Hadith 112

And from Asous Al Abdy, from Abdul Jaleed Bin Ibrahim, ‘Al-Ahnaf Bin Qays came, when Ayesha had encamped at the first stage from Al-Basra, and he entered to see her. He said, ‘O mother of the believers! And what is that which had made you arrive, and what made you personally involved, and what are you intending? ’
She said, ‘O Ahnaf! They killed Usman! ’ He said, ‘O mother of the believers! I had passed by you at the beginning of the year at Al-Medina and I was intending Makkah, and the people had gathered upon the killing of Usman and pelting with the stone, and formed a barrier between him and the water, and I had said to you, ‘O mother of the believers! Let me know of this man (Usman) to be killed, and if you so desire, let me return from him’. And I said, ‘If he is killed, then to whom? ’ You had said, ‘To Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. She said, ‘O Ahnaf! You have cleaned him-asws to the extent that you have made him-asws like the glass. They killed him (Usman)! ’ He said to her, ‘I shall accept your words during the pleasure and I will not accept your words during the anger’. Then he went to Talha. He said, ‘O Abu Muhammad! What is that which made you arrive, and what is that which involved your personally, and what are you intending? ’ He said, ‘They killed Usman! ’
He said, ‘I had passed by you in the beginning of the year at Al-Medina and I intended the Umrah, and the people had gathered upon killing Usman, and pelting with the stones, and had formed a barrier between him and the water. I had said to you all, ‘You are companions of Muhammad-saww. If you so desire, you can return your actions from him’. You had said, ‘Go back! ’ So, I went back. I had said, ‘Then, to whom? ’ You had said, ‘To Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws’’. He said, ‘We were not viewing that Amir Al-Momineen-asws would view devouring the command alone’’. [126]