To his judge in Kufa
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 3
فَقَالَ لَهُ شُرَيْحٌ : قَدْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، قَالَ: فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ نَظَرَ مُغْضَبٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ :
Shurayḥ replied: Yes, Amīr al-mu’minīn, it is so. Amīr al-mu’minīn cast an angry look at him and said to him: