ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) للخوارج أيضاً

فإنْ أَبَيْتُمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَزْعُمُوا أَنِّي أَخْطَأْتُ وَضَلَلْتُ، فَلِمَ تُضَلِّلونُ عَامَّةَ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّد(صلى الله عليه وآله) بِضَلاَلِي، وَتَأْخُذُونَهُمْ بِخَطَئِي، وَتُكَفِّرُونَهُمْ بِذُنُوِبي! سُيُوفُكُمْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِكُمْ تَضَعُونَهَا مَوَاضِعَ البَراءةِ وَالسُّقْمِ، وَتَخْلِطُونَ مَنْ أَذْنَبَ بِمَنْ لَمْ يُذْنِبْ. وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ(صلى الله عليه وآله) رَجَمَ الزَّانِيَ [الْـمُحْصَنَ] ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَرَّثَهُ أَهْلَهُ، وَقَتَلَ الْقَاتِلَ وَوَرَّثَ مِيرَاثَهُ أَهْلَهُ، وَقَطَعَ السَّارِقَ وَجَلَدَ الزَّانِيَ غَيْرَ الْمحْصَنِ ثُمَّ قَسَمَ عَلَيْهِمَا مِنَ الْفَيْءِ وَنَكَحَا الْمُسْلِمَاتِ; فَأَخَذَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) بِذُنُوبِهمْ، وَأَقَامَ حَقَّ اللهِ فِيهمْ، وَلَمْ يَمْنَعْهُمْ سَهْمَهُمْ مِنَ الاْسْلاَمِ، وَلَمْ يُخْرِجْ أَسْمَاءَهُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَهْلِهِ.

If you do not stop believing that I have gone wrong and been misled, why do you consider that the common men among the followers of the Prophet Muḥammad (S) have gone astray like me, and accuse them with my wrong, and hold them unbelievers on account of my sins. You are holding your swords on your shoulders and using them right and wrong. You are confusing those who have committed sins with those who have not. You know that the Prophet stoned the protected (married) adulterer, then he also said his burial prayer and allowed his successors to inherit from him. He killed the murderer and allowed his successors to inherit from him. He amputated (the hand of) the thief and whipped the unprotected (unmarried) adulterer, but thereafter allowed their shares from the booty, and they married Muslim women. Thus the Prophet took them to task for their sins and also abided by Allāh’s commands about them, but did not disallow them their rights created by Islam, nor did he remove their names from its followers.

ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ شِرَارُ النَّاسِ، وَمَنْ رَمَى بِهِ الشَّيْطَانُ مَرَامِيَهُ، وَضَرَبَ بِهِ تِيهَهُ ! وَسَيَهْلِكُ فِيَّ صِنْفَانِ: مُحِبٌّ مُفْرِطٌ يَذْهَبُ بِهِ الْحُبُّ إِلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ، وَمُبْغِضٌ مُفْرِطٌ يَذْهَبُ بِهِ الْبُغْضُ إِلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ، وَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ فيَّ حَالاً الَّنمَطُ الاْوْسَطُ فَالْزَمُوهُ، وَالْزَمُوا السَّوَادَ الاَعْظَم فَإِنَّ يَدَ اللهِ مَعَ الْجَمَاعَةِ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْفُرْقَةَ! فَإِنَّ الشَّاذَّ مِنَ النَّاسِ لِلشَّيْطَانِ، كَمَا أَنَّ الشَّاذَّةَ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ لِلذِّئْبِ. أَلاَ مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى هذَا الشِّعَارِ فَاقْتُلُوهُ، وَلَوْ كَانَ تَحْتَ عِمَامَتِي هذِهِ،

Certainly you are the most evil of all persons and are those whom Satan has put on his lines and thrown out into his wayless land. With regard to me, two categories of people will be ruined, namely he who loves me too much and the love takes him away from rightfulness, and he who hates me too much and the hatred takes him away from rightfulness. The best man with regard to me is he who is on the middle course. So be with him and be with the great majority (of Muslims) because Allāh’s hand (of protection) is on keeping unity. You should beware of division because the one isolated from the group is (a prey) to Satan just as the one isolated from the flock of sheep is (a prey) to the wolf. Beware; whoever calls to this course, kill him, even though he may be under this headband of mine.

