[8] كِتَابُ الْغَارَاتِ...
[8] كِتَابُ الْغَارَاتِ، لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ سَالِمٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ: وَجَدَ عَلِيٌّ ع دِرْعاً لَهُ عِنْدَ نَصْرَانِيٍّ فَجَاءَ بِهِ إِلَى شُرَيْحٍ يُخَاصِمُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ شُرَيْحٌ ذَهَبَ يَتَنَحَّى وَ قَالَ مَكَانَكَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَ قَالَ يَا شُرَيْحُ أَمَا لَوْ كَانَ خَصْمِي مُسْلِماً مَا جَلَسْتُ إِلَّا مَعَهُ وَ لَكِنَّهُ نَصْرَانِيٌّ (The book) ‘Kitab Al Gharaat’ of Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Saqafy, from Ismail Bin Aban, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Salim Al Jufy, from Al Shaby who said, ‘Ali -asws found a shield of his -asws in the possession of a Christian.
He -asws came with him to Shureyh (the judge) bringing his -asws dispute to him. When Shureyh looked at him he went on to move aside, and he -asws said: ‘Stay in your place!’ He -asws sat to his side and said: ‘O Shureyh! If a Muslim had disputed me -asws , I -asws would not have sat except with him, but he is a Christian.
وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا كُنْتُمْ وَ إِيَّاهُمْ فِي طَرِيقٍ فَأَلْجِئُوهُمْ إِلَى مَضَايِقِهِ وَ صَغِّرُوا بِهِمْ كَمَا صَغَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ فِي غَيْرِ أَنْ تَظْلِمُوا And Rasool-Allah -saww had said: ‘When you and them were in a road, drive them to its narrowness and belittle them just as Allah -azwj has Belittle them without being oppressive’.
ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع إِنَّ هَذَا دِرْعِي لَمْ أَبِعْ وَ لَمْ أَهَبْ Then Ali -asws said: ‘This is my -asws shield, I -asws did not sell nor did I -asws gift!’ فَقَالَ لِلنَّصْرَانِيِّ مَا يَقُولُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ He (Shureyh) said to the Christian, ‘What is Amir Al-Momineen -asws saying?’ فَقَالَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ مَا الدِّرْعُ إِلَّا دِرْعِي وَ مَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِنْدِي إِلَّا بِكَاذِبٍ The Christian said, ‘The shield is not except my shield, and Amir Al-Momineen -asws is not in my view except a liar!’ فَالْتَفَتَ شُرَيْحٌ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ع فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَلْ مِنْ بَيِّنَةٍ Shureyh turned to Ali -asws .
He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen -asws !
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