ومن وصية له (عليه السلام) لعبد الله بن العباس لما بعثه للاحتجاج على الخوارج

Given to ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās, at the time of his being deputed to confront the Khārijītes.

لَا تُخَاصِمْهُمْ بِالْقُرْآنِ، فَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ حَمَّالٌ ذُو وُجُوهٍ، تَقُولُ وَيَقُولُونَ، وَلكِنْ حَاجِجْهُمْ بالسُّنَّةِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَجِدُوا عَنْهَا مَحِيصاً.

Do not argue with them by the Qur’ān because the Qur’ān has many faces. You would say your own and they would say their own; but argue with them by the sunnah, because they cannot find escape from it.

Extrait d’une recommandation à ‘Abdullah bin Al ‘Abbas lorsqu’il l’envoya chez les Kharijites pour protester

Ne discute pas avec eux en te basant sur le Coran qui comporte des sens différents, mais sur la Soumet de laquelle ils ne peuvent s’esquiver.

Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #77