حَدَّثَنِي شَيْخٌ مِنْ وُلْدِ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَدِيٍّ وَ كَانَ مَعَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) فِي حُرُوبِهِ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ فِي يَوْمَ الْتَقَى هُوَ وَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بِصِفِّينَ وَ رَفَعَ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ لِيُسْمِعَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَ اللَّهِ لَأَقْتُلَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ قَوْلِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ يَخْفِضُ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ وَ كُنْتُ قَرِيباً مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ ثُمَّ اسْتَثْنَيْتَ فَمَا أَرَدْتَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّ الْحَرْبَ خُدْعَةٌ وَ أَنَا عِنْدَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ كَذُوبٍ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُحَرِّضَ أَصْحَابِي عَلَيْهِمْ كَيْلَا يَفْشَلُوا وَ كَيْ يَطْمَعُوا فِيهِمْ فَأَفْقَهُهُمْ يَنْتَفِعُ بِهَا بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ قَالَ لِمُوسَى ( عليه السلام ) حَيْثُ أَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَيِّناً لَعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشى وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَتَذَكَّرُ وَ لَا يَخْشَى وَ لَكِنْ لِيَكُونَ ذَلِكَ أَحْرَصَ لِمُوسَى ( عليه السلام ) عَلَى الذَّهَابِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Sadaqa, from a Sheykh from the sons of Udayy Bin Hatim, from his father, (It has been narrated) from his grandfather Udayy, and he was with Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> during his<sup>asws</sup> wars, that Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup> said during the day he<sup>asws</sup> met Muawiya (in battle) at Siffeen, and the voices were raised by it for his<sup>asws</sup> companions to hear: ‘By Allah<sup>azwj</sup>! I<sup>asws</sup> will kill Muawiya and his companions’, then he<sup>asws</sup> was saying at the end of his<sup>asws</sup> speech: ‘Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Willing’, lowering by it his<sup>asws</sup> voice, and he<sup>asws</sup> was near to it’. So I said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup>! You<sup>asws</sup> swore upon what you<sup>asws</sup> would do, then made the exclusion. So what did you<sup>asws</sup> intend by that?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said to me: ‘The war is tricky, and I<sup>asws</sup> am not a liar in the presence of the Believers. So I<sup>asws</sup> intended that I<sup>asws</sup> exhort my<sup>asws</sup> companions against them, so perhaps they would not be discouraged, and would be desirous regarding them. So the most understanding of them would benefit by if after today, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Willing. And know, that Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, Majestic is His<sup>azwj</sup> Praise Said to Musa<sup>as</sup> when He<sup>azwj</sup> Sent him<sup>as</sup> to Pharaoh<sup>la</sup> <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:20#h44"><a href="/books/quran:20#h44">[20:44]</a></a> Then speak to him a gentle word perhaps he may mind or fear</span>, and He<sup>azwj</sup> Knew that he<sup>la</sup> would neither mind nor fear, but that happened to be an encouragement for Musa<sup>as</sup> upon the going (to Pharaoh<sup>la</sup>)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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