Thereafter...

Thereafter, Allah would dispel it from you like the removal of the skin (from flesh) through him who would humble them, drag them by necks, make them drink full cups (of hardships), not extend them anything but sword and not clothe them save with fear.

At that time Quraysh would wish at the cost of the world and all its contents to find me even only once and just for the duration of the slaughter of a camel in order that I may accept from them (the whole of) that of which at present I am asking them only a part but they are not giving me.

Alternative Sources for Sermon 93 (1) Al-Ya`qubi, Tar'ikh, II, 182; (2) Abu Nu`aym, Hilyah, I, 68; (3) al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, I, 6, 7, 16; (4) Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihayah, I, 377 (h.z.b), III, 200 (`a.dh.m); (5) al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak, II, 466; (6) Ibn `Abd al-Birr, Jami`, I, 114; (7) Ibn Hajar, al-'Isabah, II, 509; (8) al-Tabari, al-Riyad, 198; (9) al-Suyuti, Ta'rikh al-khulafa', 124; (10) Dahlan, al-Futuhat, II, 337; (11) al-Qunduzi, Yanabi`, 224.

[^1]: Amir al-mu'minin delivered this sermon after the battle of Nahrawan. In it, mischiefs imply the battles fought in Basrah, Siffin and Nahrawan because their nature was different from the battles of the Prophet. There the opposite party was the unbelievers while here the confrontation was with those who had veils of Islam on their faces. So people were hesitant to fight against Muslims, and asked why they should fight with those who recited the call to the prayers and offered the prayers.

Thus, Khuzaymah ibn Thabit al-Ansari did not take part in the Battle of Siffin till the falling of `Ammar ibn Yasir as martyr did not prove that the opposite party was rebellious. Similarly the presence of companions like Talhah and az-Zubayr who were included in the "Foretold Ten" on the side of `A'ishah in Basrah, and the prayer signs on foreheads of the Kharijites in Nahrawan and their prayers and worship were creating confusion in the minds.