Hadith 145

in Qays who had isolated among the clan of Tameem. He informed Ahnaf with his leaving (the battle). He said, ‘What can I do with it if Al-Zubeyr was wrapped up between the two armies from the Muslims and one of them is killed by the other’. Then he intended to join up with his family, Ibn Jurmuz hard it, and he came out with two men, and a man from Kalb had joined Al-Zubeyr and his slave was with him. When Ibn Jurmuz and his companion overlooked upon Al-Zubeyr, the two men moved their rides to leave Al-Zubeyr behind alone. Al-Zubeyr said to them both, ‘What is the matter with you two? They are three and we are three’. When Ibn Jurmuz came, Al-Zubeyr said to him, ‘To you, about me’. Ibn Jurmuz said, ‘O Abu Abdullah! I have come to you to ask you about affairs of the people’. He said, ‘I left the people upon the rides striking each other’s faces with the sword’. Ibn Jurmuz said, ‘O Abdullah! Inform me about things I am asking you about’. He said, ‘Give’. He said, ‘Inform me about your abandoning Usman and from your allegiance to Ali-asws, and about your breaking his-asws allegiance (afterwards), and about your bringing out mother of the believers, and about your Salat behind your son, and about this war which you instigated, and about your joining with your family’. He said, ‘As for my abandoning Usman, it is a matter Allah-azwj Brought forwards the mistake in it and Delayed the repentance in it; and as for my allegiance of Ali-asws, I could not find any escape from it when the Emigrants and the Helpers had pledged to him-asws; and as for my breaking his-asws allegiance, so rather his-asws allegiance was with my hands besides by heart; and as for my bringing out mother of the believers, we intended a matter and Allah-azwj Wanted something else’; and as for my Salat behind my son, his mater uncle had preceded him’. Ibn Jamhour left him alone and said, ‘May Allah-azwj Kill me if I do not kill you! ’’[20]