خطبه ۶۱: در باب خوارج
خطبه‌ها
متن عربی
۶۱- و قال ( عليه السلام ) لَا تُقَاتِلُوا الْخَوَارِجَ بَعْدِي فَلَيْسَ مَنْ طَلَبَ الْحَقَّ فَأَخْطَأَهُ كَمَنْ طَلَبَ الْبَاطِلَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ # قال الشريف : يعني معاوية و أصحابه .#
ترجمه‌ی فارسی
خطبه۶۱-در باب خوارج نهي از كشتار خوارج بعد از من با خوارج نبرد نكنيد، زيرا كسي كه در جستجوي حق بوده و خطا كرد مانند كسي نيست كه طالب باطل بوده و آن را يافته است. (منظور امام از گروه دوم معاويه و ياران او هستند)
ترجمه‌ی انگلیسی
O Prophet of Allah peace be upon you from me and from your daughter who has come to you and who has hastened to meet you. O Prophet of Allah, my patience about your chosen (daughter) has been exhausted, and my power of endurance has weakened, except that I have ground of condolation in having endured the great hardship and heart-rending event of your separation. I laid you down in your grave when your last breath had passed (when your head was) between my neck and chest. "Verily we are Allah's and verily unto Him shall we return," (Qur'an, 2:156). Now, the trust has been returned and what had been given has been taken back. As to my grief, it knows no bounds, and as to my nights, they will remain sleepless until Allah chooses for me the house in which you are now residing. Gertainly, your daughter would apprise you of the joining together of your ummah (people) for oppressing her. You ask her in detail and get all the news about the position. This has happened when a long time had not elapsed and your remembrance had not disappeared. My salaam (salutation) be on you both, the salaam of a grief stricken not a disgusted or hateful person; for if I go away it is not because I am weary (of you), and if I stay, it is not due to lack of belief in what Allah has promised the endurers.
منبع: نهج‌البلاغه (گردآوری سید رضی)