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SERMON 206

During the battle of Siffin Amir al-mu'minin heard some of his men abusing the Syrians then he said:

I dislike you starting to abuse them but if you describe their deeds and recount their situations that would be a better mode of speaking and a more convincing way of arguing. Instead of abusing them you should say "O' Allah! save our blood and their blood produce reconciliation between us and them and lead them out of their misguidance so that he who is ignorant of the truth may know it and he who inclines towards rebellion and revolt may turn away from it."

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SERMON 207

In the battle of Siffin Amir al-mu'minin saw Imam al-Hasan proceeding rapidly to fight then he said:

Hold back this young man on my behalf lest he causes my ruin because I am loath to send these two (meaning al-Hasan and al-Husayn) towards death lest the descending line of the Prophet - may Allah bless him and his descendants - is cut away by their death.

as-Sayyid ar-Radi says: Amir al-mu'minin's words "amliku 'anni hadha'l- ghulam" (i.e. "Hold back this young man on my behalf") represents the highest and the most eloquent form of expression.


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[ 206 ] ومن كلام له عليه السلام

وقد سمع قوماً من اصحابه يسبّون أهل الشام أيام حربهم بصفين

إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا سَبَّابِينَ، وَلكِنَّكُمْ لَوْ وَصَفْتُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ، وَذَكَرْتُمْ حَالَهُمْ، كَانَ أَصْوَبَ فِي الْقَوْلِ، وَأَبْلَغَ فِي الْعُذْرِ، وَقُلْتُمْ مَكَانَ سَبِّكُمْ إِيَّاهُمْ: اللَّهُمَّ احْقِنْ دِمَاءَنَا وَدِمَاءَهُمْ، وَأَصْلِحْ ذَاتَ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِهِمْ، وَاهْدِهِمْ مِنْ ضَلاَلَتِهِمْ، حَتَّى يَعْرِفَ الْحَقَّ مَنْ جَهِلَهُ، وَيَرْعَوِيَ (1) عَنِ الْغَيِّ وَالْعُدْوَانِ مَنْ لَهِجَ بِهِ (2) .

[ 207 ] ومن كلام له عليه السلام

في بعض أيام صفين وقد رأى الحسن ابنه عليه السلام يتسرع إلى الحرب

امْلِكُوا (1) عنِّي هذَا الْغُلاَمَ لاَ يَهُدَّنِي (2) ، فَإِنَّنِي أَنْفَسُ (3) بِهذَيْنِ ـ يَعْنِي الحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلامُ ـ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، لِئَلاَّ يَنْقَطِعَ بِهِمَا نَسْلُ رَسُولِ اللهِ -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ-. قوله عليه السلام: «املكوا عني هذا الغلام» من أعلى الكلام وأفصحه.

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