To Kumayl ibn Ziyād an-Nakha‘ī, the Governor of Hit expressing displeasure on his inability to prevent the the enemy forces that passed through his area from marauding.
ومن كتاب له (عليه السلام) إلى كميل بن زياد النخعي وهو عامله على هيت ينكر عليه تركه دفع من يجتاز به من جيش العدو طالبا الغارة
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