ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) في ذكر السائرين إلى البصرة لحربه (عليه السلام)

About those who went to Baṣrah to fight Amīr al-mu’minīn

فَقَدِمُوا عَلَى عُمَّالِي، وَخُزَّانِ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الَّذِي في يَدَيَّ، وَعَلى أَهْلِ مِصْر، كُلُّهُمْ فِي طَاعَتِي وَعَلَى بَيْعَتِي، فَشَتَّتُوا كَلِمَتَهُمْ، وَأَفْسَدُوا عَلَيَّ جَمَاعَتَهُمْ، وَوَثَبُوا عَلى شِيعَتِي، فَقَتَلُوا طَائِفَةً مِنْهُمْ غَدْراً، وَطَائِفَةٌ عَضُّوا عَلى أَسْيَافِهِمْ، فَضَارَبُوا بِهَا حَتَّى لَقُوا اللهَ صَادِقِينَ.

They marched on my officers and the custodians of the public treasury which is still under my control and on the people of a metropolis, all of whom were obedient to me and were in allegiance to me. They created division among them, instigated their party against me and attacked my followers. They killed a group of them by treachery, while another group took up swords against them and fought with the swords till they met Allāh as adherents to truth.

Extrait de ses paroles sur ceux qui se dirigent vers Basra pour le combattre

Ils attaquèrent mes gouverneurs et les Gardes des Sceaux dont je suis responsable auprès des musulmans, de même que ceux qui m’obéissaient en Basra, Ils les dispersèrent et les empêchèrent de me soutenir, se lancèrent contre mon parti [chi’ite], tuant les uns par trahison et se combattant avec d’autres qui refusèrent de se soumettre, douèrent le combat et périrent pour la cause de Dieu.

Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #218