﴿ أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًۭا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًۭا ۚ لَّا يَسْتَوُۥنَ ﴾

“Is, then, he who [in his earthly life] was a believer to be compared with one who was in­iquitous? [Nay,] these two are not equal!”

(Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver?) [32:18]. This verse was revealed about �Ali ibn Abi Talib and al-Walid ibn �Uqbah. Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Asfahani informed us> �Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hafiz> Ishaq ibn Banan al-Anmati> Hubaysh ibn Mubashshir al-Faqih> �Ubayd Allah ibn Musa> Ibn Abi Layla> al-Hakam> Sa�id ibn Jubayr> Ibn �Abbas who said: �Al-Walid ibn �Uqbah ibn Abi Mu�ayt said to �Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be well pleased with him: �I am tougher than you, more eloquent than you, and I have more leadership skills than you�. �Ali responded by saying: �Be quiet, you are but an evil-liver!� This verse was then revealed (Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike), by the believer is meant �Ali ibn Abi Talib and the evil-liver refers to al-Walid ibn �Uqbah�.