In response to the slogan of Kharijites: "Judgment belongs to God alone"

When Amīr al-mu’minīn heard the cry of Khārijites that “Verdict is only that of Allāh” he said:

The sentence is right but what (they think) it means, is wrong. It is true that verdict lies but with Allāh, but these people say that (the function of) governance is only for Allāh. The fact is that there is no escape…

Another version : When Amīr al-mu’minīn heard the cry of the Khārijites on the said verdict he said : I am expecting the verdict (destiny) of Allāh on you. Then he continued:

As for good government the pious man performs good acts in it, while in a bad government the wicked person enjoys till his time is over and death overtakes him.