Ja'far) what I had guaranteed...

Ja'far) what I had guaranteed, I would not be safe from him, for he will tomorrow strike my face with one hundred thousand swords from among his Shi'ites and followers; the poverty of this (man) and his household is more useful to me and you than lending a helping hand to them." Hārūn expressed his fear of the Imām, peace be on him, so he decided to wage an economic warfare against him lest he should be able to revolt against him. Makhāriq, the singer, was in the…