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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث معاوية بن أبي سفيان رضي الله عنه
Hadith of Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him)
حَدِيثُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Hadith of Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7376 — I was with Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبَصْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْغَمْرِ مَوْلَى سُمُوكٍ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ حُدَيْجٍ ، يَقُولُ : كُنْتُ عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ كِتَابُ عَامِلِهِ يُخْبِرُهُ أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ بِالتُّرْكِ وَهَزَمَهُمْ ، وَكَثْرَةَ مَنْ قَتَلَ مِنْهُمْ ، وَكَثْرَةَ مَنْ غَنِمَ ، فَغَضِبَ مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ إِلَيْهِ قَدْ فَهِمْتُ مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِمَّا قَتَلْتَ وَغَنِمْتَ ، فَلَا أَعْلَمَنَّ مَا عُدْتَ لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، وَلَا قَاتَلْتَهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ أَمْرِي ، قُلْتُ لَهُ : لِمَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؟ فَقَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَقُولُ : لَتَظْهَرَنَّ التُّرْكُ عَلَى الْعَرَبِ حَتَّى تُلْحِقَهَا بِمَنَابِتِ الشِّيحِ وَالْقَيْصُومِ ، فَأَكْرَهُ قِتَالَهُمْ لِذَلِكَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Hudayj (may Allah be pleased with him): I was with Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) when a letter came to him from one of his officials (governors), informing him that he had fought the Turks and defeated them, and of the large number of them he had killed and the abundant spoils he had taken. At this Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and ordered that it be written to him: "I have understood what you mentioned of the killing and the spoils; now beware of ever daring to do anything of the kind again, and do not fight them at all until my order reaches you." I asked him: O Commander of the Believers, why is that? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The Turks will surely overpower the Arabs to such an extent that they will drive them back to the places where the desert plants (shih and qaysum) grow." For this reason I dislike fighting them.
