Letters
450
narrations
79
chapters
Chapters
- 1. To the people of Kufa at the time of his march from Medina to Basra 4 hadith
- 2. To Muawiya 7 hadith
- 3. To the commander of a vanguard contingent dispatched to Syria 3 hadith
- 4. To a contingent dispatched to engage the enemy 3 hadith
- 5. To two of his army officers 2 hadith
- 6. To the army before the Battle of Siffin 3 hadith
- 7. Invocation when he faced the enemy 5 hadith
- 8. Instructions for warriors 3 hadith
- 9. In response to a letter from Muawiya 7 hadith
- 10. To his governor in Basra 4 hadith
- 11. To one of his officers 2 hadith
- 12. To the people of Kufa after the victory of Basra 2 hadith
- 13. To the deputy governor of Basra 2 hadith
- 14. To the deputy governor of Basra 3 hadith
- 15. To his governor in Basra 2 hadith
- 16. His will shortly before his death 5 hadith
- 17. His will upon his return from Siffin 7 hadith
- 18. Instructions for tax collectors 7 hadith
- 19. Instructions for an officer sent to collect tax 7 hadith
- 20. Instructions to Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, upon appointment as the governor of Egypt 9 hadith
- 21. In response to Muawiya 16 hadith
- 22. To the people of Basra 2 hadith
- 23. To his judge in Kufa 10 hadith
- 24. To Muawiya 3 hadith
- 25. Instructions for Hasan, when returning from Siffin 39 hadith
- 26. To Muawiya 3 hadith
- 27. To the governor of Mecca 3 hadith
- 28. To Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr after learning that he had taken over the position of Malik al-Ashtar as the governor of Egypt after the latter died 4 hadith
- 29. To Ibn Abbas after Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr was killed 3 hadith
- 30. To his brother Aqil 5 hadith
- 31. To Muawiya 2 hadith
- 32. To Egyptians after the appointment of Malik al-Ashtar as their governor 4 hadith
- 33. To Amr ibn al-As 2 hadith
- 34. To one of his army officers 2 hadith
- 35. To one of his officers 3 hadith
- 36. To one of his officers 9 hadith
- 37. To the governor of Bahrain, whom he later removed 2 hadith
- 38. To the governor of Ardasheer Khorra in Iran 4 hadith
- 39. To Ziyad ibn Abeen, when Ali learned that Muawiya had approached him 5 hadith
- 40. To the governor of Basra upon learning that he had accepted an invitation to a lavish banquet 15 hadith
- 41. To one of his officers 2 hadith
- 42. Last will for Hasan and Husayn 12 hadith
- 43. To Muawiya 3 hadith
- 44. To Muawiya 2 hadith
- 45. To the governor of Azerbaijan in Iran 2 hadith
- 46. To the officers of his army 5 hadith
- 47. To tax collectors 7 hadith
- 48. To various governors concerning prayers 7 hadith
- 49. Instructions for Malik al-Ashtar upon his appointment as the governor of Egypt 70 hadith
- 50. To Talha and Zubayr 5 hadith
- 51. To Muawiya 3 hadith
- 52. Instructions to the commander of a vanguard contingent dispatched to Syria 2 hadith
- 53. To the people of Kufa when he marched from Medina to Basra 3 hadith
- 54. An announcement about what took place in Siffin 5 hadith
- 55. To the governor of Holwaan 3 hadith
- 56. To Muawiya 3 hadith
- 57. To the officers through whose jurisdiction the army passed 4 hadith
- 58. Expressing his displeasure to Kumayl, the governor of Heet, who was unable to prevent enemy raids 2 hadith
- 59. To Egyptians through Malik al-Ashtar, upon his appointment as their governor 6 hadith
- 60. To Abu Musa Ashaari, the governor of Kufa, when Ali learned that he discouraged jihad 6 hadith
- 61. In response to Muawiya 7 hadith
- 62. To Muawiya 5 hadith
- 63. To Ibn Abbas (a different version) 2 hadith
- 64. To the governor of Mecca 6 hadith
- 65. To Salman the Persian, before his caliphate 2 hadith
- 66. To al-Haarith al-Hamdani 11 hadith
- 67. To Muawiya 3 hadith
- 68. To the governor of Medina about those who had defected to Syria 4 hadith
- 69. To an administrator accused of misappropriation 4 hadith
- 70. To Ibn Abbas 2 hadith
- 71. To Muawiya 4 hadith
- 72. Protocol of an agreement between the tribes of Rabeea and the people of Yemen 3 hadith
- 73. To Muawiya 3 hadith
- 74. Instructions to Ibn Abbas upon his appointment as the governor of Basra 3 hadith
- 75. Instructions to Ibn Abbas before talks with the Kharijites 2 hadith
- 76. In response to Abu Musa Ashari''s letter about the two arbitrators 4 hadith
- 77. To the army officers when he was elected as the caliph 2 hadith
- 78. To his messenger to Muawiya when his return was delayed 2 hadith
- 79. To Muawiya 6 hadith