When they befriended every tyrannous imam (leader) who...

When they befriended every tyrannous imam (leader) who wasn\u2019t from Allah -azwj , due to their having befriended them they came from the light of Al-Islam to the darkness(es) of the Kufr, so the Fire is obligated for them along with the Kafirs, so He -azwj Said: \u2018 these are the inmates of the Fire; they would be in it eternally [2:257] \u2019\u2019.

[18] \n It is reported in Tafseer Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari -asws (11 th Imam): Confirming the causes regarding the Arabs sitting back from Amir Al-Momineen -asws was the matter of wealth, for he -asws did not happen to give preference to any noble over the ordinary (person), nor an Arab over the non-Arab, nor did he -asws deal with the chief and the leaders of the tribes like what is done with the kings and did not incline anyone to himself -asws , and Muawiya was opposite that, so the people left Ali -asws and joined up with Muawiya.

\n Ali -asws complained to Al-Ashtar of the abandonment by his -asws companions and fleeing of some of them to Muawiya. Al-Ashtar said, \u2018O Amir Al-Momineen -asws !

We fought the people of Al-Basra by the people of Al-Kufa, and the people of Syria by the people of Al-Basra and the people of Al-Kufa and saw the people as one, and they have differed afterwards, and have weakened the intention, and the numbers became few, and you -asws are taking them with the justice and working among them with the truth, and are being fair to the ordinary one from the noble, so there isn\u2019t the preference, the status for the noble one in your -asws presence.

\n A party from the ones with you made noise from the truth when they had been generalised with it, and they became saddened from the justice when they came to be in it, and they saw the dealing of Muawiya with the rich people and nobles. So, the souls of the people yearned for the world only a few weren\u2019t for the world, and most of them disliked the truth and bought the falsehood and preferred the world.

\n So, if you -asws were to spend the wealth, O Amir Al-Momineen -asws , the necks of men would incline towards you -asws and their advice would be clear they would be sincere of the cordiality Allah -azwj has Made to be for you -asws . O Amir Al-Momineen -asws ! And write to your -asws enemies and disperse their groups and weaken their plots and scatter their affairs, He is Aware of what they are doing [11:111] \u2019.