Allah be pleased with him; for it was narrated from him that he was giving a sermon one day when a man at the door of the mosque said: "There is no judgment but Allah's." Ali said: "A true word by which a falsehood is intended." He then said: "You have three things incumbent upon us: We shall not prevent you from the mosques of Allah wherein you mention the name of Allah the Almighty, we shall not withhold the fay' (spoils) from you as long as your hands are with us, and we shall not initiate battle against you." (28) Abu Yahya narrated, saying: Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, performed a prayer, and a man from the Kharijites called out to him: "If you associate others with Allah, your work will surely come to nothing, and you will be among the losers." (29) Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, replied to him: "So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth, and let them not unsettle you who have no certainty." (30) Adi ibn Artah wrote to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: "The Kharijites are insulting you." He wrote back to him: "If they insult me, then insult them, or pardon them. If they draw their weapons, then draw yours against them, and if they strike, then strike." This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not interfere with the hypocrites who were with him in Medina, so it is even more appropriate that others be treated likewise. It has been narrated in the account of the Kharijite whom he criticized, that Khalid said: "O Messenger of Allah, shall I not strike his neck?" He said: "No, (31) perhaps he prays." He said: "How many a person who prays has no good in him?" He said: "I have not been commanded to probe into the hearts of people." (32)
1533 - Issue; He said: (If what they used to defend themselves results in their own deaths, there is no liability on the defender, and if the defender is killed, he is a martyr.)
The summary of this is that when it is not possible to repel the rebels except by killing them, it is permissible to kill them, and there is no liability upon the one who...
(28) Recorded by Ibn Abi Shaybah in: Chapter on what was mentioned regarding the Kharijites, from the Book of the Camel (Al-Jamal). Al-Musannaf 15/307, 313. And by Ibn Jarir al-Tabari regarding the events of the year thirty-seven of the Hijra. Tarikh al-Tabari 6/41. (29) Surah al-Zumar, 65. (30) Surah al-Rum, 60. (31) Omitted from [B] and [M]. (32) Recorded by al-Bukhari in: Chapter on the sending of Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Book of Military Expeditions. Sahih al-Bukhari 5/207. And Muslim in: Chapter on the mention of the Kharijites and their traits, from the Book of Zakat. Sahih Muslim 2/742. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 3/4.
اللهُ عنه، فإنَّه رُوِيَ عنه، أنَّه كان يَخْطُبُ يومًا، فقال رجلُ ببابِ المسجدِ: لا حُكْمَ إلَّا للهِ. فقال عليٌّ: كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ أُرِيدَ بها بَاطِلٌ. ثم قال: لكم علينا ثلاثٌ؛ لا نَمْنَعكُمْ مَساجِدَ اللهِ أنْ تَذكُروا فيها اسْمَ اللهِ تعالى، ولا نَمْنَعُكُم الْفَىْءَ ما دامتْ أيدِيكم معنا، ولا نَبْدأُكم بقتالٍ (٢٨). وروَى أبو يحيى، قال: صَلَّى عليٌّ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عنه، صلاةً، فناداهُ رَجلٌ من الخَوارجِ: {لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ} (٢٩). فأجابه عليٌّ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عنه: {فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَا يَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُوقِنُونَ} (٣٠). وكتبَ عديٌّ بنُ أرْطاةَ إلى عمرَ بنِ عبدِ العزيز: إنَّ الخوارجَ يَسُبُّونَكَ. فكتبَ إليه: إنْ سَبُّونِي فسُبُّوهم، أو اعْفُوا عنهم، وإن شَهَرُوا السِّلاحَ فاشْهِرُوا عليهم، وإنْ ضَرَبُوا فَاضْرِبُوا. ولأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- لم يتعَرَّضْ للمنافقين الذين معه في المدينةِ، فلأنْ لا يُتَعرَّضَ لغيرِهم أوْلَى. وقد رُوِيَ في خبرِ الخارِجِيِّ الذي أنْكَرَ عليه، أنَّ خالدًا قال: يا رسولَ اللَّه، ألَا أضْرِبُ عُنُقَه؟ قال: "لَا (٣١)، لعَلَّه يُصَلِّي". قال: رُبَّ مُصَلٍّ لا خيرَ فيه. قال: "إنِّي لم أُوْمَرْ أنْ أُنَقِّبَ عَنْ قُلُوبِ النَّاسِ" (٣٢).
١٥٣٣ - مسألة؛ قال: (فإنْ آلَ مَا دفِعُوا بِهِ إلى نُفُوسِهِمْ، فَلَا شَىْءَ على الدَّافِعِ، وإنْ قُتِلَ الدَّافِعُ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ)
وجملتُه أنَّه إذا لم يُمْكِنْ دَفَعُ أَهلِ البَغْيِ إلَّا بقَتْلِهم، جاز قَتْلُهم، ولا شىءَ على مَنْ
(٢٨) أخرجه ابن أبي شيبة، في: باب ما ذكر في الخوارج، من كتاب الجمل. المصنف ١٥/ ٣٠٧، ٣١٣. وابن جرير الطبري في حوادث سنة سبع وثلاثين من الهجرة. تاريخ الطبري ٦/ ٤١.(٢٩) سورة الزمر ٦٥.(٣٠) سورة الروم ٦٠.(٣١) سقط من: ب، م.(٣٢) أخرجه البخاري، في: باب بعث علي بن أبي طالب رضى اللَّه عنه، من كتاب المغازى. صحيح البخاري ٥/ ٢٠٧. ومسلم، في: باب ذكر الخوارج وصفاتهم، من كتاب الزكاة. صحيح مسلم ٢/ ٧٤٢. والإِمام أحمد، في: المسند ٣/ ٤.
