Hadith 32

t happen to be in other, and it would be passed around in the bellies of Qureysh’’. He (Ibn Al-Aseer) said (in the book ‘Al-Kamil’), ‘And Talha arrive during the day in which Usman had been pledged allegiance to. It was said to him, ‘The allegiance is to Usman’. He said, ‘All Qureysh are pleased with him? ’ They said, ‘Yes’. He went to Usman. Usman said to him, ‘You are upon the top of your matter, and if you refuse, return it’. He said, ‘I should repel it? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘Have all the people pledged allegiance to you? ’ he said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘I agree! I will not desire about what they have united upon’. And Al-Mugheira Bin Shuba said to Abdul Rahman, ‘O Abu Muhammad! You are correct in pledging to Usman’. And he said to Usman, ‘If Abdul Rahman had pledged to someone else, we would not have agreed’. Abdul Rahman said, ‘You are lying, O Awr! If I had pledged to someone other than Usman, you would have pledged to him and would said these very words’. And Al-Miswar was saying, ‘I have not seen anyone overcome his people regarding what had entered into like what Abdul Rahman had overcome them’. Then Ibn Al-Aseer said, ‘And Abu Ja’far has mentioned another report regarding the consultation, from Al-Miswar, close to what has preceded, apart from that he said, ‘When they had buried Umar, Abdul Rahman gathered them and addressed them, and instructed them with the unity and leaving the divisions. Usman spoke’ – and Ibn Al-Aseer mentioned what Usman addressed with, then Al-Zubeyr, and there is no need for us to repeat their speeches. Then he referred to the speech of Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws and his-asws words are: ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Chose Muhammad-saww from us-asws, and Sent to us-asws as a Rasool-saww. We-asws are People-asws of the Household of the Prophet-saww, and the mine of Wisdom, and security for the people of the earth, and a salvation for the one who seeks. There is a right for us that we-asws are given, we-asws take it, and if we-asws are prevented, we-asws ride the old camel, and even if the journey is prolonged. If Rasool-Allah-saww had pacted a Pact to us-asws, we-asws shall accomplish his-saww pact, and if he-saww said a word to us-asws, we-asws shall argue upon it until we-asws die. Never will anyone be quicker before me-asws to the call of truth and helping the relatives, and there is neither Mighty nor Strength except with Allah-azwj. Listen to my-asws speech and retain my-asws talk! Perhaps you will see this command after this gathering, the sword will be unsheathed regarding it, and the pacts would be betrayed regarding it, until there does not happen to be any unity for you, and until some of you become leaders for the people of straying, and loyalists for the people of ignorance’’. [30]