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"عَنْ أَبِى فَاختَةَ: أَنَّ عَليّا أُتِىَ بَأَسِيرٍ يَوْمَ صِفِّينَ فَقَالَ: لَا تَقْتُلْنِى جَبْرًا ، فَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ: لا أَقْتُلكَ جَبْرًا إِنِّى أَخافُ اللهَ رَبَّ الْعالَمِينَ، فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ وَقاَلَ: إِنَّكَ خَيْرُ شَافِعٍ".  

الشافعى، [ق] البيهقى في السنن