Sermon of 'Amir al-Mu'minin, Ali AS

551. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad Bin Ali, together from ismail Bin Mahran, and Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Ali Bin Al-hassan Al-Taymi, and Ali Bin Al-Husayn, from Ahmad Bin muhammad Bin Khalid, together from Ismail Bin Mahran, from Al-Munzar Bin Jayfar, from Al-Hakam Bin Zaheer, from Abdullah Bin Jareer Al-Abdy, from Al-Asbagh Bin Nubata who said: ‘There came to Amir-ul-Momineen عليه الصلاة والسلام, Abdullah Bin Umar and a son of Abu Bakr, and Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas, seeking from him عليه الصلاة والسلام the preferential treatment for themselves. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام ascended the Pulpit, and the people turned their attention towards him عليه الصلاة والسلام. So he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘The Praise is due to Allah عز وجل to Whom belongs all Praise, and Who is extremely Generous. The descriptions do not fathom Him عز وجل nor is He عز وجل limited by the languages, nor can He عز وجل be understood by the wildest imaginations. And I عليه الصلاة والسلام testify that there is no god except Allah عز وجل, One with no associates to Him عز وجل, and that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم is the Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم of Allah عز وجل, a Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم of Guidance and a place for the piety, and a Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم of the Highest Lord عز وجل who صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم came with the Truth from the Presence of the Truth, to warn by the Enlightening Quran and the Illuminating Proof. So he صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم declared by the Manifest Book and passed away upon what the former Messengers صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم had passed away. Having said that, O you people! Do not speak of the men who were immersed in the world, and acquired properties, and made canals to flow, and rode plenty of animals, and cLuthed themselves with soft cLuthing, for that would became a source of shame and ignominy for them if the Forgiver does not Forgive them. If I عليه الصلاة والسلام were to prevent them from what they used to be in (affluent lifestyle) and take them to what is necessary for them, they would lose all that and they would be saying that the son عليه الصلاة والسلام of Abu Talib عليه الصلاة والسلام has been unjust to us and has prohibited us and prevented us from our rights. So, Allah عز وجل is the Helper against the one who (Prays) in our direction (Qiblah), and eats the animals slaughtered by us, and believes by our Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and testifies to what we testify, and enters our Religion, we عليه الصلاة والسلام will apply upon him the Judgements of the Quran, and the Limits of Al-Islam. There is no preference for anyone over anyone else except by the piety. Indeed! The pious ones have the highest Rewards in the Presence of Allah عز وجل the High, and the best Recompense and the Return. Allah عز وجل did not Make the world to be for the pious ones as a form of Reward, and what is in the Possession of Allah عز وجل is better for the righteous. People of the religion of Allah عز وجل! Consider what you find in the Book of Allah عز وجل and what you leave in the presence of the Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and what you have been striving by for the Sake of Allah عز وجل, either by nobility, or by lineage, or by deeds, or by obedience, or devotion, and regarding what you were interested in. So rush to your destinations, may Allah عز وجل have mercy upon you, which you have been Commanded to construct. Assets, which will not spoil and will remain, and will not diminish. The dwellings to which you have received invitations for, and are being encouraged to acquire, and recommended to be interested in, and the Rewards are Made to be in His عز وجل Presence. So seek the completion of the Bounties of Allah عز وجل by the submission to His عز وجل Judgement, and the appreciation for His عز وجل Favours. The one, who is unhappy with this, is not from us عليه الصلاة والسلام, nor is he to us عليه الصلاة والسلام. The rulers who judge by the Judgement of Allah عز وجل, without being anxious from that, those are the successful ones’. (And in another copy: ‘They are not anxious, and those are the ones who have no fear upon them, nor shall they grieve’). And he عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘And I عليه الصلاة والسلام will discipline you with my عليه الصلاة والسلام whip which I discipline my عليه الصلاة والسلام family with, so do not worry, and I عليه الصلاة والسلام will be striking you by my whip by which I عليه الصلاة والسلام establish the Limits of my عليه الصلاة والسلام Lord عز وجل. So do not be scared. Do you want that I عليه الصلاة والسلام should strike you by my عليه الصلاة والسلام sword? But rather, I عليه الصلاة والسلام am more knowing of that which you want, and how to straighten your unevenness. But, I عليه الصلاة والسلام will not buy your correction in exchange for spoiling myself عليه الصلاة والسلام. However, Allah عز وجل will Make a people to overcome you and will exact my عليه الصلاة والسلام Revenge from you all. So you will have no world that you can enjoy in, and no Hereafter that you can look forward to. Thus, remote and crushed are the companions of the blazing Fire’.