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SERMON 206

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.