْ يُضَيِّعَهُ اللَّهُ أَبَدًا .
قَالَ : فَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ بِالْفَتْحِ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عُمَرَ ، فَأَقْرَأَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَوَفَتْحٌ هُوَ ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " . قَالَ : فَطَابَتْ نَفْسُهُ وَرَجَعَ ، وَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ خَرَجُوا بِحَرُورَاءَ - أُولَئِكَ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا - فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلِيٌّ يَنْشُدُهُمُ اللَّهَ ، فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ . فَأَتَاهُمْ صَعْصَعَةُ بْنُ صُوحَانَ فَأَنْشَدَهُمْ ، وَقَالَ : عَلَامَ تُقَاتِلُونَ خَلِيفَتَكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : مَخَافَةَ الْفِتْنَةِ . قَالَ : فَلَا تُعَجِّلُوا ضَلَالَةَ الْعَامِ مَخَافَةَ فِتْنَةِ عَامٍ قَابِلٍ . فَرَجَعُوا وَقَالُوا : نَسِيرُ عَلَى مَا جِئْنَا ، فَإِنْ قَبِلَ عَلِيٌّ الْقَضِيَّةَ قَاتَلْنَا عَلَى مَا قَاتَلْنَا يَوْمَ صِفِّينَ ، وَإِنْ نَقَضَهَا قَاتَلْنَا مَعَهُ . فَسَارُوا حَتَّى بَلَغُوا النَّهْرَوَانِ . فَافْتَرَقَتْ مِنْهُمْ فِرْقَةٌ ، فَجَعَلُوا يَهْدُونَ النَّاسَ لَيْلًا ، قَالَ أَصْحَابُهُمْ : وَيْلَكُمْ مَا عَلَى هَذَا فَارَقْنَا عَلِيًّا ، فَبَلَغَ عَلِيًّا أَمْرُهُمْ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا تَرَوْنَ ، نَسِيرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الشَّامِ أَمْ نَرْجِعُ إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا إِلَى ذَرَارِيِّكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : بَلْ نَرْجِعُ فَذَكَرَ أَمْرَهُمْ ، فَحَدَّثَ عَنْهُمْ بِمَا قَالَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - :
" إِنَّ فَرِقَةً تَخْرُجُ عِنْدَ اخْتِلَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، تَقْتُلُهُمْ أَقْرَبُ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ ، عَلَامَتُهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ يَدُهُ كَثَدْيِ الْمَرْأَةِ " .
فَسَارُوا حَتَّى الْتَقَوْا بِالنَّهْرَوَانِ ، فَاقْتَتَلُوا قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا ، فَجَعَلَتْ خَيْلُ عَلِيٍّ لَا تَقِفُ لَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِنَّمَا تُقَاتِلُونَ لِي فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عِنْدِي مَا أَجْزِيكُمْ ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِنَّمَا تُقَاتِلُونَ لِلَّهِ ، فَلَا يَكُونَنَّ هَذَا فِعَالَكُمْ ، فَحَمَلَ النَّاسُ حَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ، فَانْجَلَتِ الْخَيْلُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ مُنْكَبُّونَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ .
فَقَامَ عَلِيٌّ ، فَقَالَ : اطْلُبُوا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي فِيهِمْ ، فَطَلَبَ النَّاسُ الرَّجُلَ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ ، حَتَّى قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : غَرَّنَا ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا حَتَّى قَتَلْنَاهُمْ . قَالَ : فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : فَدَعَا بِدَابَّتِهِ فَرَكِبَهَا فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى وَهْدَةً فِيهَا قَتْلَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ ، فَجَعَلَ يَجُرُّ بِأَرْجُلِهِمْ حَتَّى وَجَدَ الرَّجُلَ تَحْتَهُمْ ، فَأَخْبَرُوهُ ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ . وَفَرِحَ ، وَفَرِحَ النَّاسُ وَرَجَعُوا . وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : لَا أَغْزُو الْعَامَ . وَرَجَعَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ ، وَقُتِلَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ، وَاسْتُخْلِفَ الْحَسَنُ ، وَسَارَ سِيرَةَ أَبِيهِ ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِالْبَيْعَةِ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ .
قُلْتُ : فِي الصَّحِيحِ بَعْضُهُ .
رَوَاهُ أَبُو يَعْلَى وَرِجَالُهُ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ . قَالَ : قُلْتُ : فِيمَ فَارَقُوهُ ؟ وَفِيمَ اسْتَحَلُّوهُ ؟ وَفِيمَ دَعَاهُمْ ؟ وَبِمَ اسْتَحَلَّ دِمَاءَهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : إِنَّهُ لَمَّا اسْتَحَرَّ الْقَتْلُ فِي أَهْلِ الشَّامِ بِصِفِّينَ ، اعْتَصَمَ هُوَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ بِجَبَلٍ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ : أَرْسِلْ إِلَيْهِ بِالْمُصْحَفِ فَلَا وَاللَّهِ لَا نَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْكَ . قَالَ : فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُهُ يُنَادِي : بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ، أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ . . . الْآيَةَ . قَالَ عَلِيٌّ : نَعَمْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ، أَنَا أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْكُمْ .
