Hadith 50

(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –
‘And from a sermon of his-asws after the arbitration: ‘The Praise be to Allah-azwj, and even though the time has brought the fierce event and the majestic occurrence, and I-asws testify that there is no god except Allah-azwj. There is no associate for Him-azwj. There isn’t anyone with Him-azwj apart from Him-azwj, and that Muhammad-saww is His-azwj servant and His-azwj Rasool-saww. As for after, the disobedience of the advisor, the sympathetic, the learned, the experience, has inherited the regret, and the remorse is the consequence, and I-asws had instructed you regarding this arbitration of my-asws instructions, and I-asws had sifted for you my-asws treasured view, if it had been obeyed the matter would have been short. But, the disloyal adversaries and the discarders, the disobedience refused to me-asws, to the extent that the advisor (himself) doubted in his own advice, and forearm was careless with its cup. I-asws and you all were just as the brother of Hawazin said, ‘I had instructed you with my instructions at the raising of the flag, but you did not see the clarity of the advice until the next midday (when it was too late)’’. [168]