hadith
74
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When [1] Allāh gave him (Amīr al-mu’minīn) victory over the enemy at the Battle of Jamal one of his comrades said on that occasion, “I wish my brother so-and-so had been present and he too would have seen what success and victory Allāh had given you,” whereupon Amīr al-mu’minīn said:
ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) لمّا أظفره الله تعالى بأصحاب الجمل وقد قال له بعض أصحابه: وددت أن أخي فلاناً معك شاهداً ليرى ما نصرك الله به على أعدائك، فقال له (عليه السلام)
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