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SERMON 54

When Amir al-mu'minin's men
showed impatience on his delay in giving them permission to fight
in Siffin , he said:

Well, as for your idea
whether this (delay) is due to my unwillingness for death, then by
Allah I do not care whether I proceed towards death or death
advances towards me. As for your impression that it may be due to
my misgivings about the people of Syria (ash-Sham) ,well by Allah,
I did not put off war even for a day except in the hope that some
group may join me, find guidance through me and see my light with
their weak eyes. This is dearer to me than to kill them in the
state of their misguidance although they would be bearing their
own sins.