He -asws said to him: ‘O Abdul Rahman!

This one, a word had reached him from me -saww but he opposed it!’’ قَالَ وَ أَيْنَ خَالَفْتُ قَوْلَهُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ He said, ‘And where have I opposed his -saww word, O son -asws of Rasool-Allah -saww ?’ قَالَ‏ أَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْكَ قَوْلُهُ ص لِأَصْحَابِهِ أَقْضَاكُمْ عَلِيٌّ He -asws said: ‘Has it not reached you, his -saww word to his -saww companions: ‘The most just of you is Ali -asws !’’ قَالَ نَعَمْ He said, ‘Yes.’ قَالَ فَإِذَا خَالَفْتَ قَوْلَهُ أَ لَمْ تُخَالِفْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص He -asws said: ‘So when you oppose his -asws word do you not oppose Rasool-Allah -saww !?’ فَاصْفَرَّ وَجْهُ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى حَتَّى عَادَ كَالْأُتْرُجَّةِ وَ لَمْ يُحِرْ جَوَاباً The face of Ibn Abu Layla paled to the extent it became like a citron, and he could not give an answer.

[3] Judgement of a fallible Judge is always flawed: الإحتجاج عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَصِيبِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى الْمَدِينَةَ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي مَسْجِدِ الرَّسُولِ ص إِذْ دَخَلَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَسَاءَلَنِي عَنْ نَفْسِي وَ أَهْلِي ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ (The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – From Sa’ad Bin Abu Al Khaseyb who said, ‘I and Ibn Abu Layla entered Al-Medina.