Imam Al-Sadiq

entered Medina, banu (the sons) of al- Abbas came to him and lodged a complaint against al-
Sadiq, peace be on him. (They claimed) that he had taken the estates of Mahir al- Khishy and
given them nothing. So, Abu Abd Allah (al- Sadiq), peace be on him, made a speech. Some of
what he said is as follows:
"When Allah appointed His Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, our grandfather
Abu Talib supported him and was ready to sacrifice himself for him, (while) your grandfather
al- Abbas and Abu Lahab accused him (the Prophet) of lying and incited the Satans
(followers) of unbelief Your grandfather exposed him to calamities and led the tribes against
him at (the Battle of) Badr. He (Abu Lahab) was in the vanguard (of the battle), the owner of
its horses and its men. He was the feeder (of the tribes) then. And he declared war on him."
Then he (al- Sadiq) said:
Your grandfather was our freed captive. He became Muslim reluctantly with our swords. He
never migrated for Allah and His Apostle. So, Allah broke off his guardianship with us
through His Words: 'And (as for) those who believed and did not migrate, not yours is their
guardianship.'"(304) He was our patron. (However), he passed away. His heritage is our
glory, for he was our patron, and for we are the grandsons of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah
bless him and his family, and our grandmother Fatima obtained his heritage.
I (the author) say: Indeed, al- Sadiq was above the claims of banu (the sons) of al- 'Abbas
concerning the estates. However, I think that he wanted to tell people about the unknown
condition of al- 'Abbas, for his grandsons would be their rules.
Historians may derive many advantages from these words though they are short. I do not
think that historians have mentioned those attitudes of al- 'Abbas.
I have said before: I spared no effort to find the orations of al- Sadiq, but I have found only
these two ones. Besides, his orations maybe regard as three when we add to them his attitude
against Shayba b. 'Affal, the governor of Medina during the ruling of al- Mansur. We have
mentioned it (the oration) in: His Attitudes against al- Mansur and His Governors.
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