نامه 23: پس از آنکه ابنملجم وی را ضربت زد · Letter 23

و من كلام له (عليه السلام) قاله قبل موته علي سبيل الوصية لما ضربه ابن ملجم لعنه الله

وَصِيَّتِي لَكُمْ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَ مُحَمَّدٌ (صلي الله عليه وآله) فَلَا تُضَيِّعُوا سُنَّتَهُ أَقِيمُوا هَذَيْنِ الْعَمُودَيْنِ وَ أَوْقِدُوا هَذَيْنِ الْمِصْبَاحَيْنِ وَ خَلَاكُمْ ذَمٌّ أَنَا بِالْأَمْسِ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَ الْيَوْمَ عِبْرَةٌ لَكُمْ وَ غَداً مُفَارِقُكُمْ إِنْ أَبْقَ فَأَنَا وَلِيُّ دَمِي وَ إِنْ أَفْنَ فَالْفَنَاءُ مِيعَادِي وَ إِنْ أَعْفُ فَالْعَفْوُ لِي قُرْبَةٌ وَ هُوَ لَكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ فَاعْفُوا أَ لا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَ اللَّهِ مَا فَجَأَنِي مِنَ الْمَوْتِ وَارِدٌ كَرِهْتُهُ وَ لَا طَالِعٌ أَنْكَرْتُهُ وَ مَا كُنْتُ إِلَّا كَقَارِبٍ وَرَدَ وَ طَالِبٍ وَجَدَ وَ ما عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِلْأَبْرارِ.

قال السيد الشريف رضي الله عنه: أقول و قد مضي بعض هذا الكلام فيما تقدم من الخطب إلا أن فيه هاهنا زيادة أوجبت تكريره.

I enjoin upon you as my dying wish not to regard anything by way of partner with Allah, not to disregard the sunnah if Muhammad (may Allah bless him and his descendants), establish these two pillars and light these two lamps. You will then be free from evil. Yesterday I was your companion and today I am (just) a lesson for you, while tomorrow I shall be leaving you. If I survive I shall be the master of my blood (to avenge or not to avenge it), and if I die then death is a promised event. If I forgive, it is for me a means of nearness (to Allah) and for you a good act. Therefore, do forgive. What! Love you not that Allah should forgive you? (Qur'an, 24:22). By Allah, this sudden death is not an event that I dislike, nor is it an accident that I hate. I am just like a night traveller who reaches the spring (in the morning) or like or seeker who secures (his aim): And whatever is with Allah is the best for the righteous ones. (Qur'an, 3:194). Al-Sayyid al-Radi says: A part of this utterance has already appeared in the sermons but it was found necessary to record it again, because of some additional matter.