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Hadith 1586
Hadith #
1586
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
65
Part
Letters
Chapter
To Muawiya
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
Now, this is the time that you should derive benefit by observing a clear view of the main matters, because you have been treading in the path of your forefathers in making wrong claims, spreading false and untrue notions, claiming for yourself what is far above you and demanding what is not meant for you, because you want to run away from right and to revolt against what is more fastened to your flesh and blood namely what has been heard by the depth of your ears and has filled your chest. And after forsaking right there remains nothing except clear misguidance, and after disregarding a (clear) statement there is nothing except confusion. You should therefore guard (yourself) against doubts and its ill-effects of confusion, because for a long time mischief has spread its veils and its gloom has blinded your eyes.
أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَقَدْ آنَ لَكَ أَنْ تَنْتَفِعَ بِاللَّمْحِ الْبَاصِرِ مِنْ عِيَانِ الْأُمُورِ، فَقَدْ سَلَكْتَ مَدَارِجَ أَسْلَافِكَ بِادِّعَائِكَ الْأَبَاطِيلَ، وَإقْحَامِكَ غُرُورَ الْمَيْنِ وَالْأَكَاذِيبِ، وَبِانْتِحَالِكَ مَا قَدْ عَلَا عَنْكَ، وَابْتِزَازِكَ لِمَا قَدِ اخْتُزِنَ دُونَكَ، فِرَاراً مِنَ الْحَقِّ، وَجُحُوداً لِمَا هُوَ أَلْزَمُ لَكَ مِنْ لَحْمِكَ وَدَمِكَ، مِمَّا قَدْ وَعَاهُ سَمْعُكَ، وَمُلِئَ بِهِ صَدْرُكَ، ﴿فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا الضَّلَالُ﴾ الْمُبِينُ؟!، وَبَعْدَ الْبَيَانِ إِلَّا اللَّبْسُ؟ فَاحْذَرِ الشُّبْهَةَ وَاشْتِمالَهَا عَلَى لُبْسَتِهَا، فَإِنَّ الْفِتْنَةَ طَالَمَا أَغْدَفَتْ جَلَابِيبَهَا، وَأَغْشَتِ الْأَبْصَارَ ظُلْمَتُهَا.
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