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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الأمراء
Book of Rulers
ما ذكر من حديث الأمراء والدخول عليهم
Reports on talk about rulers and entering upon them
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32741 — Reports on talk about rulers
٣٢٧٤١ - حدثنا أسود بن عامر قال: حدثنا جرير بن حازم قال: سمعت محمد ابن سيرين قال: بعث علي بن أبي طالب قيس بن سعد أميرًا على مصر، قال: فكتب إليه معاوية وعمرو بن العاص بكتاب فأغلظا له فيه وشتماه وأوعداه، ⦗١٦٧⦘ فكتب إليهما بكتاب (لين) (١) (يقاربهما) (٢) (ويطمعهما) (٣) في نفسه، (٤) قال: فلما أتاهما الكتاب كتبا إليه بكتاب (لين) (٥) يذكران فضله و (يطمعانه) (٦) فيما قبلهما، فكتب إليهما بجواب كتابهما الأول يغلظ (لهما) (٧)، فلم يدع شيئًا إلا قاله، فقال أحدهما للآخر: لا، واللَّه ما نطيق نحن قيس بن سعد، ولكن تعال نمكر به عند علي، قال: فبعثا بكتابه الأول إلى علي، قال: فقال له أهل الكوفة: عدو اللَّه قيس ابن سعد فاعزله، فقال علي: ويحكم أنا واللَّه أعلم هي (واللَّه) (٨) إحدى فعلاته، فأبوا إلا عزله فعزله، وبعث محمد بن أبي بكر، فلما قدم على قيس بن سعد قال له قيس: انظر ما آمرك به، إذا كتب إليك معاوية بكذا وكذا فاكتب إليه بكذا (وكذا) (٩)، وإذا (صنع) (١٠) (كذا) (١١) فاصنع كذا، وإياك أن تخالف ما أمرتك به، واللَّه لكأني أنظر إليك إن فعلت قد قتلت، ثم أدخلت (في) (١٢) جوف حمار فأحرقت بالنار، قال: ففعل ذلك به (١٣).
Muhammad bin Sirin said: Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Sayyiduna Qays bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) as governor of Egypt. Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah and Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) sent him a letter in which they addressed him in harsh words, reviled him and threatened him. So he wrote to them in reply a letter in gentle words, in which he drew them close and made them hopeful regarding himself. When the letter reached them, they sent Sayyiduna Qays a letter of gentle words, in which they wrote of his merit and in that letter tempted him towards their side. Then Qays answered their first letter, using harsh words for them, and left nothing unanswered. Seeing this, the two said to one another: "By Allah, we cannot prevail over Qays bin Sa'd, but we will devise a plot against Qays by writing to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)." He said: They sent Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) his first letter. When the letter arrived, the people of Kufah said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Qays bin Sa'd is an enemy of Allah, so dismiss him." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Woe to you! By Allah, I know better than you; this is just one of the doings of Qays bin Sa'd." But the people of Kufah kept demanding the dismissal of Qays bin Sa'd, and reluctantly Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) dismissed him and sent Muhammad bin Abi Bakr as governor in his place. When Muhammad bin Abi Bakr reached Qays bin Sa'd, Qays said: "Listen carefully to what I say! If Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah writes to you on such a subject, then reply by writing such and such, and when he does such and such, then you do this. And take care! Do not go against this instruction of mine. By Allah, it is as if I can see you: if you go against my instruction, you will be killed, then placed in the belly of a donkey and burned." The narrator said: Later that is exactly what happened to him.
