He, (a.

He, (a.s.) said: ‘There is no relationship between you and me. Whoever hurts Ali hurts me.’” In the book Dhakha’ir al-‘Uqba, p. 65, it has been mentioned on the authority of ‘Amru bin Shas al-Aslami, who said: “Allah’s Apostle, (a.s.) said: ‘Whoever loves Ali loves me. Whoever detests Ali detests me. Whoever hurts Ali hurts me. Whoever hurts me hurts Allah.’” slandering him.

Marwan bin al-Hakam declared that, saying: “The affair does not go well with us but through that (through cursing Imam Ali).” [^1] Anyway when Mu’awiya returned to Damascus after…