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Virtues of Muawiyah RA

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Proof 1

قال أبو مسهر عن سعيد بن عبد العزيز عن ربيعة بن يزيد عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي عميرة - وكان من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم - عن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : ( اللهم علم معاوية الحساب وقِهِ العذاب ) .

a) Shaykh Al-AlBani Said: "The Chain is Good.according to me Rout is Strong, Narrators are trustworthy and are those of Sahih Muslim except Ibne Abi Omair who is Companion(of Prophet peace be upon him) Some other routs say ""Allah, make him (Muawiya) guided, a guider, and guide people through him". (Silsilah As Saheeha Vol 7 page no: 690 hadith no: 3227)

Authentic rout in Fadail e Sahaba of Imam Ahmad no: 1748

عن معاوية عن يونس بن سيف عن الحارث بن زياد عن أبي رهم عن العرباض بن سارية - رضي الله عنه - قال سمعت رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - وهو يدعونا إلى السحور في شهر رمضان : ( هلموا إلى الغذاء المبارك ) ، ثم سمعته يقول : ( اللهم علم معاوية الكتاب والحساب وقه العذاب ) .
Al-Aarbad bin Sariyah as-Sulamee ra reported that he heard the Prophet Peace be upon him saying as a du'aa : "O Allah ! Teach Muawya the Book and Math, and protect him from the Punishment " .[Muhaqqiq of Fadail e Sahaba said Chain is Hasan Lighairihi, Hafiz ad-Dahabee said This hadeeth is Powerful shahid (of previous hadeeth) (see Syar Ailam al Nubala 3/124) Ibn e Khuzaima narrated in his Sahih (Authentic) 3/214,Muhaqqiq of Sahih Ibne Khuzaimah Muhammad Mustafa Al Azami said "Chain is weak Al Harith is Unknown but hadith is authentic due to other routs from Arbad bin Sariyah etc",Ibn e Hibban narrated in Al Ihsan Kitab Manaqib as Sahaba Chapter Moawiya bin Abi Sufiyan May Allah be please with him Vol 16 page 191, Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai said Chain is Hasan in Majallah al hadith no: 29 page 62), Shaykh Al-AlBani said Chain is Hasan with its routs (As-Saheeha Vol 7 Page 688)]

Mursal Shahid of this hadith .

حدثنا أبو المغيرة ، ثنا صفوان قال : حدثني شريح بن عبيد أن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - دعا لمعاوية بن أبي سفيان : ( اللهم علمه الكتاب والحساب وقه العذاب ) .

Proof 2

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمِيرَةَ، وَكَانَ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ ‏”‏ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا وَاهْدِ بِهِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏

"It was transmitted by imam Bukhari in his "Tareeh al-kabir" (5/240) via authentic chain: From Abu Musakhar, it was reported to me by Sayed ibn Abdulaziz from Rabi`ee ibn Yazid from (companion Abdurrahman) ibn Abu Umeyrat, which said: Prophet (sallalahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sallam) said about Muawiyah: "Allah, make him (Muawiya :ra: ) guided, a guider, and guide people through him".[Ahadeth an-nabawiya fi fadhail Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan]

Authentic Shahid in Musnad Ahmad

17926 - حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي ثنا علي بن بحر ثنا الوليد بن مسلم ثنا سعيد بن عبد العزيز عن ربيعة بن يزيد عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي عميرة الأزدي عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم : انه ذكر معاوية وقال اللهم اجعله هاديا مهديا واهد به

Prophet (sallalahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sallam) said to Muawiyah (r.a): “Allah, make him (Muawiya ) guided, a guider, and guide people through him”.[Ahmad in "Musnad" hadeeth no:17926, Sheikh Shuayb Arnanoot said under this hadeeth: Narrators are Trustworthy and are those of Saheeh, Ibn Asakir authenticated in Tareekh Damishq” (59/106), Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai Authenticated in Majallah Al Hadith no: 29 page 60]

Proof 3

Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Somebody said to Ibn 'Abbas, "Can you speak to the chief of the believers Muwaiya, as he does not pray except one Rak'a as Witr?" Ibn 'Abbas replied, "He is a faqih (i.e. a learned man who can give religious verdicts) .[Bukhari Book #57, Hadith #109]

Proof 4
Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) reported that the Prophet (صلّى الله عليه وسلّم) told him :

Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said in Majmuaa' al-Fatawah 4-288 :

Ibn e Asakir said regarding him

خال المومنين وكاتب وحى رب العالمين

Uncle of Momineen and he Wrote down the revelation of Rabb Al Alameen [Tareekh Damishq 62/38]

Proof 5

Narrated by Umm Alqamah that Muawiyah bin Abi Sufiyan Came to Madeenah and asked for Blanket and hair of Prophet Peace be upon him from Aisha RA then He (Muawiyah) covered himself with the blanket, dipped the hair in water, drank and put on his body.[Tareekh Damishq 62/106 and chain is Hasan as Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai said in Majallah Al Hadith no: 29 page 60]

Note: this athar is proof that how much Muawiyah RA loved Prophet peace be upon him and is also proof for Seeking Blessings through the Holy Relics of Prophet Peace be upon him if they are really from Prophet.

