Amīr al-mu’minīn went to enquire about the health of his companion al-‘Alā’ ibn Ziyād al-Ḥārithī and when he noticed the vastness of his house he said:
ومن كلام له (عليه السلام) بالبصرة، وقد دخل على العلاء بن زياد الحارثي ـ وهو من أصحابه ـ يعوده، فلما رأى سعة داره قال:
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Nahj al-Balāgha #1051Then al-‘Alā’ said to him: O’ Amīr al-mu’minīn, I want to complain to you about my brother ‘Āṣim ibn Ziyād.