Re: Hazrat Ameer Muawiya r.a and the Romans
The sign of a Munafiq is hatred of Hadhrath 'Ali (as)
As a starting pointing let us consider the words of Hadhrath 'Ali (as):
“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”
Its is little wonder that we have the testimony of Abu Said al Khudri:
“We recognized the hypocrites by their hatred of Ali.” (Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, p639, Tradition 1086 - al-Isti’ab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, v3, p47 - al-Riyad al-Nadirah, by al-Muhibb al-Tabari, v3, p242)
One wonders how Abu Sulaiman and his Nasibi brethren can prove that Mu’awiya loved Hadhrath 'Ali (as).
Let us look at some other traditions before concluding on Mu’awiya:
The Messenger of Allah said:
**“Whoever hurts Ali, has hurt me”
Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v3, p483; al-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p263**
The Messenger of Allah said:
“Whoever curses Ali, cursed me”
1. al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p121, who mentioned this tradition is Authentic
2. Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v6, p323
3. Mishkat al-Masabih, English version, Tradition 6092
4. Tarikh al-Khulafa, by Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, p173
Rasulullah (s) said:
“Whoever leaves Ali, leaves me, whoever leaves me, leaves Allah” Kanz ul Ummal, hadith numbers 32974 - 32976, narrated by Abdullah ibne`Umar {through two chains} and Abu Dharr Ghaffari (ra).