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SERMON 180


Amir al-mu'minin sent one of his men
to bring him news about a group of the army of Kufah who had decided to join the
Kharijites but were afraid of him. (1) When the man came back
Amir al-mu'minin said to him: "Are they satisfied and staying or feeling weak and
going astray?" The man replied, "They have gone away, O' Amir al-mu'minin."
Then Amir al-mu'minin said:

May Allah's mercy remain away from them as in the
case of Thamud. Know that when the spears are hurled towards them and the swords are
struck at their heads they will repent of their doings. Surely today Satan has scattered
them and tomorrow he will disclaim any connection with them, and will leave them. Their
departing from guidance, returning to misguidance and blindness, turning away from truth
and falling into wrong is enough (for their chastisement).
(1).
A man of the tribe Banu Najiyah named al-Khirrit ibn Rashid an-Naji was on Amir
al-mu'minin's side in the battle of Siffin, but after Arbitration he became rebellious,
and, coming to Amir al-mu'minin with thirty persons, said: "By Allah, I Will no more
obey your command, nor offer prayers behind you, and shall leave you tomorrow."
Whereupon Amir al-mu'minin said: "You should first take into account the grounds
underlying this Arbitration and discuss it with me. If you are satisfied, you do as you
will." He said he would come the next day to discuss the matter. Amir al-mu'minin
then cautioned him, "Look, on going from here do not get mislead by others and do not
adopt any other course. If you have the will to understand, I will get you out of this
wrong path and put you on the course of guidance." After this conversation he went
away, but his countenance indicated he was bent on revolt, and would not see reason by any
means. And so it happened. He stuck to his point and on reaching his place he said to his
tribesmen, "When we are determined to abandon Amir al-mu'minin there is no use going
to him. We should do what we have decided to do." On this occasion Abdullah ibn
Quayn al Azdi also went to them to enquire, but when he came to know the position he
asked Mudrik ibn ar-Rayyan an-Naji to speak to him and to apprise him of the ruinous
consequence of this rebellion, whereupon Mudrik assured him that this man would not be
allowed to take any step. Consequently, Abdullah came back satisfied and related the
whole matter before Amir al-mu'minin on returning the next day. Amir al-mu'minin said,
"Let us see what happens when he comes. " But when the appointed hour passed and
he did not turn up Amir al-mu'minin asked Abdullah to go and see what the matter was and
what was the cause for the delay. On reaching there Abdullah found that all of them had
left. When he returned to Amir al-mu'minin he spoke as in this sermon.
The fate that befell al-Khirrit ibn
Rashid an-Naji has been stated under Sermon 44.

Return to Table of
Contents
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Forward to Sermon 181.

Back to Sermon 179.

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