Hadith 69

(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of the sheykh Al Tusi Al Mufeed, from the scribe, from Al Zafrany, from Al Saqafi, from Ubeydullah Bin Is’haq Al Zaby, from Hamza Bin Nasr, from Ismail Bin Raja’a Al Zubeydi who said, ‘When the messenger of Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws returned from the presence of Talha and Al-Zubeyr and Ayesha proclaiming the war, he-asws stood up, praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj, and sent Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww, then said: ‘O you people! I-asws have watched these people in what they are nurturing and wishing for, and I-asws had reprimanded them for their breaking (the allegiance), and you have known of their rebellion, and they aren’t responding. Indeed, and they have sent a message to me-asws that I-asws should duel for the stabbing (with the spears) and wait for the executioners. So, rather, prepare yourselves from the news of the falsehood. The mourners will mourn as they used to, and I-asws will not be intimidated with the war nor am I-asws scared of the striking (of the swords), and I-asws am upon what my-asws Lord-azwj has Promised me-asws of the help and the victory, and I-asws am upon a certainty from my-asws Lord-azwj without any doubts from my-asws affair. O you people! The death will not be missed by the ones staying back (from the war), nor with the fighter frustrate it. There is no escape from the death. One who does not fight will die. The superior death is being killed. By the One-azwj in Whose Hand is the soul of the son-asws of Abu Talib-asws! A thousand strikes with the sword are easier upon me-asws than death upon a bed! O the strangeness of Talha! He rallied against the son of Affan until when he was killed, he gave me the agreement (allegiance) of his right hand willingly. Then he broke my-asws allegiance and began mourning the son of Affan unjustly and came to seek me-asws claiming his blood. By Allah-azwj! He has not done regarding the matter of Usman even one of the three. If the son of Affan was an oppressor just as he has been alleging when he had besieged him and rallied against him, it would have been befitting that he should support his killers, and stay away from his helpers; and if he (Usman) was an oppressed in that state, it is befitting that he should have happened to be with him (Usman); and if he was in doubt from the two characteristics, it would have been befitting that he isolates himself and stay in his house and leave the people by the side (to deal with Usman). But he did not do even one from these things, and here he is, having given me-asws the allegiance of his right hand without bitterness, then broke his allegiance. O Allah-azwj! Seize him and do not Respite him! Indeed, and Al-Zubeyr cut off my-asws relationship and my-asws nearness, and broke my-asws allegiance and established the war to me-asws, and he well knows that he is being unjust to me-asws. O Allah-azwj! Suffice him with whatever You-azwj so Desire to’’. [78]