Hazrat Urwah narrates that I and Abdullah bin Zubair went to Hazrat Asma ten nights before the killing of Hazrat Abdullah. Hazrat Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) was unwell. Hazrat Abdullah asked her, "How are you feeling?" She replied, "I am in pain." Hazrat Abdullah said, "There is comfort in death." She said, "Perhaps you are giving me news of my death; is this what you want? Do not do so. By Allah! I do not wish to die until I know of one of your two conditions: either you will be killed, in which case I will hope for reward from Allah and be patient, or you will gain dominance, and my eyes will be cooled. Beware that you are not faced with a situation that is not suitable for you, and you accept it just to escape death." The narrator says that Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) said this to her because he was certain of his own killing, and he thought that perhaps Hazrat Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) would not be grieved by his death.

The narrator reports from his father that when Hajjaj killed Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), he took him to Mina and crucified him near a mound in the middle of the valley. Then he said to the people, "Look at this man; he is the worst person of this Ummah." The narrator says, "I saw Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) coming on a mule. He began to bring his mule close to the beam, but the mule started to shy away. He said to his servant, 'Hold its reins and bring it near the beam.' He says, 'I saw that he brought the mule close to the beam.' Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) stopped there and said: 'May Allah have mercy on you. Indeed, you were one who fasted much and stood much in prayer. And surely, that Ummah has succeeded whose worst person is like you.'"

Hilal bin Yasaf narrates that the messenger who brought Mukhtar’s head to Abdullah bin Zubair told me: When I placed Mukhtar’s head before him, he said,“Everything that Ka’b told me, I have seen its confirmation, except for one thing: he told me that a man from the tribe of Banu Thaqif would kill me. I think that I have killed that Thaqafi myself.”

Ya'la bin Harmalah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Hajjaj delivered a speech in the plain of Arafat on the day of Arafah and spoke at great length. Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to him, "Today is a day of remembrance (dhikr)." He says that Hajjaj continued his sermon. Abdullah repeated this statement two or three times, then said, "O Nafi', give the call to prayer (adhan) for the prayer." Hearing this, Hajjaj descended from the pulpit.

Qais narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You do not inform me about these two stations of yours, but even so, I will ask you and I will discern from your faces which station is better." He says that Jarir submitted to him: "O Commander of the Faithful! I will tell you. One station, in terms of trees, is close to the land of the Arabs, and the other station is in the land of Persia, where there is severe fever, heat, and bedbugs, that is, Mada'in." He says that Hazrat Ammar contradicted him and said: "You have lied." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have lied even more than him." Then Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Tell me about this leader of yours, is he a reasonable and suitable man?" The people said: "By Allah! He is neither one who does good deeds, nor one who is sufficient on his own, nor does he know politics." So he removed him from office and sent Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Qais narrates that there were good relations between Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Walid bin Uqbah. Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) cursed both of them and said, "O Allah! Create arrogance and pride between them." Consequently, later on, one of them used to say to the other that Hazrat Sa'd's curse regarding us has been accepted.

It is narrated from Hazrat Tawus that the mention of the rulers was made in the presence of Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). Among those people, a man began to speak very harshly against the rulers, to the extent that I did not find anyone in the house who would speak at such length with him. Then I heard Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) say: "O agitator! Do not make yourself a trial for the oppressors!" So he became silent, to the extent that I did not see anyone among the people more reserved in speech than him thereafter.

It is narrated from A'mash that people mentioned the caliphs in the presence of Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said that people like to change them. Upon this, Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that even if the person by this pillar becomes the ruler of the people, they will not like him either, meaning Abdul Malik bin Marwan.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abzi narrates this allegorical saying of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Many stings are like the sting of a scorpion; when this happens, then join your paternal aunt date, that is, stay with the common people.

Dawood narrates through a man the statement of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that soon there will be severe turmoil.