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230

SERMON 230

Abdullah ibn Zamaah who was
one of the followers of Amir al-mu'minin came to him during
his Caliphate to ask for some money when Amir al-mu'minin
said:

This money is not for
me nor for you, but it is the collective property of the Muslims
and the acquisition of their swords. If you had taken part with
them in their fighting you would have a share equal to theirs,
otherwise the earning of their hands cannot be for other than
their mouths.