Rabi’ bin Abi Salih narrates that when Sa’id bin Jubair came from Makkah to Kufa so that he could be taken to Hajjaj in Wasit, we, three or four people, came to him and found him sitting on a pile of wood. We sat with him, and one of us began to weep. Sa’id asked him,“What makes you weep?”He replied,“I am weeping over your affliction.”Sa’id said,“Do not weep, for it was already known to Allah that this would happen.”Then he recited: { مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِیبَۃٍ فِی الأَرْضِ، وَلاَ فِی أَنْفُسِکُمْ إلاَّ فِی کِتَابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَبْرَأَہَا إنَّ ذَلِکَ عَلَی اللہِ یَسِیرٌ} (No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in the Book (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz) before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah.)

Ibad narrates that Mukhtar brought wealth from Madain to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and Mukhtar’s uncle Sa’d bin Mas’ud was the governor of Madain. The narrator says that he placed the wealth before him, and there was a red cloth over it. He put his hand into it and took out a pouch from it, which contained about fifteen hundred dirhams. He said,“These are the wages of adulterous women.”Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“We have no need for the wages of adulterous women.”He narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) then ordered the wealth of Madain to be deposited in the treasury, and when Mukhtar left, he said:“May Allah destroy him; if his chest were to be split open, it would be found filled with the love of Lat and Uzza.”

Hasan narrates from Hazrat Zubair bin Al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) that { وَاتَّقُوا فِتْنَۃً لاَ تُصِیبَنَّ الَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْکُمْ خَاصَّۃً } was revealed, and we did not know who would pursue this tribulation. The narrator says that upon this, some people said, "O Abu Abdullah! Then why did you come to Basra?" He replied, "Woe to you, we see very well, but we are not able to be patient."

Qudamah bin Utbah narrates that I saw that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was delivering a sermon when a man came to him and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Go to the aid of Bakr bin Wa'il, for Banu Tamim have almost killed them at the place of Kunasa." Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sighed and then turned back to his sermon. Then another person came and said the same thing; you also sighed. Then he came a third or fourth time and repeated the same thing, so you said, "O Shaddad! Now you have dealt truthfully with me. Go to Bakr bin Wa'il and Banu Tamim and cast lots between them."

Abu Wa'il narrates that I received a message from Hajjaj, so I went to him at Ahwaz. He asked me, "How much of the Qur'an have you memorized?" I replied, "I have memorized enough that if I follow it, it will suffice for me." He said, "I want to seek your help in some of my affairs." I said, "If you throw me into this work, I will withdraw, and if you assign another man with me, I will fear having a bad confidant." He says that upon this Hajjaj said, "By Allah, you have spoken the truth. Indeed, bad confidants are a cause of a man's corruption." I said, "I spent the whole night on my bed anxious about this matter, fearing that you might kill me." He said, "Why would I kill you? By Allah, since you have said this, I will tell you: I only kill a man for such a crime that people before me also feared being killed for such a thing."

Hilal Qurashi narrates that I heard Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) saying this to Marwan when Marwan arrived late for Jumu’ah, that you remain lying with so-and-so’s daughter who fans you and gives you cold water to drink, while the children of the Muhajireen burn in the heat. I had intended to do such and such, then he said to the people: Listen to your leader.

Abu Na’ama Amr bin Isa narrates this statement from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): O Allah! Fulfill Your promise regarding Uthman! And bring“Mudhammam”to retribution! And expose the faults of A’yan! A’yan was a man from Banu Tamim and the father of Farazdaq’s wife.

Abu Nadrah narrates that Rabi’ah spoke to Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque of Banu Salamah, and said: We were facing the enemy when news reached us that you had pledged allegiance at the hand of that person, and now you are fighting against them? He replied: A sword was placed on my neck in a narrow place and I was told,“Pledge allegiance or we will kill you,”so I pledged allegiance knowing that it was a pledge of misguidance. Ibrahim Taimi states that Walid bin Abdul Malik said that a hypocrite from the people of Iraq, Jabalah bin Hakim, said to Hazrat Zubair:“You had pledged allegiance?”Hazrat Zubair replied: A sword was placed on my neck and I was told,“Pledge allegiance or we will kill you,”so I pledged allegiance.

32655 - Al-Taymi said: And Walid ibn Abd al-Malik said: A hypocrite from the (hypocrites) (1) of the people of Iraq, Jabalah ibn (Hakim) (2), said to (al-Zubayr) (3): (You) (4) have given the pledge of allegiance. Al-Zubayr said: The sword was placed on my neck (and it was said to me) (5): Pledge allegiance or (we will kill you) (6), so I pledged allegiance (7).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed that many people were near the tent of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) when Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by there. I think this incident took place in Mecca. Abu Saeed says that, except for me, all those people cursed Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and spoke ill of him. Among them was a man from the people of Kufa. Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) showed more boldness towards this Kufan than the others and said, "O people of Kufa! Do you abuse me? Just come to Madinah." He said this in a threatening manner. That man came to Madinah and was told to stay with Talha (may Allah be pleased with him). It is said that Hazrat Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) went with him until they came to Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I will give you a hundred lashes." Hazrat Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, you can only give him a hundred lashes if he is guilty of adultery." He (Uthman) said to him, "I will deprive you of your stipend." Hazrat Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Allah will provide him with sustenance."