3, Page 146 As we have already cited earlier Rasulullah (s)...

3, Page 146 As we have already cited earlier Rasulullah (s) also said: "Whoever obeys 'Ali, obeys me, whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, whoever disobeys 'Ali disobeys me, whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah" [Kanz ul Ummal, hadith numbers 32973] So these hadith tell us: The sign of a Munafiq is hatred of Ali (as)Whoever leaves, disobeys and curses 'Ali - in fact leaves, disobeys and curses Allah (swt) Having proven that Mu'awiya cursed Imam Ali (as), perhaps it is time that Abu Sulaiman breaks free from his Nasibi ideology and answers this: Did Mu'awiya leave, disobey and curse 'Ali?Is an individual who leaves, disobeys and curses Allah (swt) a Muslim?

This being the case could Abu Sulaiman kindly explain why it is that he has throughout the article insisted on giving Mu'awiya the title (ra)? Is Allah (swt) pleased with someone that disobeys and curses him? Committing this sin of cursing Imam 'Ali (as) as an individual is bad enough, one wonders how Allah (swt) will deal with the fact that Mu'awiya introduced this practice through his empire thus leading thousands of Muslims (three generations) to commit this ijtimali (combined sin).

Will Allah (swt) appreciate this innovation? It is not permissible to refer to a Munafiq as Sayyidina In al Adhab al Mufrad Muhammad, Muhammad bin Ismaeel Bukhari records on page 300 Chapter 325 we are told: "Rasulullah (s) said 'Don't say Sayyidina to a munafiq, because that would make that munafiq your Chief (superior), and in the process you will be upsetting your Creator".

In al-Nasa'ih al-Kaafiyah page 111 this tradition of Rasulullah (s) is quoted: Burayda narrates that the Prophet (s) said, "When you refer to a munafiq as ya sayyidina you incur the wrath of your Creator" One hopes that our readers are able to appreciate the consequences of using this title when describing Mu'awiya. We would urge our Sunni brethren to refrain from such actions.

Hadhrath 'Ali (as)'s testimony - Mu'awiya is my enemy Despite the efforts of the Nasibis to limit the differences between Mu'awiya and 'Ali as nothing more than differences in thinking, Hadhrath 'Ali (as)'s views on Mu'awiya's iman gives us an insight into his thoughts. If enmity of 'Ali is a sign of a munafiq then consider these words of Hadhrath 'Ali (as), taken from Suyuti's "Tareekh ul Khulafa" rendered into English by Abdassamad Clarke as "The khalifas who took the right way".