484 - مُباغَتَةُ العَدُوِّ

484. Surprising the Enemy

1457.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألا وإنّي قد دَعَوتُكُم إلى‏ قِتالِ‏هؤلاءِ القَومِ لَيلاً ونَهاراً ، وسِرّاً وإعْلاناً ، وقُلتُ لَكُمُ : اغْزوهُم قَبلَ أنْ يَغْزوكُم ، فواللَّهِ ما غُزِيَ قَومٌ قَطُّ في عُقْرِ دارِهِم إلّا ذَلّوا .¹

1457.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Indeed I have called you to fight those people day and night both secretly and openly, and I have told you: 'Attack them before they attack you', for by Allah no sooner are any people attacked in the midst of their abodes than they are disgraced.' ²