Nahj al-Balāgha

When Hasan and Husayn interceded on behalf of Marwan

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Hadith 269
Amīr al-mu’minin said about Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam at Baṣrah. When Marwān was taken prisoner on the day of Jamal, he asked Ḥasan and Ḥusayn (a.s.) to intercede on his behalf before Amīr al-mu’minin. So they spoke to Amīr al-mu’minin about him and he released him. Then they said, “O Amīr al-mu’minin he desires to swear you allegiance” Whereupon Amīr al-mu’minin said :
ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) قاله لمروان بن الحكم بالبصرة قالوا
أُخِذَ مروان بن الحكم أَسيراً يوم الجمل، فاستشفع الحسن والحسين (عليهما السلام) إلى أَميرالمؤمنين (عليه السلام)، فكلّماه فيه، فخلّى سبيله، فقالا له: يبايعك يا أميرالمؤمنين؟ فقال (عليه السلام):
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Hadith 270
Did he not swear me allegiance after the killing of ‘Uthmān? Now I do not need his allegiance, because his is the hand of a Jew. If he swears me allegiance with his hand he would violate it after a short while. Well, he is to get power for so long as a dog licks his nose. He is the father of four rams (who will also rule). The people will face hard days through him and his sons. [1]
أَفَلَمْ يُبَايِعْنِي بَعْدَ قَتْلِ عُثْمانَ؟ لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي في بَيْعَتِهِ! إِنِّهَا كَفٌّ يَهُودِيَّةٌ لَوْ بَايَعَنِي بِيَدِهِ لَغَدَرَ بِسُبَّتِهِ. أَمَا إِنَّ لَهُ إِمْرَةً كَلَعْقَةِ الْكَلْبِ أَنْفَهُ، وَهُوَ أَبُو الاْكُبُشِ الاْرْبَعَةِ، وَسَتَلْقَى الاْمَّة مِنْهُ وَمِنْ وَلَدِهِ يَوْمَاً أَحْمَرَ!
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