Hadith 171

(The book) ‘Nahj Al Balagah’ –
‘And from a letter of his-asws to Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas: ‘As for after, I-asws used to participate you in my-asws entrustments and there did not happen to be anyone from my-asws family members more trustworthy than you regarding myself, for consoling me-asws and supporting me-asws and fulfilling the entrustments to me-asws. But when you saw the times have overturned upon the son-asws of your uncle-as, and the enemies had waged war upon him-asws, and the entrustments of the people had been betrayed, and these matters had become widespread, you turned your back to the son-asws of your uncle-as (like the) madman and separated from him-asws with the separating ones and abandoned him-asws with evil abandoning of the abandoning ones. But the son-asws of your uncle-as did not despair nor were the entrustments fulfilled. It is as if you did not intend Allah-azwj with your Jihad, and it is as if you did not happen to be upon a Proof from your Lord-azwj, and it is as if you were rather plotting against the community of Muhammad-saww upon their religion and intended to deceive them. So, when the difficulty enabled you (an opportunity) in betraying the community of Muhammad-saww, you were quick with the pouncing and hastened the enmity, so you snatched upon whatever you were able upon like the snatching by the wolf of the still, injured, helpless goat. So you carried it to Al-Hijaz, being content of the chest in carrying it, without any sin from having taken it. It is as if there is not father for others that you carried it to your family as if it was your inheritance from your father and your mother. Glory be to Allah-azwj! Do you not believe in the Hereafter, or do you not fear the argument of the Reckoning? O you who were counted in our presence to be from the ones with understanding! How can you justify the drinks and foods while you know that you are eating the Prohibited and drinking the Prohibited? And you are acquiring the slave girls and marrying the women from the wealth of the orphans and the poor, and the Momineen, and the Mujahideen, those Allah-azwj has Legalised this wealth unto them and has protected this city by them. Fear Allah-azwj and return to the people their wealth, for if you do not do so, then Allah-azwj Enables me-asws from you, I-asws will excuse myself-asws to Allah-azwj regarding you and I-asws will strike you with my-asws sword which no one has been struck with except he entered the Fire! By Allah-azwj! Even if Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws were to do like what you have done, there would not have been any leniency for them-asws with me-asws, nor would they-asws win from me-asws with an intention until I-asws would have taken the right from them-asws and oblit