Hadith 17

d, ‘The enemies, when they are a lot, the human being will forever be guarding, discreet lest he speak with what he would be seized upon, or an error would appear from him he would be seized upon. Thus, he will always be upon this state, safe from the mistakes and the errors’. Amir Al-Momineen-asws considered that as well done from him’’. [153]
(The book) ‘Al-Nahj (Al-Balagah)’ – And Amir Al-Momineen-asws asked about the most poetic of the poets. He-asws said: ‘The group did not flow in one arena for the peak to be recognised about their comparison? If it happens, and it is inevitable, then it is the misguided king’’. Al-Seyyid Al-Razy (the compiler of Nahj Al-Balagah) said, ‘He-asws intended from his-asws words: ‘The misguided king’ – Imra’a Al-Qays’’. [154]
I (Majlisi) am saying, ‘Ibn Abi Al Hadeed said, ‘I saw in (the book) ‘Amaali’ of Ibn dureyd who said, ‘Al Jurmuzy informed me, from Ib Al Muhalla, from Ibn Al Kalby, from Shaddad Bin Ibrahim, from Ubeydullah Bin Al-Hassan Al anbary, from Ibn Aradah who said, ‘Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, the people were eating the meat during a month of Ramazan and he-asws was not eating with them. When they were free, he-asws addressed them and advised them, so they discussed at length among the poets, and they were upon their dinner. When they were free, he-asws addressed them and said in his-asws sermon: ‘Know that the body of your affairs of the religion, and your fortification is the piety, and your adornment is the discipline, and a fortress of your symptoms is the wisdom! ’
Then he-asws said: ‘Speak, O Abu Al-Aswad, regarding what you have been pouring into! ’ I. e. the poems of the poets! He said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The poet of the poets (greatest) is the one who said, ‘I have come to be in my defensive corner, my crookedness is with difficult disturbance, being a mixture of elimination, assiduous, artistic, easy-going, relaxed, swift, emerging’. They meant Abu Dawood Al-Iyadi. Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘He isn’t it’. They said, ‘Then who, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! ’ He-asws said: ‘If he a peak were to be raised for the people, they would flow to it altogether. We know from the preceding from them, but it happens to be the one who did not speak about from any desire nor fear’. It was said, ‘Who is he, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws? ’ He-asws said: ‘He is the misguided king with the sores’. It was said, ‘Imra Al-Qays, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws? ’ He-asws said: ‘Him’. It was said, ‘Inform us about the Night of Pre-determination (Laylat Al Qadr)! ’ He-asws said: ‘I-asws am not free from being teaching it. Its knowledge is veiled, and I-asws am not doubting that Allah-azwj rather Veiled if from you all as a consideration for you all, because if I-asws were to teach you it, you will be working during it and neglecting other (nights), and I-asws do not wish to err you, if Allah-azwj so Desires. Get up, may Allah-azwj have Mercy on you all! ’’[155]
(The book) ‘Nahj (Al