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Back You are here: Home Eternal Words Nahj al-Balaghah Sermons SERMON 232 - `Abdullah ibn Zama’ah, who was one of the followers of Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, Peace be Upon Him, came to him once during his Caliphate to ask for some money. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, Peace be Upon Him said the following to him

SERMON 232 - `Abdullah ibn Zama’ah, who was one of the followers of Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, Peace be Upon Him, came to him once during his Caliphate to ask for some money. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, Peace be Upon Him said the following to him



This money does not belong to me, nor does it belong to you. It is the collective property of the Muslims and the acquisition of their swords. If you had taken part with them in their fighting, you would have had a share equal to theirs; otherwise, the earning of their hands cannot be for other than their own mouths.

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