فَجَاءَتِ الْخَوَارِجُ ، وَكُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْقُرَّاءَ ، وَجَاءُوا بِأَسْيَافِهِمْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِهِمْ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، أَلَا نَمْشِي إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ ؟ . فَقَامَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ ، قَالَ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، اتَّهِمُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ، لَقَدْ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَلَوْ نَرَى قِتَالًا قَاتَلْنَا ، وَذَلِكَ فِي الصُّلْحِ الَّذِي كَانَ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَبَيْنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَلَسْنَا عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَهُمْ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ ؟ قَالَ : " بَلَى " . قَالَ : أَلَيْسَ قَتْلَانَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَقَتْلَاهُمْ فِي النَّارِ ؟ قَالَ : " بَلَى " . قَالَ : فَعَلَامَ نُعْطِي الدَّنِيَّةَ فِي دِينِنَا ، وَنَرْجِعُ وَلَمَّا يَحْكُمِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : " يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَلَنْ يُضَيِّعَنِي أَبَدًا " .
فَانْطَلَقَ عُمَرُ فَلَمْ يَصْبِرْ مُتَغَيِّظًا حَتَّى أَتَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَلَسْنَا عَلَى الْحَقِّ ، وَهُمْ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : أَلَيْسَ قَتْلَانَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَقَتْلَاهُمْ فِي النَّارِ ؟ قَالَ : بَلَى . قَالَ : فَعَلَامَ نُعْطِي الدَّنِيَّةَ فِي دِينِنَا ، وَلَمَّا يَحْكُمِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، إِنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَلَنْ يُضَيِّعَهُ اللَّهُ أَبَدًا .
قَالَ : فَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ بِالْفَتْحِ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عُمَرَ ، فَأَقْرَأَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَوَفَتْحٌ هُوَ ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ " . قَالَ : فَطَابَتْ نَفْسُهُ وَرَجَعَ ، وَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ خَرَجُوا بِحَرُورَاءَ - أُولَئِكَ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا - فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلِيٌّ يَنْشُدُهُمُ اللَّهَ ، فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ . فَأَتَاهُمْ صَعْصَعَةُ بْنُ صُوحَانَ فَأَنْشَدَهُمْ ، وَقَالَ : عَلَامَ تُقَاتِلُونَ خَلِيفَتَكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : مَخَافَةَ الْفِتْنَةِ . قَالَ : فَلَا تُعَجِّلُوا ضَلَالَةَ الْعَامِ مَخَافَةَ فِتْنَةِ عَامٍ قَابِلٍ . فَرَجَعُوا وَقَالُوا : نَسِيرُ عَلَى مَا جِئْنَا ، فَإِنْ قَبِلَ عَلِيٌّ الْقَضِيَّةَ قَاتَلْنَا عَلَى مَا قَاتَلْنَا يَوْمَ صِفِّينَ ، وَإِنْ نَقَضَهَا قَاتَلْنَا مَعَهُ . فَسَارُوا حَتَّى بَلَغُوا النَّهْرَوَانِ . فَافْتَرَقَتْ مِنْهُمْ فِرْقَةٌ ، فَجَعَلُوا يَهْدُونَ النَّاسَ لَيْلًا ، قَالَ أَصْحَابُهُمْ : وَيْلَكُمْ مَا عَلَى هَذَا فَارَقْنَا عَلِيًّا ، فَبَلَغَ عَلِيًّا أَمْرُهُمْ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا تَرَوْنَ ، نَسِيرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الشَّامِ أَمْ نَرْجِعُ إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا إِلَى ذَرَارِيِّكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : بَلْ نَرْجِعُ فَذَكَرَ أَمْرَهُمْ ، فَحَدَّثَ عَنْهُمْ بِمَا قَالَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - :
" إِنَّ فَرِقَةً تَخْرُجُ عِنْدَ اخْتِلَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، تَقْتُلُهُمْ أَقْرَبُ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ ، عَلَامَتُهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ يَدُهُ كَثَدْيِ الْمَرْأَةِ " .
فَسَارُوا حَتَّى الْتَقَوْا بِالنَّهْرَوَانِ ، فَاقْتَتَلُوا قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا ، فَجَعَلَتْ خَيْلُ عَلِيٍّ لَا تَقِفُ لَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِنَّمَا تُقَاتِلُونَ لِي فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عِنْدِي مَا أَجْزِيكُمْ ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِنَّمَا تُقَاتِلُونَ لِلَّهِ ، فَلَا يَكُونَنَّ هَذَا فِعَالَكُمْ ، فَحَمَلَ النَّاسُ حَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ، فَانْجَلَتِ الْخَيْلُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ مُنْكَبُّونَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ .
