حکمت 253: آنگاه که خواستید ستمکاری را سوگند دهید از او… · Saying 253

وَ كَانَ (عليه السلام) يَقُولُ أَحْلِفُوا الظَّالِمَ إِذَا أَرَدْتُمْ يَمِينَهُ بِأَنَّهُ بَرِيءٌ مِنْ حَوْلِ اللَّهِ وَ قُوَّتِهِ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا حَلَفَ بِهَا كَاذِباً عُوجِلَ الْعُقُوبَةَ وَ إِذَا حَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَمْ يُعَاجَلْ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ وَحَّدَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَي

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, used to say: If you want an oppressor to take an oath ask im to swear like this that he is out of Allah's might and His power, because if he swears falsely in this way he will be quickly punished, while if he swears by Allah who is wuch that there is mo god but He, he will not be quickly punished since he is expressing the Unity of Allah, the Sublime.