Supporting the weak and the low-spirited on the battlefield of Siffin

Amīr al-mu’minīn’s address to his followers on the battlefield of Ṣiffīn About supporting the weak and the low-spirited during the fighting

Whoever among you feels spiritedness of heart during the action and finds any of his comrades feeling disheartened should ward off (the enemies) from him just as he would do from himself, because of the superiority he…

[A part of the same sermon :] It is as if I see you uttering voices like the rustling sound of lizards! You do not seek your own claims nor do you defend against oppression. You have been let free on the path. He who…