مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الفتنBook of Tribulations
من كره الخروج في الفتنة وتعوذ منهاThose Who Disliked Participating in Tribulation and Sought Refuge From It
Hadith 40038
٤٠٠٣٨ - (حدثنا) (١) (٢) معاوية بن هشام عن سفيان عن سلمة بن كهيل عن كثير ابن (نمر) (٣) قال: جاء رجل برجال إلى علي فقال: إني رأيت هؤلاء يتوعدونك ففروا، وأخذت هذا، قال: أفأقتل من لم يقتلي؟ قال: إنه سبك، قال: سبه أو دع (٤).
It is narrated from Hazrat Kathir bin Numr that he said: A man brought some people to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "I saw them running away after threatening you, and I caught this one." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Should I kill a person who has not killed me?" The man said, "He spoke ill of you." So Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Speak ill of him in return or let him go."
