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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺧﻄﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ
[ﻭﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﻴﺎﻥ ﻟﻼَﺳﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻬﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ]
ﺃَﻣَّﺎ ﺑَﻌْﺪُ، ﻓَﺈِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﺳُﺒْﺤﺎﻧَﻪُ ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﻘْﺼِﻤْﺠَﺒَّﺎﺭِﻱ
ﺩَﻫْﺮٍ ﻗَﻂُّ ﺇِﻻّ ﺑَﻌْﺪَ ﺗَﻤْﻬِﻴﻞٍ ﻭَﺭَﺧَﺎﺀٍ، ﻭَﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﺠْﺒُﺮْ
ﻋَﻈْﻤَﺄَﺣَﺪٍ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻻَُْﻣَﻢِ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑَﻌْﺪَ ﺃَﺯْﻟٍﻮَﺑَﻼَﺀٍ، ﻭَﻓِﻲ
ﺩُﻭﻥِ ﻣَﺎ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻘْﺒَﻠْﺘُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻄْﺐٍ ﻭَﺍﺳْﺘَﺪْﺑَﺮْﺗُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ
ﺧَﻄْﺐٍ ﻣُﻌْﺘَﺒَﺮٌ! ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺫِﻱ ﻗَﻠْﺐٍ ﺑَﻠَﺒِﻴﺐٍ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻛُﻞُّ
ﺫِﻱ ﺳَﻤْﻊٍ ﺑِﺴَﻤِﻴﻊٍ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺫِﻱ ﻧَﺎﻇِﺮٍ ﺑِﺒَﺼِﻴﺮٍ.
ﻓَﻴَﺎ ﻋَﺠَﺒﺎً! ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻟِﻲَ ﻻَ ﺃَﻋْﺠَﺐُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻄَﺈِ ﻫﺬِﻩِ
ﺍﻟْﻔِﺮَﻕِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﺧﺘِﻼَﻑِ ﺣُﺠَﺠِﻬَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺩِﻳﻨِﻬَﺎ! ﻻَ
ﻳَﻘْﺘَﺼُّﻮﻥَ ﺃَﺛَﺮَ ﻧَﺒِﻲٍّ، ﻭَﻻَﻳَﻘْﺘَﺪُﻭﻥَ ﺑَﻌَﻤَﻞِ ﻭَﺻِﻲٍّ،
ﻭَﻻَ ﻳُﺆْﻣِﻨُﻮﻥَ ﺑَﻐَﻴْﺐٍ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻳَﻌِﻔُّﻮﻧَﻌَﻦْ ﻋَﻴْﺐٍ،
ﻳَﻌْﻤَﻠُﻮﻥَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺸُّﺒُﻬَﺎﺕِ، ﻭَﻳَﺴِﻴﺮُﻭﻥَ ﻓِﻲ
ﺍﻟﺸَّﻬَﻮَﺍﺕِ، ﺍﻟْﻤَﻌْﺮُﻭﻑُ ﻓِﻴﻬﻢْ ﻣَﺎ ﻋَﺮَﻓُﻮﺍ، ﻭَﺍﻟْﻤُﻨْﻜَﺮُ
ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻫُﻢْ ﻣَﺎ ﺃَﻧْﻜَﺮُﻭﺍ، ﻣَﻔْﺰَﻋُﻬُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟْﻤُﻌْﻀِﻼَﺕِ
ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺃَﻧْﻔُﺴِﻬﻢْ، ﻭَﺗَﻌْﻮِﻳﻠُﻬُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﻤُﺒْﻬﻤﺎﺕِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ
ﺁﺭَﺍﺋِﻬِﻢْ، ﻛَﺄَﻥَّ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍﻣْﺮِﻯﺀٍ ﻣِﻨْﻬُﻢْ ﺇِﻣَﺎﻡُ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻪِ، ﻗَﺪْ
ﺃَﺧَﺬَ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﻓِﻴَﻤﺎ ﻳَﺮَﻯ ﺑَﻌُﺮﻯً ﺛِﻘَﺎﺕٍ،
ﻭﺃَﺳْﺒَﺎﺑٍﻤُﺤْﻜَﻤَﺎﺕٍ.
About the division of the
community into factions
So now, certainly, Allah did not break
the neck of any unruly tyrant in this
world except after allowing him
time and opportunity and did not
join the broken bone of any people
(ummah) until He did not inflict
calamity and distress upon them.
Even less than what sufferings and
misfortunes have yet to fall upon
you or have already befallen you are
enough for giving lessons. Every man
with a heart is not intelligent, every
ear does not listen and every eye
does not see.
I wonder, and there is no reason why
I should not wonder, about the faults
of these groups who have
introduced alterations in their
religious pleas, who do not move on
the footsteps of their Prophet nor
follow the actions of the vicegerent.
They do not believe in the unknown
and do not avoid the evil. They act
on the doubts and tread in (the way
of) their passions. For them good is
whatever they consider good and
evil is whatever they consider evil.
Their reliance for resolving
distresses is on themselves. Their
confidence in regard to dubious
matters is on their own opinions as if
every one of them is the Leader
(Imam) of himself. Whatever he has
decided himself he considers it to
have been taken through reliable
sources and strong factors.
