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[22] Appendix: Some examples of marriage Sermons أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَيْمَنَ بْنِ مُحْرِزٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ زَوَّجَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَ كَانَ يَلِي أَمْرَهَا فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجَبَّارِ الْحَلِيمِ الْغَفَّارِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ الْكَبِيرِ الْمُتَعَالِ سَواءٌ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ أَسَرَّ الْقَوْلَ وَ مَنْ جَهَرَ بِهِ وَ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ سارِبٌ بِالنَّهارِ Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ismail Bin Mihran, from Ayman Bin Muhraz, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far -asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws solemnised the marriage of a woman from the Clan of Abdul Muttalib -as , and he -asws was in charge of her matter, so he -asws said: ‘The Praise is for Allah -azwj , the Mighty, the Compeller, the Lenient, the Forgiver, and One, the Subduer, the Great, the Limitless.
It is the same from you all, the one who speaks secretly and the one who publicises with it, and the one who is concealed at night, and the one is visible by the day.
أَحْمَدُهُ وَ أَسْتَعِينُهُ وَ أُومِنُ بِهِ وَ أَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْهِ وَ كَفَى بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا مَنْ يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِي وَ لَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَ مَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَ لَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيّاً مُرْشِداً I -asws Praise Him -azwj , and seek His -azwj Support, and believe in Him -azwj , and rely upon Him -azwj , and suffice with Allah -azwj as a Representative.
The one whom Allah -azwj Guides, so he is the guided one and there is no straying for him, and the one who He -azwj Lets to stray, so there is no guidance for him. And you will never find besides Him -azwj , a Guardian, and a Guide.
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ بَعَثَهُ بِكِتَابِهِ حُجَّةً عَلَى عِبَادِهِ مَنْ أَطَاعَهُ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ عَصَاهُ عَصَى اللَّهَ And I -asws testify that there is no god except for Allah -azwj , One, there being no associates for Him -azwj .
For Him -azwj is the Kingdom, and for Him -azwj is the Praise, and He -azwj is Able upon everything.
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