(3) Abul Jarood narrated that Abdullah (bin Aqaba) al-Sha’ir (the poet) had said
I heard Ali (as) saying: “O people of Shia, as if I see you wandering about like the camels looking for a pasture but without finding any.”
3 - وبه عن أبي الجارود، عن عبد الله الشاعر - يعنى ابن عقبة - قال
سمعت علياً يقول: كأني بكم تجولون جولان الإبل تبتغون مرعي، ولا تجدونها يا معشر الشيعة.
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