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Muawiyah Abusing Imam Ali (as)

بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Muawiyah Abusing Imam Ali (as)
Muawiyah Abusing Imam Ali (as)

What The Prophet Said About Those Who Fight, Hate, Or Abuse His Ahlul-Bayt.

The Messenger of Allah said: "Loving ‘Ali is the sign of belief, and hating ‘Ali is the sign of hypocrisy."

Sunni references:
  • Sahih Muslim, v1, p48;

  • Sahih Tirmidhi, v5, p643;

  • Sunan Ibn Majah, v1, p142;

  • Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal v1, pp 84,95,128

  • Tarikh al-Kabir, by al-Bukhari (the author of Sahih), v1, part 1, p202

  • Hilyatul Awliya’, by Abu Nu’aym, v4, p185

  • Tarikh, by al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, v14, p462

This tradition of Prophet was popular to the extent that some of the companions used to say:

"We recognized the hypocrites by their hatred of ‘Ali."

Sunni references:
  • Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, p639, Tradition #1086

  • Al-Istiab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, v3, p47

  • Al-Riyad al-Nadirah, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, v3, p242

  • Dhakha’ir al-Uqba, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, p91

Also Muslim in his Sahih narrated on the authority of Zirr that: ‘Ali (ra) said: By him who split up the seed and created something living, the Apostle (may peace and blessing be upon him) gave me a promise that no one but a believer would love me, and none but a hypocrite would nurse grudge against me.

Sahih Muslim:
  • English version, Chapter XXXIV, p46, Tradition #141

Abu Huraira narrated: The Prophet (S) looked toward ‘Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and Fatimah, and said: "I am in the state of war with those who will fight you, and in the state of peace with those who are peaceful to you.”


Sunni references:
  • Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, p699

  • Sunan Ibn Majah, v1, p52

  • Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, p767, Tradition #1350

  • Al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p149

  • Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p169

  • Al-Kabir, by Tabarani, v3, p30, also in al-Awsat

  • Jamius Saghir, by al-Ibani, v2, p17

  • Tarikh, by al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, v7, p137

  • Sawai’q al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p221

  • Talkhis, by al-Dhahabi, v3, p149

  • Dhakha’ir al-Uqba, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, p25

  • Mishkat al-Masabih, by Khatib al-Tabrizi, English Version, Tdadition #6145

  • Others such as Ibn Habban, etc.

It is the well-known fact in the history that Muawiyah fought Imam ‘Ali (as). And based on the above tradition of the Prophet(Saww) the Prophet has declared war on Muawiyah. How can we still love a person whom the Prophet has declared war on him?

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever hurts ‘Ali, has hurt me"


Sunni references:
  • Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v3, p483

  • Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, p580, Tradition #981

  • Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p129

  • Al-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p263

  • Ibn Habban, Ibn Abd al-Barr, etc.

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever reviles/curses ‘Ali, has reviled/cursed me"


Sunni reference:
  • Al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p121, who mentioned this tradition is Authentic.

  • Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v6, p323

  • Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, p594, Tradition #1011

  • Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p130

  • Mishkat al-Masabih, English version, Tradition #6092

  • Tarikh al-Khulafa, by Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, p173

  • and many others such as Tabarani, Abu Ya’la, etc.


رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُمْ

وَالْعَنْ أَعْدَائَهُمْ اَجْمَعِيْن

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