(ﻉ)ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺣﺮﻭﺑﻪ ﺭﺟﻼً ﺛﻢ ﺟﻠﺲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺪﺭﻩ ﻟﻴﺤﺰ ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻓﺒﺼﻖ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻭﺟﻬﻪ ﻓﻘﺎﻡ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻭﺗﺮﻛﻪ,ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺳﺌﻞ ﻋﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ(ﻉ) :ﺍﻏﺘﻈﺖ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻓﺨﻔﺖ ﺇِﻥ ﻗﺘﻠﺘﻪ ﺇِﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﻠﻐﻀﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﻐﻴﻆ ﻧﺼﻴﺐ ﻓﻲ ﻗﺘﻠﻪ,ﻭﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺃﺣﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻗﺘﻠﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺧﺎﻟﺼﺎً ﻟﻮﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ. (ﻣﺴﺘﺪﺭﻙ ﻧﻬﺞ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﻏﺔ: ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