فَقَامَ عَلِيٌّ ، فَقَالَ : اطْلُبُوا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي فِيهِمْ ، فَطَلَبَ النَّاسُ الرَّجُلَ فَلَمْ يَجِدُوهُ ، حَتَّى قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : غَرَّنَا ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا حَتَّى قَتَلْنَاهُمْ . قَالَ : فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : فَدَعَا بِدَابَّتِهِ فَرَكِبَهَا فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى وَهْدَةً فِيهَا قَتْلَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ ، فَجَعَلَ يَجُرُّ بِأَرْجُلِهِمْ حَتَّى وَجَدَ الرَّجُلَ تَحْتَهُمْ ، فَأَخْبَرُوهُ ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ . وَفَرِحَ ، وَفَرِحَ النَّاسُ وَرَجَعُوا . وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ : لَا أَغْزُو الْعَامَ . وَرَجَعَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ ، وَقُتِلَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ، وَاسْتُخْلِفَ الْحَسَنُ ، وَسَارَ سِيرَةَ أَبِيهِ ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِالْبَيْعَةِ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ .
قُلْتُ : فِي الصَّحِيحِ بَعْضُهُ .
رَوَاهُ أَبُو يَعْلَى وَرِجَالُهُ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Habib bin Abi Thabit reported this about Abu Wa'il: I asked him about those people whom Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had killed. I asked: "For what reason did those people separate from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)? For what reason did they deem the blood of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) lawful? To what did Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) invite them, and on what basis did he deem their blood lawful?" Abu Wa'il said: When the fighting with the people of Syria became intense at Siffin, and Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions took refuge on a mountain, Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) advised him: "Send the Mushaf to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); by Allah, we cannot be saved in any other way." The narrator says: So a man came carrying the Qur'an and called out: "The Book of Allah will judge between us and you. (Allah, the Exalted, says:) 'Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Book.'" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Very well, the Book of Allah will judge between us and you, and I have more right than you to follow it." Then the Khawarij came; we used to call them "the reciters" (qurra'). They had their swords on their shoulders. They said: "O Commander of the Believers, shall we not march against these people so that Allah Almighty may judge between us and them?" Then Sahl bin Hunayf stood up and said: "O people, hold yourselves to blame. At Hudaybiyah we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); had we wanted to fight, we could have fought. This was the truce that took place between the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the polytheists. Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, are we not upon the truth, and are they not upon falsehood?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Yes.' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Are our slain not in Paradise, and are their slain not in Hell?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Yes.' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Then on what basis should we show weakness in our religion? We are going back so that Allah Almighty may judge between us and them.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O son of al-Khattab, I am the Messenger of Allah, and He will never let me be lost.' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went away, but he could not control his anger, so he came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: 'O Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), are we not upon the truth and they upon falsehood?' Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: 'Yes.' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'Are our slain not in Paradise and their slain in Hell?' Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: 'Yes.' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: 'Then on what basis should we show weakness in the matter of our religion? Rather, we should do this (that is, fight) so that Allah Almighty may judge between us and them.' Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'O son of al-Khattab, he is the Messenger of Allah, and Allah Almighty will never let him be lost.'" The narrator says: Then Surah al-Fath was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He sent for Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and recited this surah before him. He asked: "O Messenger of Allah, is this a victory?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes." At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was reassured. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went back, and the people went back too. (The narrator says:) These Khawarij camped at Harura'; they were somewhat more than ten thousand people. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a message to them and adjured them by Allah, but they did not accept what Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said. Then Sa'sa'ah bin Suhan went and adjured them, and said: "On what basis do you want to fight your caliph?" They replied: "For fear of tribulation." Sa'sa'ah said: "Do not fall into misguidance this year for fear of a tribulation that will come next year." So those people went back and said: "We will continue on the basis on which we came. If Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) accepts this arbitration, we will fight on the principle on which we fought at the Battle of Siffin; and if he breaks it, we will fight alongside him." Then they set out until they reached Nahrawan. There they split into different parts, and they began harming people at night. Some of their companions said: "Woe to you! It was not for this that we separated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)." When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) received this news, he addressed the people and said: "What do you think: should we go to the people of Syria, or to these people whom you will leave behind you among your families and children?" The people said: "We should go back." Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the matter of those people and narrated about them the hadith which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had said about them: "At a time of disagreement among people, a sect will appear which will be killed by whichever of the two groups is closer to the truth. The distinctive sign of these people will be one man among them, one of whose hands will be like a woman's breast." Then they set out from there, and at Nahrawan they fought the Khawarij; there was fierce fighting, and the cavalry of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) could not hold firm against them. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O people, if you are fighting for my sake, then by Allah I have nothing to give you as a reward; and if you are fighting for the sake of Allah Almighty, then this should not be your conduct." Then the people charged all at once, and when the cavalry cleared away from them, those people were lying fallen on their faces. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "Search for that man among these people." The people searched for that man but did not find him, until one of them said: "Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) has deceived us concerning our brothers, because of which we have killed them." The narrator says: Tears flowed from the eyes of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He sent for his mount, rode it and set off until he came to a low-lying place where the slain were lying, some on top of others. Their legs began to be pulled aside until that man was found beneath them. The people told Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about this, and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was pleased, and the people were pleased too, and the people turned back. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will not go on campaign this year." Then he came back to Kufah, and there he was martyred. After that Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) became caliph. He too adopted his father's way, and then he handed over the caliphate to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Part of this narration is mentioned in the Sahih.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
