Special Dua of Rasoolullah for Muawiya

Such was the love Nabi ( ) had for Ameer Muawiyah (

taht (
he was given the following beautiful and concise Dua by Nabi () :
'O Allah! make Mu'awiyah () , guided, a guider, and guide people
through him'.

(Sahih Sunan at-Tirmidhi: 3/236; Majma' uz-Zawaaid)

Rasoolullah declares his and Allah Ta'ala's

love for Muawiya
Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (( )) was even privileged to be the brother-inlaw of Nabi ( ) since Ummul Mu'mineen Hadrat Umme Habiba
() , the sister of Mu'awiyah, was one of Nabi's ((
noble wives (May Allaah be pleased with all of them).
Once Nabi ( ) came home to find Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiya (
siht oT .mih devol ehs rehtehw reh deksa eH . retsis sih htiw (
Umme Habiba ( ) declared that he was her brother and therefore she
definitely loved him. It was then that Mu'awiyah ( ) received tremendous
glad tidings from Nabi () , where he said, 'Allah (
yletinifed ( ) loosaR siH dna ( love Mu'awiyah
() .'

(Tabrani)

Rasoolullah himself attesting the

trustworthiness of Muawiya
Nabi ( ) once consulted with Abu Bakr ( ) and Umar
( ) regarding a certain matter. They were unable to give a suitable
suggestion. Nabi ( ) then sent for Mu'wiyah ()
saying:
'Consult Mu'awiyah ( ) in your affairs since he
is trustworthy and reliable.'

(Tabrani, Bazzaar)

Confidence of Rasoolullah in Muawiya

The confidence which Nabi ( ) had in him was of such a level that

he even made Dua:

'O Allah endow him with the knowledge of the Qurn and grant him leadership
of the lands.' (Tabrani)

Efficiency of Muawiya ' s Governance

This Hadith in essence represents the prophecy of Nabi ( ) with

regards to Mu'awiyah ( ) gaining leadership. Similar confidence was exhibited
by none other than Umar ( pihsronrevog rof stnemeriuqer tnegnirts esohw (
are well known. He appointed Mu'awiyah governor, in which position he remained
throughout the life of Umar ( ) as well as that of Uthman () .
Umar's ( ) perception of character was tremendous and it was he who
said: 'You praise the rulers of Persia and Rome and speak highly of their
knowledge, whereas you have in your midst a man like Mu'awiyah (
'( .
The Prophet said: 'The first army that will fight a naval
battle in my Ummah will have made Jannah (Paradise) compulsory on
themselves.' (Bukhari)
[The first naval force was in fact headed by Hadrat Ameer Mu'awiyah (
.] namhtU' tardaH fo etahpilaC eht gnirud (

Narrated Abu Said (raa): The Prophet (saws) said, Do not abuse my companions (raa)
for if any one of you spent gold equal to Uhud (in Allahs Cause) it would not be
equal to a Mudd or even a half Mudd spent by one of them.
Companions of the Prophet Sahih Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 57, Number 22

Everybody gave Bayah to Muawiya , even Hassan

without a single Muslim rebelling against him.
al-Hafidh Ibn Katheer ( ) said: All the Muslims unanimously agreed to swear allegince to Mu'awiyah
( ) in 41 AH, and he remained in charge throughout this period until the year in which he died.
Throughout this period Jihaad was ongoing in the lands of the enemies, and the Word of Allaah ()
remained supreme, and booty was coming to him from the ends of the earth; the Muslims were at ease, enjoying
justice, tolerance, and goodwill. He was forbearing, dignified, a leader, prominent among people, noble, just, and a
man of chivalry. He was a man of good conduct, forgiving, tolerant and overlooking the mistakes of others may

Allaah have mercy upon him.

[al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah: 8/118]

Love of Hazrat Ali (ra) towards Muawiya (ra) even during war
Hafiz Ibn Katheer ( ) reports that none other than Hadrat Ali ( dias (
after the Battle of Siffin: 'O people, do not hate or talk ill of the leadership of
Mu'awiyah () , for if you loose him it would be such a tragedy as if
you see your limbs falling from your bodies'.

Muawiya (ra) was one of the important scribes of the

Wahy(revelation)
He would also write letters of Nabi

and his statements. Due to his writing down of Wahy he was known

as Kaatibul Wahy (Scribe of Divine Revelation),The historian Ibn Hazm(RA) writes. "From amongst the scribes
of Nabi

Hadhrat Zaid bin Thaabit(ra) was most frequently with Allaah's Rasool

was Hadhrat Muawiya (ra). These two were with Nabi

. Second only to him

day and night and did no other work". '

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani has reported to have said " Were I to sit on a path on which Muawiya

would pass,

and the dust from the hooves of his horse were to fall on my clothes, I would consider it as a means of my salvation
on the Day of Judgement...

an interesting one I found

:
:

: :

1- `Umar bin Ayyub al-Mousili told us, from Ja`far bin Burqan, from Yazid bin al-Assam that he said: `Ali was asked
about the dead on the day of Siffin, he said: "Our dead and their dead are in heaven and the matter will be between
me and Mu`awiyah."
2- al-Hussein bin Ishaq al-Tastari told us, al-Hussein bin abi al-Sirriy al-`Asqalani told us, Zaid bin abi al-Zarqa' told
us, from Ja`far bin Burqan, from Yazid bin al-Assam that he said: `Ali said: "My dead and the dead of Mu`awiyah
are in heaven."

Sources:
-Musannaf ibn abi Shaybah.
-al-Mu`jam al-Kabir by al-Tabarani.
-Majma` al-Zawa'ed by al-Haythami.
-Siyar al-A`lam al-Nubala' by al-Thahabi.
Grading: Sahih.