[Machine] And he said, "Why do you not speak?" So I remained silent. Then he returned with something similar, so I said, "Shall I kill you, O Amir al-Mu'minin?" He said, "No, but he insulted the caliphs." So I said, "Then I think he should be punished for violating the sanctity of the caliphs."
وَقَالَ مَا لَكَ لَا تَكَلَّمُ؟ فَسَكَتُّ فَعَادَ لِمِثْلِهَا فَقُلْتُ أَقَتَلَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنَّهُ سَبَّ الْخُلَفَاءَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ يُنْكَلَ فِيمَا انْتَهَكَ مِنْ حُرْمَةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