SERMON 134
There was some exchange of words between `Uthman ibn `Affan
and Amir al-mu'minin when al-Mughirah ibn al-Akhnas (1) said to `Uthman
that he would deal with Amir al-mu'minin on his behalf whereupon
Amir al-mu'minin said to al-Mughirah:
O' son of the accursed and issueless, and of a tree which has
neither root nor branch. Will you deal with me? By Allah, Allah
will not grant victory to him whom you support, nor will he be
able to stand up whom you raise. Get away from us. Allah may keep
you away from your purpose. Then do whatever you like. Allah may
not have mercy on you if you have pity on me.
(1). al-Mughirah ibn al-Akhnas ath-Thaqafi was
among the wellwishers
of `Uthman ibn `Affan and the son of his paternal aunt. His brother
Abu'l Hakam ibn al-Akhnas was killed at the hands of Amir al-mu'minin
in the battle of Uhud, because of which he bore malice against
Amir al-mu'minin. His father was one of those people who accepted
Islam at the time of the fall of Mecca but retained heresy and
hypocrisy in heart. That is why Amir al-mu'minin called him accursed,
and he called him issueless because he who has a son like al-Mughirah
deserves to be called issueless.
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