Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-1298b
"عَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَنَهُ خَطَبَ فَقالَ: عَشيرَةُ الرَّجلِ للرَّجُلِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ الرَّجُلِ لِعَشِيرتهِ، إِنَّهُ إِنْ كَفَّ يَدَهُ عَنْهُمْ كَفَّ يَدًا وَاحِدةً، وَكفُّوا عَنْهُ أيْدِى كثيرَةً مَعَ مَوَدَّتِهمْ وحِفَاظِهمْ وَنُصْرَتِهِمْ، حتى لَرُبَّما عَضِبَ الرَّجل للِرَّجُلِ وَمَا يَعْرِفُهُ إلَّا بحسَبِه، وسَأتْلُو عَلَيكُمْ بِذلِكَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ كتابِ الله، فَتَلا هَذهِ الآيَةَ: "لَوْ أنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةَ أَوْ آوِى إلى ركن شديد" قال على: والركن الشديد العشيرة، فلم يكن للُوطٍ عَشِيرَةٌ فَوَالذى لاَ إلَهَ غَيْرُهُ مَا بَعَثَ الله نَبِيًّا بَعْدَ لُوطٍ إلَّا فِى ثَرْوةٍ منْ قَومِه وَتَلاَ هذه الآية فِى شُعيْب {وِإنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا} قَالَ: كأنَ مَكْفُوفًا فَنَسَبوُه إِلَى الضَّعْفِ، {وَلَولاَ رَهطُكَ لَرَجَمنْاكَ}، قَالَ عِليٌّ: فَوَالله الَّذِى لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ ما هَابُوا جَلاَلَ ربِّهِمْ، مَا هَابُوا إلَّا العَشيرَةَ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿAlī Anah Khaṭab
- ʿAshyrah al-Rajl Llrrajul Khayr from al-a man Liʿashīrth Innah In Kaf Yadah
Machine translation, not reviewed
Ali delivered a sermon and said: 'A man's tribe is better for him than he is for his tribe. If he withholds his hand from them, he withholds one hand, but many hands withhold from him, along with their affection, protection and support, so much so that a man may become angry on behalf of another man without knowing him except by his lineage. I will recite to you verses from the Book of Allah on that.' He recited this verse: {If only I had power against you or could take refuge in a strong support} (11:80). Ali said: 'The strong support is the tribe. Lut had no tribe. By the One besides whom there is no god, Allah did not send a prophet after Lut except among a stronghold of his people.' He recited the verse about Shu'ayb: {And indeed, we see you weak among us}. He said: 'It was as if he were blind, so they attributed him to weakness. {And were it not for your tribe, we would have stoned you}.' Ali said: 'By the One besides whom there is no god, they did not fear the majesty of their Lord; they feared only the tribe.'
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أبو الشيخ
machine translationAbū al-Shaykh
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