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46

SERMON 46

When Amir al-mu'minin decided
to march towards Syria (ash-Sham) he spoke these words:

My Allah, I seek Thy
protection from the hardships of journey, from the grief of
returning and from the scene of devastation of property and men.
O' Allah, Thou art the companion in journey and Thou art one who
is left behind for (protection of the) family. None except Thee
can join these two because one who is left behind cannot be a
companion in journey nor one who is in company on a journey can at
the same time be left behind.

as-Sayyid ar-Radi
says: The earlier part of this sermon is related from the Prophet
but Amir al-mu'minin has completed it very aptly by adding most
eloquent sentences at the end. This addition is from "None
except Thee can join" upto the end.