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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Nahjul Balagha Part 1, The Sermons Sermon 181: May Allah's mercy remain away from them….. Amir al-mu'minin sent one of his men to bring him news about a group of the army of Kufah who had decided to join the Kharijites but were afraid of him.

[^1] When the man came back Amir al-mu'minin said to him: "Are they satisfied and staying or feeling weak and going astray?" The man replied, "They have gone away, O' Amir al-mu'minin." Then Amir al-mu'minin said: ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) وقد أَرسل رجلاً من أصحابه، يَعْلَمُ له عِلمَ [أحوال] قوم من جند الكوفة، همّوا باللحاق بالخوارج، وكانوا على خوف منه (عليه السلام)، فلمّا عاد إليه الرجل قال له: أأمِنُوا فَقَطَنُوا، أم جبنوا فَظَعَنُوا؟ ): .

فقال (عليه السلام فقال الرجل: بل ظَعَنُوا يا أَميرالمؤمنين. May Allah's mercy remain away from them “..just as Thamud was distanced (from His mercy)” (11:95). Know that when the spears are hurled towards them and the swords are struck at their heads they will repent of their doings. Surely today Satan has scattered them and tomorrow he will disclaim any connection with them, and will leave them.

Their departing from guidance, returning to misguidance and blindness, turning away from truth and falling into wrong is enough (for their chastisement). بُعْداً لَهُمْ (كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ)!

أَمَا لَوْ أُشْرِعَتِ الاْسِنَّةُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَصُبَّتِ السُّيُوفُ عَلَى هَامَاتِهمْ، لَقَدْ نَدِمُوا عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْهُمْ، إنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ الْيَوْمَ قَدِ اسْتَقَلَّهُمْ، وَهُوَ غَداً مُتَبَرِّىءٌ مِنْهُمْ، وَمُخلٍّ عَنْهُمْ، فَحَسْبُهُمْ بِخُرُوجِهمْ مِنَ الْهُدَى، وَارْتِكَاسِهِمْ فِي الضَّلاَل وَالْعَمَى، وَصَدِّهِمْ عَنِ الْحَقّ، وَجِمَاحِهمْ فِي التِيهِ.

Alternative Sources for Sermon 181 (1) Al-Thaqafi, al-Gharat, see Ibn Abi al-Hadid, I, 265; (2) al-Tabari, *Ta'rikh,*VI, 65, events of 38 H.

[^1]: A man of the tribe Banu Najiyah named al-Khirrit ibn Rashid an-Naji was on Amir al-mu'minin's side in the battle of Siffin, but after Arbitration he became rebellious, and, coming to Amir al-mu'minin with thirty persons, said: "By Allah, I Will no more obey your command, nor offer prayers behind you, and shall leave you tomorrow." Whereupon Amir al-mu'minin said: "You should first take into account the grounds underlying this Arbitration and discuss it with me.

If you are satisfied, you do as you will." He said he would come the next day to discuss the matter.

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