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SERMON 53

On the swearing of allegiance

They leapt upon me as
the camels leap upon each other on their arrival for drinking
water, having been let loose after unfastening of their four legs
till I thought they would either kill me or kill one another in
front of me. I thought over this matter in and out to the extent
that it prevented me from sleeping. But I found no way except to
fight them or else to reject whatever has been brought by Muhammad
(PBUHAHP). I found that to face war was easier for me than to face
the retribution, and the hardships of this world were easier than
the hardships of the next world.