The Leader of the Islamic Revolution spoke about the patience and tolerance of Malik Ashtar in the face of a young man's ridicule and said:

I invite the dear Basijis to morality. What does morality mean? It means patience and tolerance, patience and resistance, truthfulness and purity, courage and sacrifice, purity and chastity. The Basijis need this in order for the components of this solid building to remain strong. If you want this lofty building to remain strong like a permanent fortress and stand firm against the enemies, you must observe these things; show patience, show patience, show morality, show purity, consider the great role models of the early days of Islam. We must avoid arrogance, avoid exaggeration. Malik Ashtar, with that position, with that courage, with that position he had with the Commander of the Faithful, was walking in the alley. A boy did not recognize him, made fun of him, maybe threw a pebble at him. For example, he saw a person walking by and started making fun of him. Then Malik Ashtar passed by. The people who saw that scene said to the boy, "Do you understand what you did? Do you understand who you made fun of?" The boy did not know Malik Ashtar. He said no. They said, "This is Malik Ashtar." The boy became confused. Now he, alone or with his father, for example, or his friends, came running to apologize in some way so that he would not cause them any trouble. They followed Malik Ashtar. They saw that he had come to the mosque and was praying. They went ahead and started to apologize. Malik Ashtar said, "I came to the mosque to pray, to pray that God Almighty will forgive this young man's mistake! See, this is compassion, this sense of responsibility, this patience, this generosity. You and I must learn these things too." 09/06/1393
Statement at the meeting of the members of the Supreme Assembly of the Mostazafin Basij