Proof 6

Ibn e Abbas ra Said

ما رأيت رجلا كان أخلق يعنى للملك من معاوية

I have not seen more applicable for Ruling (after khilafat of 4 Caliph) better than Muawiyah.[Tareekh Damishq 62/161 with authentic chain as Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai said in Majallah Al Hadeeth no: 29 page 62,Musannif Abdul Razzaq vol 11 page 453 no: 20985]

Proof 7

Mu'aawiyah the maternal uncle of the believers

It was narrated from Abu Taalib that he asked Abu 'Abd-Allaah – Ahmad ibn Hanbal – about saying "Mu'aawiyah the maternal uncle of the believers" or "Ibn 'Umar the maternal uncle of the believers". He said: Yes, Mu'aawiyah was the brother of Umm Habeebah bint Abi Sufyaan, the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him and may Allaah have mercy on her), and Ibn 'Umar was the brother of Hafsah the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him and may Allaah have mercy on her). I said: Can I say Mu'aawiyah the maternal uncle of the believers? He said: Yes.[Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/433), Dar al-Raayah edition.]

It was narrated from Haroon ibn 'Abd-Allaah that he said to Abu 'Abd-Allaah –Ahmad ibn Hanbal - : A letter came to me from al-Raqqah saying that some people say: We do not say that Mu'aawiyah was the maternal uncle of the believers. He got angry and said: Why are they objecting to this matter? They should be shunned until they repent.[Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/434)]

It was narrated from Muhammad ibn Abi Haroon and Muhammad ibn Abi Ja'far that Abu'l-Haarith told them: We sent a note to Abu 'Abd-Allaah – Ahmad ibn Hanbal – saying: What do you say, may Allaah have mercy on you, about that who say: I will not say that Mu'aawiyah was the scribe of the revelation and I will not say that he was the maternal uncle of the believers, because he took the caliphate by the sword and by force? Abu 'Abd-Allaah said: These are bad words and these people should be avoided and shunned, and we should warn the people about them.[Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/434)]

It was narrated that Abu Bakr al-Marwadhi said: I said to Abu 'Abd-Allaah – Ahmad ibn Hanbal – Who is better, Mu'aawiyah or 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez? He said: Mu'aawiyah is better; we do not compare the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to anyone. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The best of mankind are my generation among whom I was sent."[Al-Sunnah by al-Khallaal (2/434).]

See: http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/84304/

Some Objections

1) Shias quote the hadeeth of Bukhari

Argument of Shias: This Hadith sates they will invite him to hellfire, this mean "they" will be in hell or "they" will be cursing him to hell fire

Response:

a) It is mentioned in Fath ul Bari

"He (i.e. Ammar) was calling the other group to Jannah in the meaning he was calling them to the reason that lead to Jannah. He was calling to obey the ruler while the other group was not. Yet, they are excused as they thought they were calling for Jannah as well and had an Ijtihaad about the matter".(translated by Shaykh Ayman of Multaqa Forum)

b) Allah says in Surat Al-Hujurat, verse 9, "If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the Command of Allah; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just)."

Comment:So Allah never declared kafir then who are shias? transgresses never means kafir people but yes we can say they were on mistake with wrong Ijtehad, Plus we already provided sufficient ahadeeth and sayings of Sahaba who were the best of the best, they knew about this hadeeth more then shias.

See also:Is the killer of Ammar ibn Yasir going to hell?

http://www.umm-ul-qura.org/info/user_pages/page.asp?art_id=152

2)Shias quote Ishaq bin Rahwiyh

الأصم حدثنا أبي سمعت ابن راهويه يقول لا يصح عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في فضل معاوية شيء

Ishaaq Ibn Rahwiyh said: 'There is not any Sahih hadith from the prophet (pbuh) about the merits of Muawiya'.

a) This is not proven

http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=102864

b) Reply is given by Ibn Asakir he said

وأصح ما رُوي في فضل معاوية حديث أبي حمزة عن ابن عباس أنه كاتِبُ النبيِّ منذ أسلم، أخرجه مسلم في صحيحه. وبعده حديث العرباض: اللهم علمه الكتاب. وبعد حديث ابن أبي عَميرة: اللهم اجعله هاديا مهديا"
"And most authentic that was narrated in merits of Muawiya is the narration of Abu Hamza from ibn Abbas that he was scribe of prophet (sallalahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sallam) after he embraced Islam,it was reported by Muslim in his Sahih, and after that narration of al-Irbad: O Allah teach him the book, and after that narration of ibn Abu Umeyrah: O Allah make him guided, a guider".[Tareekh madinatul dimashq (59/106), Shaykh Nasir ud din al-Albani Quoted in Silsilah as-Saheeha Vol 7 Page 694 hadeeth no: 3227]

Recommended Readings

1. For Urdu Readers.

a) Majallah Al Hadith of Shaykh Al Muhaddith Zubair Ali Zai no: 26 page no 27 to 28 and Majallah Al Hadith no: 29 page no 59 to 63(a must see article)

download from here: http://ircpk.com/mujallat_2.html

b) And a book of Mufti Taqi Uthmani in defense of Muawiyah RA download from here

http://www.4shared.com/file/47715420/32939165/Ameer_Muawiyah_Aur_Tareekhi_Haqaiq_-_Mufti_M_Taqi_Usmani.html?s=1&showComments=true

2. For English Readers

a) Sahih hadith in praise of Muawiyah

http://gift2shias.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/sahih-hadith-in-praise-of-muawiyah-2/

b) The Virtues of The Great Sahabee Muawya Bin Abee Sufyan (رضي الله عنهما)

http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=2721

c) Accusation that Imam Nisaee went against Muawiyah ra

http://www.albalagh.net/qa/amir_muawiyah_muhaditheen.shtml

d) Refuting Arguments Made by Shias Against Muawiya

http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=3481

3. For Arabic Readers

a) http://www.mutair.ws/vb/showthread.php?t=620

b) extract from the Article by Shaykh Muhammad Ameen Shanqiti (a Must see, it has reply of all the objections on the hadith “Allah, make him (Muawiya ) guided, a guider, and guide people through him”.)

http://www.sahab.net/forums/showthread.php?t=344255

c) http://www.saaid.net/Doat/Althahabi/7.htm#(1)

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