[Machine] Muawiya left Sham wanting to go to Mecca, so he stayed in a place between Mecca and Medina called "Al-Abwaa". He looked into an ordinary well and a force hit him, causing his foot to become swollen. Despite this, he continued to walk until he reached Mecca. The gatekeeper came to him and said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, people are waiting at the door. What should I tell them?" Muawiya replied, "Let them wait for me." Then he called for a turban, wrapped it around his head, and slashed his face with it. After that, he went out and praised and thanked Allah. Then he said, "As for what comes next, if I am well, then the righteous before me have been well before me. And there is no secret that I hope to be among them. But if it is a disease from me, then I cannot count my blessings. And if I find any of your own specific sins, then I have been at war against your common people. And I have no desire to ask Allah for more than what He has given me. May Allah have mercy on a man who prays for my well-being." The voices raised in supplication, and he wept. Marwan asked him, "What makes you cry, O Amir al-Mu'minin?" He replied, "I remembered what I have left behind. My age has become long and my bones have become weak, and tears have filled my eyes. I have been thrown into the best of situations, and what is apparent from me is due to my own desire towards Yazid."  

خَرَجَ مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنَ الشَّامِ يُرِيدُ مَكَّةَ فَنَزَلَ مَنْزِلًا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْأَبْوَاءِ فَاطَّلَعَ فِي بِئْرٍ عَادِيَّةٍ فَأَصَابَتْهُ لَقْوَةٌ فَأَجَدَّ السَّيْرَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَأَتَاهُ الْحَاجِبُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ النَّاسُ بِالْبَابِ مَا أَفْقِدُ وَجْهًا قَالَ فَأَبْسِطْ لِي إِذًا قَالَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِعِمَامَةٍ فَلَفَّ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ وَشَقَّ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنْ أُعَافَ فَقَدْ عُوفِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ قَبْلِي وَمَا أُسِرُّ أَنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَرِضَ مِنِّي عُضْوٌ فَمَا أُحْصِي صَحِيحِي وَإِنْ كَانَ وَجِدَ عَلِيَّ بَعْضُ خَاصَّتِكُمْ فَقَدْ كُنْتُ حَرْبًا عَلَى عَامَّتِكُمْ وَمَا لِي أَنْ أَتَمَنَّى عَلَى اللهِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَعْطَانِي فَرَحِمَ اللهُ رَجُلًا دَعَا لِي بِالْعَافِيَةِ» فَارْتَجَّتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ بِالدُّعَاءِ فَاسْتَبْكَى فَقَالَ لَهُ مَرْوَانُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ رَاجَعْتُ مَا كُنْتُ عَنْهُ عَزُوفًا كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَرَقَّ عَظْمِي وَكَثُرَ الدُّمُوعُ فِي عَيْنِي وَرُمِيتُ فِي أَحْسَنِي وَمَا يَبْدُو مِنِّي وَلَوْلَا هَوًى مِنِّي فِي يَزِيدَ أَبْصَرْتُ قَصْدِي