[Machine] Grant my request, O Amir al-Mu'minin, for by Allah, my need is great. I have become a father of ten, a brother of ten, and an uncle of ten. When Marwan and Ibn Abbas came back, they found Muawiyah sitting on his bed. Muawiyah said to Ibn Abbas, "By Allah, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'When the sons of rulers reach thirty, they will distort the signs of Allah between them, deceive His servants, and distort His book. When they reach ninety-nine and four hundred, their destruction will come faster than ripening fruit.'" Ibn Abbas said, "Yes, O Allah, indeed." So Marwan mentioned his need, and Marwan bin Abd al-Malik sent him back to Muawiyah to discuss it with him. When he left, Muawiyah said, "By Allah, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , mentioned this and said, 'The four Abu al-Jababir?' Ibn Abbas said, "Yes, O Allah, indeed."  

اقْضِ حَاجَتِي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ مُؤْنَتِي لَعَظِيمَةٌ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أَبَا عَشَرَةٍ وَأَخَا عَشَرَةٍ وَعَمَّ عَشَرَةٍ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ مَرْوَانُ وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ جَالِسٌ مَعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَمَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا بَلَغَ بَنُو الْحَكَمِ ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا اتَّخَذُوا آيَاتِ اللهِ بَيْنَهُمْ دُوَلًا وَعِبَادَهُ خَوَلًا وَكِتَابَهُ دَغَلًا فَإِذَا بَلَغُوا تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ وَأَرْبَعَمِائَةٍ كَانَ هَلَاكُهُمْ أَسْرَعَ مِنَ الثَّمَرَةِ» ؟ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ فَذَكَرَ مَرْوَانُ حَاجَةً لَهُ فَرَدَّ مَرْوَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ فَكَلَّمَهُ فِيهَا فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَمَا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَكَرَ هَذَا فَقَالَ «أَبُو الْجَبَابِرَةِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ؟» فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