Overcoming adversaries through awe-inspiring presence

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 318

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 318

Overcoming adversaries through awe-inspiring presence
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 392

٣١٨. وَقِيلَ لَهُ (عليه ‏السلام): بِأَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ غَلَبْتَ الْأَقْرَانَ، فَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَا لَقِيتُ رَجُلًا إِلَّا أَعَانَنِى عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

318. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked: With what did you overpower your adversaries? He answered: Whenever I confronted a person he helped me against himself.

Ḥadīth 393

قال السيد الرضي: يومئ بذلك إلى تمكن هيبته فى القلوب.

as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Amīr al-mu’minīn is pointing out his striking of awe in the hearts. [1]