hadith
269
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Amīr al-mu’minin said about Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam at Baṣrah. When Marwān was taken prisoner on the day of Jamal, he asked Ḥasan and Ḥusayn (a.s.) to intercede on his behalf before Amīr al-mu’minin. So they spoke to Amīr al-mu’minin about him and he released him. Then they said, “O Amīr al-mu’minin he desires to swear you allegiance” Whereupon Amīr al-mu’minin said :
ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) قاله لمروان بن الحكم بالبصرة قالوا
أُخِذَ مروان بن الحكم أَسيراً يوم الجمل، فاستشفع الحسن والحسين (عليهما السلام) إلى أَميرالمؤمنين (عليه السلام)، فكلّماه فيه، فخلّى سبيله، فقالا له: يبايعك يا أميرالمؤمنين؟ فقال (عليه السلام):
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