Sermon 77 of 240 · 160 words

The Banu Umayyah ...

ومن كلام له (عليه السلام)

About Umayyads (when Sa’id b. al-‘As withheld Amir al-Mu’minin’s right from him, peace be upon him) The Banu Umayyah (Umayyads) are allowing me the inheritance of Muhammad (S) bit (by bit). By Allah, if I live I would throw them away as the butcher removes the dust from the dust-covered piece of flesh. as-Sayyid ar-Radi says:In one version for“al-widhamu’t-taribah”(dust covered piece of flesh) the words“at-turabu’l-wadhimah”(the soil sticking on a piece of flesh) have been shown. That is, for the adjective the qualified noun and for the qualified noun the adjective has been placed. And by the word“layufawwiqunani”Amir al-Mu’minin implies that they allow him bit by bit just as a she-camel may be milked a little and then its young one may be made to suck milk so that it may be ready to be milked. And“al-widham”is the plural of“wadhamah”which means the piece of stomach or of liver which falls on the ground and then the dust is removed from it.


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