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Ansab al-Ashraf Vol. 5, pg. 119:
وزعموا أن مُعَاوِيَة كتب إلى علي رضي اللَّه تعالى عنهما: يا أبا الحسن، إن لي فضائل كثيرة، كان أبي سيدًا فِي الجاهلية، وولاني عُمَر فِي الإسلام، وأنا صهر رَسُول اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وخال المؤمنين، وأحد كتاب الوحي، فلما قرأ علي كتابه قَالَ:
أبالفضائل يفخر علي ابن آكله الأكباد؟! يا غلام اكتب، فكتب:
محمد النبي أخي وصهري ... وحمزة سيد الشهداء عمي
وجعفر الذي يمسي ويضحي ... يطير مع الملائكة ابن أمي
وبنت محمد سكني وعرسي ... مسوط لحمها بدمي ولحمي
وسبطا أحمد ولداي منها ... فأيكم له سهم كسهمي
سبقتكم إلى الإسلام طرًا ... غلامًا قبل حين أوان حلمي
فلما قرأه مُعَاوِيَة قَالَ: يا غلام مزق الكتاب لئلا يقرأه أهل الشام فيميلوا إليه دوني قالوا: وانتحل السيد الحميري هذه الأبيات فأدخلها فِي شعره
"They claimed that Muawiyah wrote to Ali, may Allah be pleased with both of them, saying: 'O Abu al-Hasan, I have many virtues. My father was a leader in the pre-Islamic era, and Umar treated me well in Islam. I am the son-in-law of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the uncle of the believers. I am also one of the recipients of divine revelation.' When Ali read his letter, he said, 'Should a person boast about virtues when he is the son of liver-eater? O young man, write:'
Muhammad, the Prophet, is my brother and my father-in-law... Hamza, the chief of martyrs, is my uncle. Ja'far, who flies with the angels, is my cousin. The daughter of Muhammad is my wife and my joy. The son of Ahmad is my son through her. So, who among you has an arrow like mine? I preceded you to Islam ahead of time, a youth even before my wisdom matured.'
When Muawiyah read it, he said, 'O young man, tear the letter so that the people of Syria do not read it and incline towards him.' They said, 'The poet Al-Himyari composed these verses and included them in his poetry.'"