Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

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predecessors such as al-'Abbgs and his two sons and 'Ali and his
family and offspring (may Allah be pleased with them
5.7. 'Ali (&) at the Battle of mud
At the Battle of mud, the fighting began with a duel between
'Ali ibn Abi Tilib (&) and Talhah ibn 'Uthmcn, who was carrying
the banner of the polytheists. He asked for a duel several times, and
'Ali ibn Abi Tilib (&) went out and said to him: "By the One in
Whose hand is my soul, I will not leave you until Allah hastens yon
to hell by means of my sword or He hastens me to paradise by means
of your sword." 'Ali stmck him and cut off his foot, and he fell to the
ground, exposing his private parts. He said: "0 son of my uncle, I
adjure you by Allah and by our ties of kinship." He retreated from
him and did not Wsh him off. The Messenger of Allah said: "Allihu
akbar" and some of his companions said to 'Ali: "Why didn't you
finish him off?" He said: "He is my cousin and he adjured me by the
ties of kinship when his private parts became uncovered, and I felt
embarrassed before him."391 After battle was joined, 'Ali (&) took
the banner following the slaying of Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr (A).
During the battle, 'Ali (&) killed many of the polytheists
despite the hardships that befell the Muslims in this battle, in addition
to his striving to defend the Messenger of Allah (B).~~''Ali( +) 4.
was the one who took the hand of the Messenger of Allah (g) when
be fell into a hole on the day of Q U ~ . During ~ ~ this ~ battle, a large
number of the best of the Muhcjireen and An& were martyred, and it
left deep sorrow in the heart of the Messenger (g). The enemy
managed to ham the noble Messenger, causing his face to bleed, and
his daughter Fstimah and her husband 'Ali ibn Abi Tilib (may Allah
be pleased with both) treated his wounds and stopped the flow of
blood that was running down his face and beard (@J3"