[Machine] Peace be upon you, O prince, who is accompanied by a group of people from the people of Sham. They said, "Who is this hypocrite who did not give a proper greeting to the Amir al-Mu'minin?" Uthman said to Muawiyah, "Indeed, they have criticized me for something that you know of. As for me, I have greeted Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, may Allah have mercy on them, with this greeting." Muawiyah said, "I truly believe that some of those who say so have been influenced. However, when the Fitnah (trial/conflict) occurred, the people of Sham said, 'By Allah, we will not compromise our faith and not shorten our greeting to our Khalifah.' And I say to you, O people of Madinah, that you call the worker of Sadakah (charity) 'Amir'."  

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْأَمِيرُ وَعِنْدَهُ رَهْطٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقُ الَّذِي قَصَّرَ فِي تَحِيَّةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ لِمُعَاوِيَةَ «إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ قَدْ عَابُوا عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ أَمَا إِنِّي قَدْ حَيَّيْتُ بِهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ رَحِمَهُمُ اللهُ» فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ إِنِّي لَإِخَالُهُ قَدْ كَانَ بَعْضُ الَّذِي يَقُولُ وَلَكِنَّ أَهْلَ الشَّامِ حِينَ وَقَعَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ قَالُوا وَاللهِ لَنَعْرِفَنَّ دِينِنَا وَلَا نُقَصِّرُ تَحِيَّةَ خَلِيفَتِنَا وَإِنِّي لَإِخَالُكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ تَقُولُونَ لِعَامِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ أَمِيرٌ