The Practice of Hazrat Muawiyah ضي الله عنه

The Practice of Hazrat Muawiyah ضي الله عنه

Hazrat Muawiyah رضي الله عنه is one of the greatest companions and champions of Islam against whom his enemies have woven false defamatory stories. It is recorded in Abu Dawood that during the battle between the Muslims and the Romans an armistice was signed between the Muslim and the Christian armies. This armistice was valid up to a given date. Hazrat Muawiyahرضي الله عنه was a very wise commander. The planned to station the army at the order on the date on which the armistice was to expire. The intention was that being on the border he would launch his attack on the enemy as soon as the date changed, marking the expiry of the armistice. He صلى الله عليه و سلم; followed his plan. no sooner did the date change than he attacked the enemy land, while the enemies were quite unaware of this plan. The Muslim army finding no resistance, entered far into the enemy land. While they were pressing forward with victory after victory. They heard a loud call coming from behind. The call was قفوا عباداللہ،عباداللہ (0 servants of Allah, stop). Hazrat Muawiyah u stopped and came to know that the man making the call was Hazrat Amr bin Abasah رضي الله عنه who was shouting that he had heard the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم saying:

This means: when an agreement is concluded with a people not even the slightest change should be made neither in its opening nor its tying, until the expiry of its term or until it is declared openly that the agreement stands abrogated.
(Tirmizi, Book of Jihad ... Hadith No: 1580)

Hazrat Amr رضي الله عنه, further said: you stationed the army on the enemy's border during the validity of the agreement and you may perhaps. have penetrated the border a little. This is a violation of the agreement and the land grabbed by you during this period is against Allah's will. Now see what Hazrat Amir Muawiyah رضي الله عنه, did in such a crisis. In obedience to the Holy prophet's injunction he called the army back and vacated the conquered territory. Perhaps the world cannot cite another example in which a conqueror vacated his conquered territory for the only reason that a slight doubt had occurred in the interpretation of the agreement as to the period of its validity.

In short, firstly, it is the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم who has furnished the basis as to who will determine and define correctly the Human Rights. Secondly, the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم has himself put into practice the Human Rights which he has dictated to the world.