Peak of Eloquence Nahjul Balagha By Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib - English Translation - Sermon 199

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Treason and Treachery of Mu`awiyah
and the Fate of Those Guilty of Treason

By Allah, Mu`awiyah is not more shrewd than I am, but he
deceives and commits evil deeds. Had I not been hateful of
deceitfulness, I will have been the most cunning of all men. But (the
fact is that) deceit is a sin and sin is disobedience (of Allah).
Every deceitful person will have a banner by which he will be
recognized on the Day of Judgement. By Allah, I cannot be made
forgetful by strategy, nor can I be overpowered by hardships.