And even supposing that he grieved over worldly matters, a person’s grief for himself out of fear of being killed is more deserving of excuse than his grief over wealth he did not obtain.

These Rāfida are among the most ignorant of people. They recount reports praising those whom they support and censuring those whom they oppose, when the reverse would be more fitting. They never censure Abu Bakr and those like him for anything without ‘Alī being more deserving of that censure, if it truly warranted censure. Nor do they praise ‘Alī for anything genuinely praiseworthy without Abu Bakr being more deserving of that praise. For he is more perfect in every praiseworthy quality and freer from every blameworthy quality, whether real (1) or imagined.

[Section: The Rāfidī’s claim that the verse indicates his lack of patience, and the response to it]

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As for his statement, “It indicates his lack of patience,” this is false (2). Indeed, it does not even indicate that he lacked any of the patience he was commanded to exercise. Patience in the face of calamities is obligatory (3) according to the Quran and the Sunnah; nevertheless, grief in the heart does not contradict it.

As the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Allah does not hold people accountable for tears shed by the eyes, nor for (4) grief in the heart, but He holds them accountable for this—meaning the tongue—or