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺧﻄﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ
[ﻭﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺑﻴﺎﻥ ﻟﻼَﺳﺒﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻬﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ]
ﺃَﻣَّﺎ ﺑَﻌْﺪُ، ﻓَﺈِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﺳُﺒْﺤﺎﻧَﻪُ ﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﻘْﺼِﻤْﺠَﺒَّﺎﺭِﻱ
ﺩَﻫْﺮٍ ﻗَﻂُّ ﺇِﻻّ ﺑَﻌْﺪَ ﺗَﻤْﻬِﻴﻞٍ ﻭَﺭَﺧَﺎﺀٍ، ﻭَﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﺠْﺒُﺮْ
ﻋَﻈْﻤَﺄَﺣَﺪٍ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻻَُْﻣَﻢِ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑَﻌْﺪَ ﺃَﺯْﻟٍﻮَﺑَﻼَﺀٍ، ﻭَﻓِﻲ
ﺩُﻭﻥِ ﻣَﺎ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻘْﺒَﻠْﺘُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻄْﺐٍ ﻭَﺍﺳْﺘَﺪْﺑَﺮْﺗُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ
ﺧَﻄْﺐٍ ﻣُﻌْﺘَﺒَﺮٌ! ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺫِﻱ ﻗَﻠْﺐٍ ﺑَﻠَﺒِﻴﺐٍ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻛُﻞُّ
ﺫِﻱ ﺳَﻤْﻊٍ ﺑِﺴَﻤِﻴﻊٍ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺫِﻱ ﻧَﺎﻇِﺮٍ ﺑِﺒَﺼِﻴﺮٍ.
ﻓَﻴَﺎ ﻋَﺠَﺒﺎً! ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻟِﻲَ ﻻَ ﺃَﻋْﺠَﺐُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻄَﺈِ ﻫﺬِﻩِ
ﺍﻟْﻔِﺮَﻕِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﺧﺘِﻼَﻑِ ﺣُﺠَﺠِﻬَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺩِﻳﻨِﻬَﺎ! ﻻَ
ﻳَﻘْﺘَﺼُّﻮﻥَ ﺃَﺛَﺮَ ﻧَﺒِﻲٍّ، ﻭَﻻَﻳَﻘْﺘَﺪُﻭﻥَ ﺑَﻌَﻤَﻞِ ﻭَﺻِﻲٍّ،
ﻭَﻻَ ﻳُﺆْﻣِﻨُﻮﻥَ ﺑَﻐَﻴْﺐٍ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻳَﻌِﻔُّﻮﻧَﻌَﻦْ ﻋَﻴْﺐٍ،
ﻳَﻌْﻤَﻠُﻮﻥَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺸُّﺒُﻬَﺎﺕِ، ﻭَﻳَﺴِﻴﺮُﻭﻥَ ﻓِﻲ
ﺍﻟﺸَّﻬَﻮَﺍﺕِ، ﺍﻟْﻤَﻌْﺮُﻭﻑُ ﻓِﻴﻬﻢْ ﻣَﺎ ﻋَﺮَﻓُﻮﺍ، ﻭَﺍﻟْﻤُﻨْﻜَﺮُ
ﻋِﻨْﺪَﻫُﻢْ ﻣَﺎ ﺃَﻧْﻜَﺮُﻭﺍ، ﻣَﻔْﺰَﻋُﻬُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟْﻤُﻌْﻀِﻼَﺕِ
ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺃَﻧْﻔُﺴِﻬﻢْ، ﻭَﺗَﻌْﻮِﻳﻠُﻬُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﻤُﺒْﻬﻤﺎﺕِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ
ﺁﺭَﺍﺋِﻬِﻢْ، ﻛَﺄَﻥَّ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍﻣْﺮِﻯﺀٍ ﻣِﻨْﻬُﻢْ ﺇِﻣَﺎﻡُ ﻧَﻔْﺴِﻪِ، ﻗَﺪْ
ﺃَﺧَﺬَ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﻓِﻴَﻤﺎ ﻳَﺮَﻯ ﺑَﻌُﺮﻯً ﺛِﻘَﺎﺕٍ،
ﻭﺃَﺳْﺒَﺎﺑٍﻤُﺤْﻜَﻤَﺎﺕٍ.
About the division of the
community into factions
So now, certainly, Allah did not break
the neck of any unruly tyrant in this
world except after allowing him
time and opportunity and did not
join the broken bone of any people
(ummah) until He did not inflict
calamity and distress upon them.
Even less than what sufferings and
misfortunes have yet to fall upon
you or have already befallen you are
enough for giving lessons. Every man
with a heart is not intelligent, every
ear does not listen and every eye
does not see.
I wonder, and there is no reason why
I should not wonder, about the faults
of these groups who have
introduced alterations in their
religious pleas, who do not move on
the footsteps of their Prophet nor
follow the actions of the vicegerent.
They do not believe in the unknown
and do not avoid the evil. They act
on the doubts and tread in (the way
of) their passions. For them good is
whatever they consider good and
evil is whatever they consider evil.
Their reliance for resolving
distresses is on themselves. Their
confidence in regard to dubious
matters is on their own opinions as if
every one of them is the Leader
(Imam) of himself. Whatever he has
decided himself he considers it to
have been taken through reliable
sources and strong factors.
