عندما ﺟﺎء ﺧﺒﺮ ﻗﺘﻞ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ ﺭﺿﻲ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﺟﻌﻞ ﻳﺒﻜﻲ
ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻪ اﻣﺮﺃﺗﻪ: ﺃﺗﺒﻜﻴﻪ ﻭﻗﺪ ﻗﺎﺗﻠﺘﻪ (أي كان بينهم خلاف)؟
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ: ﻭﻳﺤﻚ ﺇﻧﻚ ﻻ ﺗﺪﺭﻳﻦ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻘﺪ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻀﻞ ﻭاﻟﻔﻘﻪ ﻭاﻟﻌﻠﻢ. https://t.co/qGdFylt2V3
ﻭﻗﺪ ﻃﻠﺐ ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ ﺭﺿﻲ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺧﻼﻓﺘﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺿﺮاﺭ اﻟﺼﺪاﺋﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺼﻒ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﺎ ﺭﺿﻲ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ، ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﺃﻋﻔﻨﻲ ﻳﺎ ﺃﻣﻴﺮ اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ
ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻟﺘﺼﻔﻨﻪ.
ﻗﺎﻝ : "ﺃﻣﺎ ﺇﺫا ﻻﺑﺪ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺻﻔﻪ ﻓﻜﺎﻥ ﻭاﻟﻠﻪ
ﺑﻌﻴﺪ اﻟﻤﺪﻯ, ﺷﺪﻳﺪ اﻟﻘﻮﻯ, ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻓﺼﻼ, ﻭﻳﺤﻜﻢ ﻋﺪﻻ, ﻳﺘﻔﺠﺮ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻮاﻧﺒﻪ, ﻭﺗﻨﻄﻖ اﻟﺤﻜﻤﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻧﻮاﺣﻴﻪ, ﻭﻳﺴﺘﻮﺣﺶ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭﺯﻫﺮﺗﻬﺎ, ﻭﻳﺴﺘﺄﻧﺲ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻭﻭﺣﺸﺘﻪ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻏﺰﻳﺮ اﻟﻌﺒﺮﺓ,
ﻃﻮﻳﻞ اﻟﻔﻜﺮﺓ, ﻳﻌﺠﺒﻪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻠﺒﺎﺱ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺼﺮ ﻭﻣﻦ اﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﻣﺎ ﺧﺸﻦ, ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻴﻨﺎ ﻛﺄﺣﺪﻧﺎ, ﻳﺠﻴﺒﻨﺎ ﺇﺫا ﺳﺄﻟﻨﺎﻩ ﻭﻳﻨﺒﺌﻨﺎ ﺇﺫا اﺳﺘﻨﺒﺄﻧﺎﻩ, ﻭﻧﺤﻦ ﻭاﻟﻠﻪ - ﻣﻊ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﻪ ﺇﻳﺎﻧﺎ ﻭﻗﺮﺑﻪ ﻣﻨﺎ- ﻻﻧﻜﺎﺩ
ﻧﻜﻠﻤﻪ ﻫﻴﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ, ﻳﻌﻈﻢ ﺃﻫﻞ اﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﻭﻳﻘﺮﺏ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻛﻴﻦ, ﻻ ﻳﻄﻤﻊ اﻟﻘﻮﻱ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺎﻃﻠﻪ, ﻭﻻ ﻳﻴﺄﺱ اﻟﻀﻌﻴﻒ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺪﻟﻪ ﻭﺃﺷﻬﺪ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻘﺪ ﺭﺃﻳﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻣﻮاﻗﻔﻪ -ﻭﻗﺪ ﺃﺭﺧﻰ اﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﺳﺪﻭﻟﻪ , ﻭﻏﺎﺭﺕ ﻧﺠﻮﻣﻪ
