Hazrat Sa'sa'a ibn Suhan al-Abdi

In the Kufan Assemblies

“Malik ibn Harith al-Nakha’i (Malik al-Ashtar) رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Malik al-Ashtar al-Nakha'iرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُAli's commander at the Camel and Siffin; appointed governor of Egypt, Thabit ibn Qays رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Thabit ibn Qaysرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُOrator of the Ansar; given glad tidings of Paradise; martyr of YamamahAnsar · Martyrs, Aswad ibn Yazid, Alqama ibn Qays, Jundub ibn Zuhayr, Jundub ibn Ka’b al-Azdi, Urwa ibn al-Ju’d, Amr ibn al-Hamiq al-Khuza’i, Sa’sa’a and Zayd — the sons of Suhan, and Kumayl ibn Ziyad were regular visitors to the private assembly of Sa’eed ibn al-As [governor of Kufa, 33 AH].” 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. — — Najeebabadi — Sa'sa'a ibn Suhan among the regular visitors of Sa'eed ibn al-As's assembly.

Envoy to Mu’awiya at Siffin

“When Ali رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Ali ibn Abi Talibرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُFourth Caliph; cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · People of Badr became aware of this, he sent Sa’sa’a ibn Suhan with a letter addressed to Mu’awiya رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyanرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُA scribe of the revelation; long governor of SyriaNarrators of Hadith which contained: ‘We would not have started this fight with you until we heard your grievances and called you to the right path… your men preferred to launch an attack on our troops… you have initiated your war activities by capturing the water resources and stopped the supply of water to us… It is better to ask your men not to prevent us from fetching water until the controversies are peacefully resolved…’” 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 462 — Najeebabadi — Ali sends Sa'sa'a with a letter of protest to Mu'awiya before Siffin.