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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Al-hasan Al-mujtaba Chapter Xvii : the Reasons of the Peacemaking Part 3 A. Samra Bin Jundub Among Mu’awiya’s hirelings and helpers in spreading oppression and tyranny was Samra bin Jundub, the sinful, cursed one. His crimes have blackened the face of history and pages of biographies.

Before we talk about his line of conduct during the time of his authority by the Umayyad authority, we briefly have to mention his lifetime during the days of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family. This wicked man was famous for his hypocrisy and mutiny during the time of the Prophet. The narrators have mentioned that he bothered one of the Ansar concerning some date palms he had in the garden of that Ansari person.

So the Ansari complained to the Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, of Samra. The Prophet summoned Samra and commanded him: -Sell your date palm-trees to this man and take its price! -I will not do that. -Take some date palm-trees in place of yours! -I will not do that. -Buy the garden from him! -I will not do that. -Leave this for me, and you shall be in the Paradise! -I will not do that.

When Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, came to know Samra’s stubbornness, evil, wickedness, violence, and harm toward the Ansari, he became displeased with him. Then he turned to the Ansari and said to him: “Go and cut off his date palm-trees, for he has no right in them!”[^1] This story indicates that Samra went too far in practicing sin and error, that he was void of humanity and noble ideals.

Muhammad, the Master of the prophets and noblest of creatures, asked him to put an end to the dispute and [^1] Ibn Abi al-Hadeed, Sharh Nahj al-Balagha, vol.1, p.363. In his book al-Faa’iq, al-Zamakhshari has said: “Surely, Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, said to Samra: ‘You are a harmful man.

There is no harm and causing harm in Islam.” Zarara narrated on the authority of Abu Ja‘far, peace be on him, saying: “Surely, Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, said to the Ansari: ‘Go, uproot them (the date-palms), and throw them at him. That is because there is neither harm nor causing harm.’” In his book al-Idah, Chapter on Mortgage, Fakhr al-Muhaqiqeen claimed that the tradition is ensured by many lines of transmission. The said transmission is either general or abstract.