82. Imām Ali (a.s.) –in the battle of Siffin: “By God, I did not delay the war even for a day except in the hope that some group may join me and find guidance through me. This is more beloved to me than to kill them while they are misguided, even though they will be bearing their own sins.”¹

83. Imām Ali (a.s.) –complaining about some of his companions who had inclinations towards Mu`āwiya: “Woe onto them! Towards whom are they inclined and they too invite me along with them? By God, I did not want them except for the establishing of rights while others want them to bring about falsehood.”²

84. Imām Ali (a.s.) –To the people of Egypt when he appointed Mālik al-Ashtar as their Governor: “Now I have sent to you a man from among the servants of God who allows himself no sleep during days of danger nor does he shrink from the enemy at critical moments. He is severer on the wicked than the blazing of a fire. He is Mālik ibn Ashtar, from (the tribe of) Madhhij, so listen to him and obey his orders when they are according to the truth.”³

85. Imām Ali (a.s.) –in his instructions to Mālik al-Ashtar: “Impose the right upon whomsoever it is incumbent, whether he is related to you or not. Be patient and look for your ultimate account, even though it may affect your relatives and close friends. Desire the ultimate end in that of it (imposing the right) which weighs heavily against you. Seek its outcome with all its difficulties, for its outcome will be praiseworthy.”⁴

86. Imām Ali (a.s.): “Adhering to the truth will bring about mightiness.”⁵

87. Imām Ali (a.s.): “People will be inclined to him who acts according to the truth.”⁶

82. الإمام عليّ علیه السلام ـ في حَربِ صِفّينَ ـ: فَوَاللهِ ما دَفَعتُ الحَربَ يَوماً إلّا وأنَا أطمَعُ أن تَلحَقَ بي طائِفَةٌ، فَتَهتَدِيَ بي وتَعشُوَ إلى ضَوئي، وذلِكَ أحَبُّ إلَيَّ مِن أن أقتُلَها عَلى ضَلالِها، وإن كانَت تَبوءُ بِآثامِها.¹

83. عنه علیه السلام ـ فِي الشَّكوىٰ مِمَّن يَميلُ إلى مُعاوِيَةَ مِن أصحابِهِ ـ: يا وَيحَهُم، مَعَ مَنيَميلونَ ويَدَعونَني! فَوَاللهِ ما أرَدتُهُم إلّا عَلى إقامَةِ حَقٍّ، ولا يَريدُهُم غَيريإلّا عَلى باطِلٍ.²

84. عنه علیه السلام ـ مِن كِتابِهِ إلى أهلِ مِصرَ لَمّا وَلّىٰ عَلَيهِمُ الأَشتَرَ ـ: أمّا بَعدُ فَقَد بَعَثتُ مِن عِبادِ اللهِ، لا ينَامُ أيّامَ الخَوفِ ولا يَنكُلُ عَنِ الأَعداءِ ساعاتِ الرَّوعِ، أشَدَّ عَلَى الفُجّارِ مِن حَريقِ النّارِ وهُوَ مالِكُ بنُ الحارِثِ أخو مَذحِجٍ، فَاسمَعوا لَهُ وأطيعوا أمرَهُ فيما طابَقَ الحَقَّ.³

85. عنه علیه السلام ـ في عَهدِهِ إلىٰ مالِكٍ الأَشتَرِ ـ: ألزِمِ الحَقَّ مَن لَزِمَهُ مِنَ القَريبِ وَالبَعيدِ، وكُن في ذلِكَ صابِراً مُحتَسِباً، واقِعاً ذلِكَ مِن قَرابَتِكَ وخاصَّتِكَ حَيثُ وَقَعَ، وَابتَغِ عاقِبَتَهُ بِما يَثقُلُ عَلَيكَ مِنهُ، فإِنَّ مَغَبَّةَ ذلِكَ مَحمودَةٌ⁴.

86. عنه علیه السلام: بِلُزومِ الحَقِّ يَحصُلُ الاستِظهارُ.⁵

87. عنه علیه السلام: مَن عَمِلَ بِالحَقِّ مالَ إلَيهِ الخَلقُ.⁶