Hadith No: 1
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Sixty of the Prophetic Hijra
Translation of Muawiya (may Allah be pleased with him) and mention of some of his events and rule - Translation of Muawiya (may Allah be pleased with him)
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (429)
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- .... Ya'qub ibn Sufyan said: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shayba and Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, saying: Abu Muawiya narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Amr ibn Murra from Sa'id ibn Suwayd, who said: "Muawiya led us in the Friday prayer at al-Nukhayla - meaning just outside Kufa - during mid-morning, and then he gave us a sermon, saying: 'I did not fight you to make you fast, or to make you pray, or to make you perform pilgrimages, or to make you give alms. I know that you do those things. Rather, I fought you to command you, and Allah has granted me that, while you are unwilling.'" This was narrated by Muhammad ibn Sa'd from Ya'la ibn Ubayd, from al-A'mash, with the same wording.

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Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 11

Hadith No: 2
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lām al-Nubalā' - The Companions of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them all) - Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (146)
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- .... Al-Zuhri said: Mu'awiyah worked for two years without undermining the work of Umar, and then he reported from al-A'mash, from 'Amr ibn Murrah from Sa'id ibn Suwayd, who said: "Mu'awiyah led us in the Friday prayer in al-Nukhayla during the forenoon and then delivered a sermon, saying: 'We did not kill you to make you fast, or to make you pray, or to make you pilgrimage, or to give zakat. You know that you will do these things. Rather, we only fought you to establish our authority over you, and Allah has granted me that, while you resent it.'"

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Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 3

Hadith No: 3
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wa al-Athar
Kitab al-Umara - What was mentioned regarding the Hadith of the Umara and entering upon them
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (187)
30556 - Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Amr ibn Murrah from Sa'id ibn Suwayd, who said: "Mu'awiyah led us in the Friday prayer at al-Nukhaylah in the late morning, then he delivered a sermon and said: 'I did not fight you to make you pray, or to make you fast, or to make you pilgrimage, or to make you give alms, for I know that you do those things. Rather, I fought you only to assert my authority over you, and Allah has granted me that, while you dislike it.'"

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 6

Hadith No: 4
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter M
6297 - Muhammad ibn Khalid ibn Ummah Abu Ja'far al-Hashimi
Volume: (52) - Page Number: (380)
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- Abu al-Ghana'im Muhammad ibn Ali narrated to us, and Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Taghlib al-Amadi narrated to us from him, saying: Al-Sharif Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Abdul Rahman al-Husaini narrated to us, and Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Bazza al-Thumali narrated to us. Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'id narrated to us. Amr ibn Musa al-Agjuri narrated to us. Muhammad ibn Khalid, meaning the Qurashi Damascene, narrated to me, saying: Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn al-Mughira al-Shaybani narrated to me from Abdul Malik ibn Umayr, who said: "When Muawiya entered Kufa, he ascended the pulpit, praised Allah, exalted Him, and prayed upon the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). Then he said: 'O people, by Allah, I did not fight you over fasting, prayer, or almsgiving, for I know that you fast, pray, and give alms. Rather, I fought you to rule over you.'...."

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 52

Hadith No: 5
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter M
7510 - Muawiya ibn Sukhr Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayya ...
Volume: (59) - Page Number: (150)
- H and Abu al-Qasim ibn al-Samarqandi narrated to us: Abu Bakr ibn al-Lalakani said: Ibn al-Fadl narrated to me: Abdullah narrated to us: Yaqub narrated to us: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shayba and Sa'id ibn Mansur both said: Abu Muawiya narrated to us: al-A'mash narrated to us from Amr ibn Murra from Sa'id ibn Suwayd, who said: "Muawiya prayed the Friday prayer for us in al-Nukhaila during the forenoon and then delivered a sermon to us, saying: 'I did not fight you to make you fast, or to make you pray, or to make you pilgrimage, or to make you give alms. It is known that you do those things. But I fought you only to command you, and God has granted me that, while you are reluctant.'"

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 59

Hadith No: 6
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Dimashq - Letter Meem
7510 - Mu'awiyah ibn Sukhr Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayyah ...
Volume: (59) - Page Number: (150/151)
- Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Abd al-Baqi narrated to us, saying: Al-Hasan narrated to me, saying: Abu Umar narrated to me, saying: Ahmad narrated to us, saying: Al-Husayn narrated to us, saying: Ibn Sa'd narrated to me, from Ya'li ibn Ubayd, from al-A'mash, from Amr ibn Murrah from Sa'id ibn Suwayd, who said: "Mu'awiyah addressed us at al-Nukhaylah and said: 'O people of Iraq, do you think that I am fighting you only because you do not pray? By God, I know that you will pray, even if you do not wash yourselves from major ritual impurity. Rather, I am fighting you to rule over you, and God has commanded me to rule over you.'"

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 59

Hadith No: 7
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah (Commentary on Nahj al-Balaghah)
Volume: (16) - Page Number: (46)
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- .... Al-A'mash narrated from Amr ibn Murrah from Sa'id ibn Suwayd, who said: "Muawiyah led us in the Friday prayer at al-Nukhaylah and then gave us a sermon, saying: 'By Allah, I did not fight you so that you would pray, or fast, or perform pilgrimage, or give alms; you do that already. Rather, I fought you to rule over you, and Allah has granted me that while you are unwilling.'" Abd al-Rahman ibn Sharik would say whenever he narrated this: "This, by Allah, is what shamelessness looks like."

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 16

Hadith No: 8
Ibn Abi al-Hadid - Sharh Nahj al-Balagha
Volume: (16) - Page Number: (14)
- Abu al-Hasan al-Mada'ini narrated: After Mu'awiya's entry into Kufa and his reconciliation with al-Hasan (peace be upon him), some of the Kharijites came out against him. Mu'awiya sent to al-Hasan (peace be upon him) asking him to go out and fight the Kharijites. Al-Hasan replied: "Glory be to Allah! You left fighting them, which is permissible for me, for the sake of the community's welfare, and I have reconciled them. Do you expect me to fight alongside you?" Then Mu'awiya addressed the people of Kufa and said: "O people of Kufa, do you think I would fight you over prayer, almsgiving, and pilgrimage, while I know that you pray, give alms, and perform pilgrimage? Rather, I fought you to assume authority over you and over your necks, and God has granted me that while you are unwilling." He continued, "However, all wealth or blood lost in this turmoil will be subject to requital, and every condition I have set will be enforced under these two feet of mine. The only way to set things right among the people is through three actions: distributing allowances at their proper times, closing the troops for their designated periods, and waging war on the enemy in their homelands. For if you do not confront them, they will confront you." Then he descended.

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Reference: Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah Book 16