فَإِنَمَّا حُكِّمَ الْحَكَمَانِ لِيُحْيِيَا مَا أَحْيا الْقُرْآنُ، وَيُمِيتَا مَا أَمَاتَ الْقُرْآنُ، وَإِحْيَاؤُهُ الاجْتِماعُ عَلَيْهِ، وَإِمَاتَتُهُ الافْتَرَاقُ عَنْهُ، فَإِنْ جَرَّنَا الْقُرْآنُ إِلَيْهِمُ اتَّبَعْنَاهُم، وَإِنْ جَرَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا اتَّبَعُونَا. فَلَمْ آتِ ـ لاَأَبَا لَكُمْ ـ بُجْراً، وَلاَ خَتَلْتُكُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِكُمْ، وَلاَ لبَّسْتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ، إِنَّمَا اجْتَمَعَ رَأْيُ مَلَئِكُمْ عَلَى اخْتِيَارِ رَجُلَيْنِ، أَخَذْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا أَلاَّ يَتَعَدَّيَا الْقُرْآنَ، فَتَاهَا عَنْهُ، وَتَرَكَا الْحَقَّ وَهُمَا يُبْصِرَانِهِ، وَكَانَ الْجَوْرُ هَوَاهُمَا فَمَضَيَا عَليْهِ، وَقَدْ سَبَقَ استِثْنَاؤُنَا عَلَيْهِمَا ـ فِي الْحُكُومَةِ بِالْعَدْلِ، وَالصَّمْدِ لِلْحَقِّ ـ سُوءَ رَأْيِهِمَا، وَجَوْرَ حُكْمِهِمَا.

Certainly the two arbitrators were appointed to revive what the Qur’ān revives and to destroy what the Qur’ān destroys. Revival means to unite on it (in a matter) and destruction means to divide on a matter. If the Qur’ān drives us to them we should follow them, and if it drives them to us they should follow up. May you have no father! (Woe to you), l did not cause you any misfortune, nor have I deceived you in any matter, nor created any confusion. Your own group had unanimously suggested in favour of these two men and we bound them that they would not exceed the Qur’ān but they deviated from it and abandoned the right although both of them were conversant with it. This wrong-doing was the dictate of their hearts and so they trod upon it, althougi we had stipulated that in arbitrating with justice and sticking to rightfulness they would avoid the evil of their own views and the mischief of their own verdict (but since this has happened the award is not acceptable to us).

Extrait de ses paroles où il expose certains préceptes religieux, explique aux Kharijites les questions qui prêtent à confusion et réfute la décision des deux arbitres

Si vous insistiez sur votre prétention que je m’étais trompé et égaré, pourquoi imputer mon erreur à toute la nation de Mouhammad et lui attribuer mes péchés?! Vous portez vos épées sans justes motifs et sans distinguer entre le coupable et l’innocent. Or, vous savez que l’Envoyé de Dieu avait lapidé l’adultère marié, puis prié sur son cadavre et transmis son héritage aux siens; de même, il avait tué le meurtrier et fait hériter ses successeurs, coupé la main d’un voleur et fustigé un adultère célibataire puis distribué à ces deux derniers leur part du butin, et ensuite il les avait mariés à des femmes musulmanes. Ayant puni tous ceux-ci pour leurs forfaits en application des jugements de Dieu, le Prophète ne les a pas privés de leurs droits sur L' islam, ni bannis.

D'autre part, vous êtes de méchantes gens utilisés par Satan pour égarer les autres! L’attitude des gens à mon égard engendre une dichotomie: il y a ceux dont l’amour exagéré pour moi conduit à l’injustice et ceux dont l’excès de haine conduit également à l’injustice. Est juste l’homme dont l’attitude à mon égard garde le juste milieu. Imitez-le et ralliez la majorité des musulmans car la main de Dieu la conserve; prenez garde à la division! Celui qui s’écarte des hommes appartient à Satan, tout comme l’agneau qui s’écarte du troupeau est mangé par le loup. Tuez celui qui prône ce mot d’ordre, même s’il est sous mon autorité!

Les deux arbitres ont été désignés pour donner vie aux préceptes du Coran et proscrire ce qu’il a banni. Or cela implique de se rassembler autour du Coran. Si celui-ci nous obligeait à les suivre, nous les suivrions; et s’il leur imposait d’être avec nous, ils devraient faire de même. Je n’ai point perpétré des actes injustes envers vous, ni vous ai trompés ou induits à Péquivoque. Le fait est que vos notables se sont mis d’accord pour choisir deux hommes qui nous ont promis de s’en tenir au Coran, Ils s’en sont éloignés, se détournant de la vérité qui est devant leurs yeux. Ils ont suivi leurs passions et leur iniquité. D’avance, nous avions fait des réserves sur leur bonne foi et leur esprit de justice; notre attitude sceptique était à sa place, car leur avis était mauvais et leur jugement injuste.

Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #127