English translation
2704. Narrated Al-Ḥasan (Al-Baṣrī): By Allāh, Al-Ḥasan bin ‘Alī led large battalions like mountains against Mu‘āwiya. ‘Amr bin Al-‘Ās said (to Mu‘āwiya), “I surely see battalions which will not turn back before killing their opponents.” Mu‘āwiya who was really the best of the two men said to him, “O ‘Amr! If these killed those and those killed these, who would be left with me for the jobs of the people, who would be left with me for their women, who would be left with me for their children?” Then Mu‘āwiya sent two Quraishi men from the tribe of ‘Abd Shams called ‘Abdur Raḥmān bin Sumura and Abdullah bin ‘Āmir bin Kuraiz to Al-Ḥasan saying to them, “Go to this man (i.e., Al-Ḥasan) and negotiate peace with him and talk and appeal to him.” So, they went to Al-Ḥasan and talked and appealed to him to accept peace. Al-Ḥasan said, “We, the offspring of ‘Abdul Muṭṭalib, have got wealth and people have indulged in killing and corruption (and money only will appease them).” They said to Al-Ḥasan, “Mu‘āwiya offers you so and so, and appeals to you and entreats you to accept peace.” Al-Ḥasan said to them, “But who will be responsible for what you have said?” They said, “We will be responsible for it.” So, whatever Al-Ḥasan asked they said, “We will be responsible for it for you.” So, Al-Ḥasan concluded a peace treaty with Mu‘āwiya. Al-Ḥasan (Al-Baṣrī) said: I heard Abū Bakra saying, “I saw Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ on the pulpit and Al-Ḥasan bin ‘Alī was by his side. The Prophet ﷺ was looking once at the people and once at Al-Ḥasan bin ‘Alī saying, ‘This son of mine is a Saiyid (i.e., a noble) and may Allāh make peace between two big groups of
Arabic text
2704 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الحَسَنَ، يَقُولُ: اسْتَقْبَلَ وَاللَّهِ الحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بِكَتَائِبَ أَمْثَالِ الجِبَالِ، فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ العَاصِ: إِنِّي لَأَرَى كَتَائِبَ لاَ تُوَلِّي حَتَّى تَقْتُلَ أَقْرَانَهَا، فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَكَانَ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ: أَيْ عَمْرُو إِنْ قَتَلَ هَؤُلاَءِ هَؤُلاَءِ، وَهَؤُلاَءِ هَؤُلاَءِ مَنْ لِي بِأُمُورِ النَّاسِ مَنْ لِي بِنِسَائِهِمْ مَنْ لِي بِضَيْعَتِهِمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ: عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَامِرِ بْنِ كُرَيْزٍ، فَقَالَ: اذْهَبَا إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ، فَاعْرِضَا عَلَيْهِ، وَقُولاَ لَهُ: وَاطْلُبَا إِلَيْهِ، فَأَتَيَاهُ، فَدَخَلاَ عَلَيْهِ فَتَكَلَّمَا، وَقَالاَ لَهُ: فَطَلَبَا إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمَا الحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ: إِنَّا بَنُو عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ، قَدْ أَصَبْنَا مِنْ هَذَا المَالِ، وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةَ قَدْ عَاثَتْ فِي دِمَائِهَا، قَالاَ: فَإِنَّهُ يَعْرِضُ عَلَيْكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، وَيَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكَ وَيَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ: فَمَنْ لِي بِهَذَا، قَالاَ: نَحْنُ لَكَ بِهِ، فَمَا سَأَلَهُمَا شَيْئًا إِلَّا قَالاَ: نَحْنُ لَكَ بِهِ، فَصَالَحَهُ، فَقَالَ الحَسَنُ: وَلَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ يَقُولُ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ وَالحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، وَهُوَ يُقْبِلُ عَلَى النَّاسِ مَرَّةً، وَعَلَيْهِ أُخْرَى وَيَقُولُ: «إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا سَيِّدٌ وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ عَظِيمَتَيْنِ مِنَ المُسْلِمِينَ»، قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: " قَالَ لِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: إِنَّمَا ثَبَتَ لَنَا سَمَاعُ الحَسَنِ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، بِهَذَا الحَدِيثِ "
