One of Amīr al-mu’minīn’s companions replied to him by a long speech wherein he praised him much and mentioned his own listening to him and obeying him, whereupon Amīr al-mu’minīn said:
فأجابه (عليه السلام) رجل من أصحابه بكلام طويل، يكثر فيه الثناء عليه، ويذكر سمعه وطاعته فقال (عليه السلام):