Capítulo 15: Saying Number 15

Amīr al-mu'minīn Imam Ali (as), peace be upon him, said:

Every mischief monger cannot even be reproved. 8

8. Amir al-mu'minin uttered this sentence when Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Muhammad ibn Maslamah and 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar refused to support him against the people of Jamal. He means to say that these people are so against me that neither have my words any effect on them nor do I need to reprove, rebuke or correct them.