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Rh him, "O Commander of the Faithful! verily if a pious man be weak, his piety is for himself and his weakness for you; and as surely if an impious man be strong, is his strength for you and his impiety for himself."

Then said ʾOmar, "Thou hast spoken the truth. Therefore, thou strong sinner, go thou and rule over them."

So el-Mughîrah ruled over them all the days of ʾOmar, and the days of ʾOthmân, and until he died in the reign of Muʾâwiyah.