Nahj al-Balāgha

Testing reveals a man's flaws

Volume 1 Section 434 2 narrations
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434. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Try (a man) and you will hate him.
٤٣٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): اخْبُرْ تَقْلِهِ.
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Hadith 2026
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Some people say this saying is of the Prophet (s.a.w.), but what confirms that it is the saying of Amīr al-mu’minīn (a.s.), is the statement related by Tha‘lab from Ibn al-A‘rābī namely that (Caliph) al-Ma’mūn said
“If ‘Alī had not said ‘ukhbur taqlihi’ (Try a man and you will hate him), I would have said, ‘aqlihi takhbur’ (Hate a man in order to try him).”
قال السيد الرضي: ومن الناس من يروي هذا لرسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)، ومما يُقوّي أنه من كلام أميرالمؤمنين (عليه السلام) ما حكاه ثعلب قال: حدّثنا ابن الأعرابي قال
قال المأمون: لو لا أنّ علياً (عليه السلام) قال: «اخبُر تَقْلِهِ» لقلت أنا: اقْلِهِ تَخْبُرْ.
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