To Ziyad ibn Abeen, when Ali learned that Muawiya had approached him

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 44
Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 2, Chapter 44

To Ziyad ibn Abeen, when Ali learned that Muawiya had approached him

ومن كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلى زياد بن أبيه وقد بلغه أن معاوية كتب إليه يريد خديعته باستلحاقه
To Ziyād ibn Abīh when Amīr al-mu’minīn had come to know that Mu‘āwiyah had written to Ziyād to deceive him and to attach him to himself in kinship.