395. al-Ghārāt – narrated by Sha`bi: “Ali (a.s.) found his shield with a Christian. He took him to Shurayh and made a complaint against him. When Shurayh noticed him, he headed for another direction. Ali (a.s.) said: “Stay where you are!” He went to him, sat beside him and said: “This is my shield and I have not sold it nor given it away.”
Shurayh told the Christian: “What does the Commander of the Faithful say?”
The Christian said: “This is my shield and in my view the Commander of the Faithful is not a liar.”
Shurayh turned towards Ali (a.s.) and asked: “Do you have any evidence?” He said that he did not.
So Shurayh passed the verdict in favor of the Christian. Then he happily set out to go, but he returned and said: “Let it be known, I bear witness that this is [the type of] Prophets’ judgments. The Commander of the Faithful brought me to his own judge and he passed a verdict against him! I bear witness that there is no god but Allah who is One and without partners. I also bear witness that Muhmmad (s.a.w.) is His servant and His Messenger. I swear by God, O Commander of the Faithful that this shield is yours! It dropped off from your tawny camel while you were on your way to Siffin along with your troops.”
The Commander of the Faithful said: “Now that you have embraced Islam, keep the shield for yourself!’ and he (a.s.) mounted him on a horse [grant it to him].”¹

396. Rabi` al-Abrār: “A man raised a complaint with `Umar against Ali (a.s.) who was sitting down. `Umar looked at Ali (a.s.) and said: “O Abu al-Hasan! Get up and sit next to your plaintiff! Ali (a.s.) stood up and sat next to his plaintiff and they both began to debate. Then the man left and Ali (a.s.) returned to his place.”
`Umar found him troubled in his face and asked him: “O Abu al-Hasan! Why do I see you disturbed? Are you upset about what happened?”
He said: “Yes.”
`Umar asked: “Why?”
Ali(a.s.) replied: “You called me by my kunya (nickname) in the presence of the plaintiff. Why did you not say: “O Ali? Get up and sit next to your plaintiff?”
`Umar held Ali’s (a.s.) head [in his hands] and kissed between his eyes and then he said: “May my father be sacrificed for you! Through you God has guided us and by you He brought us forth from darkness into light.”²

395. الغارات عن الشعبيّ: وَجَدَ عَلِيٌّ علیه السلام دِرعاً لَهُ عِندَ نَصرانِيٍّ، فَجاءَ بِهِ إلى شُرَيحٍ يُخاصِمُهُ إلَيهِ، فَلَمّا نَظَرَ إلَيهِ شُرَيحٌ ذَهَبَ يَتَنَحّى فَقالَ: مَكانَكَ، وجَلَسَ إلى جَنبِهِ... .
ثُمَّ قالَ عَلِيٌّ علیه السلام: إنَّ هذِهِ دِرعي لَم أبِع ولَم أهَب. فَقالَ لِلنَّصرانِيِّ: ما يَقولُ أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ؟ فَقالَ النَّصرانِيُّ: ما الدِّرعُ إلّا دِرعي، وما أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ عِندي بِكاذِبٍ. فَالتَفَت شُرَيحٌ إلى عَلِيٍّ علیه السلام فَقالَ: يا أميرَ المُؤمِنينَ، هَل مِن بَيِّنَةٍ؟ قالَ: لا. فَقَضى بِها لِلنَّصرانِيِّ، فَمَشى هُنَيَّةَ ثُمَّ أقبَلَ فَقالَ:
أمّا أنَا فَأَشهَدُ أنَّ هذِهِ أحكامُ النَّبِيِّينَ، أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ يَمشي بِي إلى قاضيهِ، وقاضيهِ يَقضي عَلَيهِ! أشهَدُ أن لا إلهَ إلّا اللهَ، وَحدَهُ لا شَريكَ لَهُ، وأنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبدُهُ ورَسولُهُ، الدِّرعُ وَاللهِ دِرعُكَ يا أميرَ المُؤمِنينَ؛ انبَعَثَ الجَيشُ وأنتَ مُنطَلِقٌ إلى صِفّينَ، فَخَرَّت مِن بَعيرِكَ الأَورَقِ،¹ فَقالَ: أمّا إذا أسلَمتَ فَهِيَ لَكَ، وحَمَلَهُ عَلى فَرَسٍ.²

396. ربيع الأبرار: اِستَعدى رَجُلٌ عُمَرَ عَلى عَلِيٍّ، وعَلِيٌّ جالِسٌ، فَالتَفَتَ عُمَرُ إلَيهِ فَقالَ: يا أبَا الحَسَنِ، قُم فَاجلِس مَعَ خَصمِكَ، فَقامَ فَجَلَسَ مَعَ خَصمِهِ فَتَناظَرا، وَانصَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ، فَرَجَعَ عَلِيٌّ إلى مَجلِسِهِ، فَتَبَيَّنَ عُمَرُ التَّغَيُّرَ في وَجهِهِ، فَقالَ:
يا أبَا الحَسَنِ، ما لي أراكَ مُتَغَيِّراً؟ أكَرِهتَ ما كانَ؟
قالَ: نَعَم.
قالَ: وما ذاكَ؟
قالَ: كَنَّيتَني بِحَضرَةِ خَصمي، فَأَلّا قُلتَ لي: يا عَلِيُّ، قُم فَاجلِس مَعَ خَصمِكَ؟
فَأَخَذَ عُمَرُ بِرَأسِ عَلِيٍّ فَقَبَّلَ بَينَ عَينَيهِ، ثُمَّ قالَ: بِأَبي أنتُم، بِكُم هَدانَا اللهُ، وبِكُم أخرَجَنا مِنَ الظُّلُماتِ إلَى النّورِ.³