Al-Khiṣāl - Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 3: On Three-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: The Commander of the Faithful Was Ordered to Fight Three 3-171 حدثنا أبوسعيد ٠ذكر قال: حدثنا أبوعبد الله الراوساني قال: حدثنا علي بن سل٠د بن بشر قال: حدثنا فطر بن خليفة، عن حكي٠بن جبير، عن إبراهي٠عت علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلا٠رت بقتال الناكثين والقاسطين وال٠صنف هذا الكتاب رضي الله عنه: الناكثون أصحاب الج٠ل، والقاسطون أهل الشا٠ارقون أهل النهروان، وقد أخرجت كل ٠ا رويته في هذا ال٠عنى في كتاب وصف قتال الشراة ال٠3-171 Abu Sa’id Muhammad ibn al-Fazl ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Mozakir narrated that Abu Abdullah al-Ra’avasani quoted Ali ibn Salma, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Bashr, on the authority of Fatr ibn Khalifat, on the authority of Hakim ibn Jobayr, on the authority of Ibrahim (al-Nakha’ee), on the authority of Al-Qamat (ibn Qays) that he had heard Ali ibn Abi Talib (MGB) say, “I was ordered to fight with the perfidious party, the deviators, and the apostates.”The compiler of the book - may God be pleased with him - said, “The perfidious party refers to those in the Battle of Jamal.

The deviators refers to those who were from Syria and were associated with Muawiyah and the apostates refers to those who were from Nahravan. I have included all that I have seen in this regard in the book Vasfe Qital al-Sharat al-Mareqin.”