`Ali b. Ahmad b. Musa narrated to us. He said: Muhammad b. Abi `Abdillah al-Kufi narrated to us from Ja`far b. Muhammad al-Fazarani. He said: `Abbad b. Ya`qub narrated to us. He said: Mansur b. Abi Nuwayra informed us from Abi Bakr b. `Ayash from Qarn Abi Sulayman al-Dabi. He said:

`Ali b. Abi Talib sent some law enforcement for Lubayd al-`Ataridi. They passed by him at the Samak Mosque (in Kufa). So, Na`im b. Dajaja al-Asadi went to him and resolved [the issue] between them and him. So, Amir al-Mu’minin sent for Na`im, and he was brought to him. He said: Amir al-Mu’minin raised something to strike him. So, Na`im said: Surely, being your companion is humbling, but being your opponent is disbelief. So, Amir al-Mu’minin said: Do you know this? He said: Yes. He said: Let him free.