As for the bribe in the judgment O Ammar...
As for the bribe in the judgment O Ammar, that is the blaspheming (Kufr) with Allah -azwj the Magnificent and with His -azwj Rasool -saww !’ [16] جامع الأخبار قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص الرَّاشِي وَ الْمُرْتَشِي وَ الْمَاشِي بَيْنَهُمَا مَلْعُونُونَ (The book) ‘Jamie Al Akhbaar’ – The Prophet -saww said: ‘The briber and the bribed, and the walker (mediator) between the two are accursed!’ [17] Fairness in dealing with an aggressor: وَ [يُرْوَى] رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ ع كَانَ جَالِساً فِي أَصْحَابِهِ- [إِذْ مَرَّتْ] فَمَرَّتْ بِهِمُ امْرَأَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ فَرَمَقَهَا الْقَوْمُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ فَقَالَ ع- إِنَّ أَبْصَارَ هَذِهِ الْفُحُولِ طَوَامِحُ وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ سَبَبُ هِبَابِهَا فَإِذَا نَظَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ تُعْجِبُهُ فَلْيُلَامِسْ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ امْرَأَةٌ كَامْرَأَتِهِ And it is reported that he -asws (Ali Amir Al-Momineen -asws ) was seated among his -asws companions when a beautiful woman passed by him -asws .
The people gazed at her with their eyes. He -asws said: ‘The eyes of these stallions are covetous, and that is the cause of their looking.
So, whenever one of you looks at a woman who fascinates him, then let him touch his wife, for rather she is a woman like his woman.’ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ قَاتَلَهُ اللَّهُ كَافِراً مَا أَفْقَهَهُ- [قَالَ] فَوَثَبَ الْقَوْمُ لِيَقْتُلُوهُ فَقَالَ ع رُوَيْداً إِنَّمَا هُوَ سَبٌّ بِسَبٍّ أَوْ عَفْوٌ عَنْ ذَنْبٍ A man from the Kharijites said, ‘May Allah -azwj Kill him -asws a Kafir! How understanding he -asws is!’ The people leapt up to kill him. He -asws said: ‘Gently!
But rather it is an insult (reviling) for an insult (reviling) or pardoning from a sin.’ [18] 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, ‘(Imam) 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.
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