قَالَ مُصَنِّفُ هَذَا الْكِتَابِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ لَمَّا بَلَغْتُ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعَ ذَكَرْتُ فَصْلًا لِهِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ مَعَ بَعْضِ الْمُخَالِفِينَ فِي الْحَكَمَيْنِ بِصِفِّينَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ فَأَحْبَبْتُ إِيرَادَهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ جِنْسِ مَا وَضَعْتُ لَهُ الْبَابَ قَالَ الْمُخَالِفُ إِنَّ الْحَكَمَيْنِ لِقَبُولِهِمَا الْحَكَمَ كَانَا مُرِيدَيْنِ لِلْإِصْلَاحِ بَيْنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ هِشَامٌ بَلْ كَانَا غَيْرَ مُرِيدَيْنِ لِلْإِصْلَاحِ بَيْنَ الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ الْمُخَالِفُ مِنْ أَيْنَ قُلْتَ هَذَا قَالَ هِشَامٌ مِنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي الْحَكَمَيْنِ حَيْثُ يَقُولُ إِنْ يُرِيدا إِصْلاحاً يُوَفِّقِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُما فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفَا وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَهُمَا اتِّفَاقٌ عَلَى أَمْرٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ لَمْ يُوَفِّقِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمَا عَلِمْنَا أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يُرِيدَا الْإِصْلَاحَ رَوَى ذَلِكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ.
The author of this book, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him, said: When I reached this point, I recalled a discussion involving Hisham ibn Al-Hakam with some opponents regarding the two arbitrators at the Battle of Siffin-Amr ibn Al-As and Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari. I wished to include it here, even though it does not directly relate to the subject of this chapter. The opponent argued that the two arbitrators, by accepting arbitration, intended to reconcile the two parties. Hisham responded: "Rather, they did not intend reconciliation between the two parties." The opponent asked: "On what basis do you say this?" Hisham replied: "From the saying of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, concerning the two arbitrators: 'If they both desire reconciliation, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will cause harmony between them' (Surah An-Nisa 4:35). Since they disagreed and could not agree on any matter, and Allah سبحانه وتعالى did not cause harmony between them, we know that they did not intend reconciliation." This narration was reported by Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr from Hisham ibn Al-Hakam.
