When Shureyh looked at him he went on to move aside...
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 Belittled 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 ! Is there any proof?’ قَالَ لَا He -asws said: ‘No!’ فَقَضَى بِهَا لِلنَّصْرَانِيِّ فَمَشَى هُنَيْئَةً ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ هَذِهِ أَحْكَامُ النَّبِيِّينَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَمْشِي بِي إِلَى قَاضِيهِ وَ قَاضِيهِ يَقْضِي عَلَيْهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ الدِّرْعُ وَ اللَّهِ دِرْعُكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ So, he judged with it to be for the Christian.
The man walked a while, then came back. He said, ‘As for me, I testify that this is the ruling of the Prophet -as ! Amir Al-Momineen -asws walked with me to his -asws judge, and his -asws judged judges against him -asws . I hereby testify that there is no god except Allah -azwj Alone, there is no associate for Him -azwj , and that Muhammad -saww is His -azwj servant and His -azwj Rasool -saww !
By Allah -azwj , the shield is your -asws shield), O Amir Al-Momineen -asws !’ فَخَرَجَ مَعَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِلَى صِفِّينَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ رَآهُ يُقَاتِلُ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ ع الْخَوَارِجَ فِي النَّهْرَوَانِ He went out with Amir Al-Momineen -asws to (the battle of) Siffeen.
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