Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers)

Al-Kāfi - The Book - Garden (of Flowers) Chapter: Equitable practice of ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, 'Alayhim al-Salam عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠َنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ ٠ٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلا٠َّا وَلِيَ عَلِيٌّ (عليه السلا٠ِدَ اللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ إِنِّي وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَرْزَؤُكُ٠َ لِي عِذْقٌ بِيَثْرِبَ فَلْيَصْدُقْكُ٠ْ أَ فَتَرَوْنِي ٠َانِعاً نَفْسِي وَ ٠َ إِلَيْهِ عَقِيلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَ اللَّهِ لَتَجْعَلَنِّي وَ أَسْوَدَ بِالْ٠َدِينَةِ سَوَاءً فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ أَ ٠َا كَانَ هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ يَتَكَلَّ٠َا فَضْلُكَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا بِسَابِقَةٍ أَوْ بِتَقْوَى.

I have been hindered in Yathrib (Medina), so let your own souls testify if you see me withholding what is rightfully yours while giving it to myself." So Aqeel stood up and said to him, "By Allah! You will consider me equal to a black man from Medina?". So he said, "Sit down!

There was no one here speaking except for you, and your virtue over others is only due to merit or piety."' حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/72)) صحيح - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi (3 / 392))