1123 - صُلحُ الإمامِ الحَسَنِ عليه السلام‏

1123. IMAM AL-HASAN (AS)’S PEACE TREATY

3579.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في وصيَّتِهِ لابنِهِ الحَسنِ عليه السلام لمّا ضَرَبَهُ ابنُ مُلجَمٍ - : واعلَمْ أنّ معاويةَ سَيُخالِفُكَ كما خالَفَنِي، فإن وادَعتَهُ وصالَحتَهُ كُنتَ مُقتَدِياً بِجَدِّكَ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله في مُوادَعَتِهِ بَنِي ضَمرَةَ وبَنِي أشجَعَ... فإن أرَدتَ مُجاهَدَةَ عَدُوِّكَ فَلَن يَصلُحَ لكَ مِن شِيعَتِكَ مَن يَصلُحُ لأبيكَ .¹

3579.Imam Ali (AS) said in his will to his son after he had been struck by Ibn Muljim, ‘Know that Muawiya will oppose you just as he opposed me, and in conciliating and making peace with him, you will be following in the footsteps of your grandfather (AS) when he conciliated with the Bani ?amra and the Bani Ashja tribes … and if instead you wish to fight your enemy, know that you will not find any from among your followers who will be loyal to you anymore than those loyal to your father.’²

3580.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ الحَسنَ بنَ عليٍّ عليهما السلام لَمّا طُعِنَ واختَلَفَ الناسُ عَليهِ سَلَّمَ الأمرَ لِمعاويةَ، فَسَلَّمَت علَيهِ الشِّيعَةُ «علَيكَ السَّلامُ يا مُذِلَّ المؤمنينَ !» فقالَ عليه السلام : ما أنا بِمُذِلِّ المُؤمنينَ، ولكِنّي مُعِزُّ المؤمنينَ، إنّي لَمّا رَأيتُكُم ليسَ بِكُم علَيهِم قُوَّةٌ سَلَّمتُ الأمرَ لأِبقى‏ أنا وأنتُم بينَ أظهُرِهِم، كما عابَ العالِمُ السَّفِينَةَ لِتَبقى‏ لأصحابِها، وكذلكَ نَفسِي وأنتُم لِنَبقى‏ بَينَهُم .³

3580.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Hasan b. Ali (AS), when he was reproached and opposed by the people for having made peace with Muawiya, people would greet him in the street saying, ‘Peace be upon you O degrader of the believers’, and he (AS) would reply, ‘I am not a degrader of the believers, rather I am elevating the believers. Verily when I saw you having no strength to overpower them [Muawiya’s army], I made peace in order that you and I may remain alive in their midst, just like the wise one [al-Khidr] damaged the boat in order that it may be spared for its owners. Thus did I act for yours and my benefit in order that we remain alive among them.’⁴

236 - الصُّلح 1 (المُسالمةُ في الحربِ)

236. PEACEMAKING

1122 - الصُّلحُ في الحَربِ‏

1122. PEACEMAKING IN WAR

(وَإنْ جَنَحُوا لِلْسَّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَها وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ العَلِيْمُ).¹

“And if they incline toward peace, then you [too] incline toward it, and put your trust in Allah. Indeed He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.”²

3577.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : وَجَدتُ المُسالَمَةَ - ما لَم يَكُن وَهنٌ في الإسلامِ - أنجَعَ مِن القِتالِ .³

3577.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I have found conciliation – so long as it is does not enfeeble Islam – to be more beneficial than combat.’⁴

3578.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كتابِهِ للأشتَرِ لَمّا وَلّاهُ مِصرَ - : ولا تَدفَعَنَّ صُلحاً دَعاكَ إلَيهِ عَدُوُّكَ وللَّهِ‏ِفيهِ رِضىً؛ فإنّ في الصُّلحِ دَعَةً لِجُنودِكَ، وراحَةً مِن هُمُومِك، وأمناً لبلادِكَ، ولكِنِ الحذَرَ كُلَّ الحَذَرِ مِن عَدُوِّكَ بَعدَ صُلحِهِ؛ فإنَّ العَدُوَّ ربّما قارَبَ لِيَتَغَفَّلَ، فَخُذْ بِالحَزمِ، واتَّهِمْ في ذلكَ حُسنَ الظَّنِّ .⁵

3578. Imam Ali (AS) wrote in his letter to al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, ‘Do not reject the peace to which your enemy may call you, and wherein the pleasure of Allah lies, for verily peace affords composure to your army, relief to you from your worries, and safety for the country. After the peace entreaty however, be extremely wary of your enemy, because often the enemy draws near in order to take advantage of your negligence. Therefore, act prudently and entertain good opinion about them, though always being on your guard.’⁶