Hadith 477
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Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Yahya al-`Attar (rh) narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to us from Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Yahya al-Ash`ari from Ya`qub b. Yazid from `Abdullah b. Muhammad al-Mazkharaf from `Ali b. `Uqba from Ibn Bukayr. He said
Al-Hajjaj took two clients of `Ali (as) and said to one of them: Dissociate from `Ali. So, he said: What will happen to me if I do not dissociate from him? He said: May Allah kill me if I do not kill you. So, choose for yourself: do you want your hands severed or your feet? So, the man said to him: Since it is retributive, then you should decide for yourself. He said: By Allah, I see that you have a tongue, but I do not think you comprehend who created you. Where is your Lord? He said: He is on the lookout for every oppressor. So, he called for his hands and feet to be severed, and he crucified him. He said: Then, his other companion came forward. So, he said: What do you say? So, he said: I am of the opinion of my companion. So, he called for his neck to be struck and to be crucified.
5 - حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن يحيى العطار (رحمه الله)، قال: حدثنا أبي، عن محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى الاشعري، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن عبد الله بن محمد المزخرف، عن علي بن عقبة، عن ابن بكير، قال
أخذ الحجاج موليين لعلي (عليه السلام)، فقال لاحدهما: ابرأ من علي. فقال: ما جزائي إن لم أبرأ منه؟ قال: قتلني الله إن لم أقتلك، فاختر لنفسك قطع يديك أو رجيلك. قال: فقال له الرجل: هو القصاص، فاختر لنفسك. قال: تالله إني لارى لك لسانا، وما أظنك تدري من خلقك، أين ربك؟ قال: هو بالمرصاد لكل ظالم. فأمر بقطع يديه ورجليه وصلبه. قال: ثم قدم صاحبه الآخر، فقال: ما تقول؟ فقال: أنا على رأي صاحبي. قال: فأمر أن يضرب عنقه ويصلب (2).
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