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SERMON 205

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."