Isa bin Yazid narrates: Al-Ash'ath bin Qays sought permission to come in to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) in Kufah. Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) delayed giving him permission for a while. When he came in to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyiduna Imam Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) were also present with him. Al-Ash'ath said: O Commander of the Believers! Did you keep me from coming in because of these two? Yet you know that their master came to us and filled us with lies. The narrator says: He meant Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: By Allah, this man (that is, Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) had your grandfather's horse, and he struck a blow at your father (that is, this man fought your father and grandfather for the supremacy of Islam). Al-Ash'ath said: O Commander of the Believers! Do you hear what he is saying? Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You were the one who started it.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a group of narrators whom I do not know.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الفتن - أعاذنا الله منها / 12076
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (653)»