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Hadith 782
Hadith #
782
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
170
Part
Sermons
Chapter
In response to a Kolayb al-Jarmi who came from Basra to enquire about his position vis-a-vis the people of Jamal
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
If those at your back send you as a forerunner to search out a rain-fed area for them, and you return to them and apprise them of greenery and water but they disagree with you and go towards dry and barren land, what would you do then?
أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ وَرَاءَكَ بَعَثُوكَ رَائِداً تَبْتَغِي لَهُمْ مَسَاقِطَ الْغَيْثِ، فَرَجَعْتَ إلَيْهِمْ وَأَخْبَرْتَهُمْ عَنِ الْكَلاَ وَالْمَاءِ، فَخَالَفُوا إلى الْمَعَاطِشِ وَالْـمَجَادِبِ، مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعاً؟
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