32737 - Ata' said: It reached me that he was killed with Muawiya on the day of Siffin.

Ata says that once, two Eids occurred together on the same day. At the time of the first Eid prayer, Hajjaj stood up and said: Whoever wants to perform Jumu'ah with us may do so, and whoever wants to leave may leave, there is no harm. Upon hearing this, Abu Al-Bakhtari and Maisarah said: May Allah curse him, from where has this revelation come to him?

Wasil Ahadab narrates that Ibrahim saw the governor of Hulwan passing his cattle through people's fields. He said: Straying from the path of the road is better than straying from the path of religion.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If Hazrat Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) left this wealth in such a state that something from it was lawful for them, then they remained at a loss and their opinion was weak. And by Allah! They were neither losers nor weak in opinion. And if the wealth that we found after them was unlawful for them, then surely we have been destroyed, and by Allah, the mistake was only ours.

Muhammad bin Sirin narrates that Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, sent Qais bin Sa’d as the governor of Egypt. Hazrat Muawiyah and Amr bin Al-Aas, may Allah be pleased with them, wrote him a letter in which they addressed him with harsh words. So, he replied to them with a letter in gentle words, in which he drew them close and made them hopeful about himself. When his letter reached them, they sent Qais a letter with gentle words, in which they wrote his virtues and enticed him towards themselves in that letter. So, Qais replied to their first letter, in which he used harsh words for them and did not leave any point unanswered. Seeing this, both of them said to each other:“By Allah! We cannot overpower Qais bin Sa’d, but let us write a letter to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and devise a plan regarding Qais.”It is said that they sent their first letter to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him. When the letter reached, the people of Kufa said to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him:“Qais bin Sa’d is an enemy of Allah, remove him.”Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said:“Woe to you! By Allah, I know better than you, this is just a characteristic of Qais bin Sa’d.”But the people of Kufa kept insisting on the removal of Qais bin Sa’d. Reluctantly, Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, removed him and sent Muhammad bin Abi Bakr as governor in his place. When Muhammad bin Abi Bakr reached Qais bin Sa’d, Qais said:“Listen to me carefully! If Hazrat Muawiyah writes you a letter of this content, then reply with these words, and when he does such and such, then act in this way, and beware! Do not oppose my command. By Allah! It is as if I am seeing you, if you oppose my command, you will be killed and then burned in the belly of a donkey.”The narrator says:“Later, this is exactly what happened to him.”

Muhammad bin Sirin states that, to my knowledge, before the people pledged allegiance at the hand of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), they did not accuse him of the murder of Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). When they pledged allegiance at his hand, the people accused him of the murder of Hazrat Uthman.

Muhammad bin Sirin narrates that Hazrat Qais bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If a person did not become a sinner by deceit, I would have used such deceit against the people of Syria that they would remain restless day and night.

Malik bin Dinar says that I saw Hasan Basri, Malik bin Dinar, Muslim bin Yasar, and Saeed, that they, along with Ibn al-Ash'ath, used to give the ruling to fight against Hajjaj. Hasan Basri said: Hajjaj is a punishment that has descended from the sky, so shall we confront Allah Almighty's punishment with the sword?

Khalid bin Muhammad narrates that Abdul Malik bin Marwan said: Whoever wants to buy a slave girl for pleasure should buy a Berber slave girl, and whoever wants to buy a slave girl for having children should buy a Persian slave girl, and whoever wants to buy a slave girl for service should buy a Roman slave girl.

Ibn Abi Ghaniyah narrates from an elder of Madinah that Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am the first king.