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Narrated Abu Wail:When Sahl bin Hunaif returned from (the battle of) Siffin, we went to ask him (as to why he had come back). He replied, "(You should not consider me a coward) but blame your opinions. I saw myself on the day of Abu Jandal (inclined to fight), and if I had the power of refusing the order of Allah's Apostle then, I would have refused it (and fought the infidels bravely). Allah and His Apostle know (what is convenient) better. Whenever we put our swords on our shoulders for any matter that terrified us, our swords led us to an easy agreeable solution before the present situation (of disagreement and dispute between the Muslims). When we mend the breach in one side, it opened in another, and we do not know what to do about it

حدثنا الحسن بن اسحاق، حدثنا محمد بن سابق، حدثنا مالك بن مغول، قال سمعت ابا حصين، قال قال ابو وايل لما قدم سهل بن حنيف من صفين اتيناه نستخبره فقال اتهموا الراى، فلقد رايتني يوم ابي جندل ولو استطيع ان ارد على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم امره لرددت، والله ورسوله اعلم، وما وضعنا اسيافنا على عواتقنا لامر يفظعنا الا اسهلن بنا الى امر نعرفه قبل هذا الامر، ما نسد منها خصما الا انفجر علينا خصم ما ندري كيف ناتي له