When something from it is changed...
When something from it is changed, it would be said, ‘The people are committing evil by changing the Sunnah!’ ثُمَّ تَشْتَدُّ الْبَلِيَّةُ، وَ تَنْشَأُ فِيهَا الذُّرِّيَّةُ، وَ تَدُقُّهُمُ الْفِتَنُ كَمَا تَدُقُّ النَّارُ الْحَطَبَ، وَ كَمَا تَدُقُّ الرَّحَى بِثِفَالِهَا.
يَتَفَقَّهُ النَّاسُ لِغَيْرِ الدِّينِ، وَ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ لِغَيْرِ الْعَمَلِ، وَ يَطْلُبُونَ الدُّنْيَا بِعَمَلِ الْآخِرَةِ Then the afflictions would intensify and the off spring would grow up in it, and the Fitna would consume them just as the fire consumes the firewood, and like what the mill would grind them with its sediment.
The people would be pondering for other than the religion, and they would be learning for other than the deeds, and they would be seeking the world by the deeds (supposed to be) for the Hereafter’.
ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَ مَعَهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ خَاصٌّ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ، فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ Then Amir Al-Momineen -asws came back and with him -asws were some people from his -asws family members and special ones from his -asws Shias.
He -asws ascended the pulpit, praised Allah ‑azwj and extolled upon Him -azwj and sent Salawaat upon the Prophet -saww , the said: لَقَدْ عَمِلَتِ [عَمِلَ «خ»] الْوُلَاةُ قَبْلِي بِأُمُورٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، خَالَفُوا فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مُتَعَمِّدِينَ لِذَلِكَ، وَ لَوْ حَمَلْتُ النَّاسَ عَلَى تَرْكِهَا وَ حَوَّلْتُهَا إِلَى مَوَاضِعِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ، لَتَفَرَّقَ عَنِّي جُنْدِي!
حَتَّى أَبْقَى وَحْدِي إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِنْ شِيعَتِيَ الَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا فَضْلِي وَ إِمَامَتِي مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ‘The rulers before me -asws had worked grievous matters.
They opposed Rasool-Allah -saww in it deliberately for that, and if I -asws had carried the people upon leaving that (Standing place of Ibrahim -as ) and transferred it back to its place in which it used to be in the era of Rasool-Allah -saww , my -asws army would separate (and move) away from me -asws , until I -asws would remain along except a few from my -asws Shias who recognise my -asws merits and my -asws Imamate from the Book of Allah -azwj and Sunnah of His -azwj Prophet -saww .
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