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SERMON 134

There was some exchange of
words between Uthman ibn Affan and Amir al-mu'minin when
al-Mughirah ibn al-Akhnas (1) said to
Uthman that he would deal with Amir al-mu'minin on his behalf
whereupon Amir al-mu'minin said to al-Mughirah:

O' son of the accursed
and issueless, and of a tree which has neither root nor branch.
Will you deal with me? By Allah, Allah will not grant victory to
him whom you support, nor will he be able to stand up whom you
raise. Get away from us. Allah may keep you away from your
purpose. Then do whatever you like. Allah may not have mercy on
you if you have pity on me.
(1).
al-Mughirah ibn al-Akhnas ath-Thaqafi was among the wellwishers of
Uthman ibn Affan and the son of his paternal aunt. His brother
Abu'l Hakam ibn al-Akhnas was killed at the hands of Amir
al-mu'minin in the battle of Uhud, because of which he bore malice
against Amir al-mu'minin. His father was one of those people who
accepted Islam at the time of the fall of Mecca but retained
heresy and hypocrisy in heart. That is why Amir al-mu'minin called
him accursed, and he called him issueless because he who has a son
like al-Mughirah deserves to be called issueless.