Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb narrates that we passed by Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) at the place of Rabdhah, so we asked him the reason for his stay there. He said: I used to live in Syria, where I recited this verse: { الَّذِینَ یَکْنِزُونَ الذَّہَبَ وَالْفِضَّۃَ وَلاَ یُنْفِقُونَہَا فِی سَبِیلِ اللہِ } Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that this verse is about the People of the Book. I said that this verse is about us and them. I wrote this matter to Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and he sent me a message to come to him. When I arrived, people gathered around me as if they had never seen me before. I complained about this to Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: It would have been better if you had secluded yourself in a nearby village outside Madinah! I came to this place, and now I will not leave the command of the leader, even if they appoint an Abyssinian slave as my leader.

Ibrahim says that it is enough for the one who doubts about Hajjaj that Allah curses him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughira that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz had some storytellers, and the sign for them to end their gathering was that he would say to them, "Now, whenever you wish."

Hazrat Hisham says that whenever Ibrahim was mentioned in the presence of Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him), he would say that I saw him as such a young man who was always attached to Hazrat Alqamah. There was whiteness in his eye, and I also saw Shabi in the time of Ibn Ziyad.

A'mash narrates that Mu'adh was a young man, wheat-colored in complexion, with shining teeth, and when he would sit with the companions of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people would see that he held a distinguished position among the elders.

Hazrat Umair bin Sa’d narrates that when Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from the Battle of Jamal and began preparations for Siffin, the people of the tribe of Nakha’ gathered and went to Ashtar. He asked,“Is there anyone in this house besides the people of the tribe of Nakha’?”They replied in the negative. He said,“Indeed, this group has killed its best men, and we advanced towards the people of Basra upon whom we had the right of allegiance, so with their breaking of the covenant, we were aided. Surely, soon you will march towards the people of Syria, upon whom you do not have the right of allegiance, so every man should see and carefully consider where he will wield his sword.”

Hazrat Ibn Sirin narrates that it was said to Hazrat Umar to send a message to the youth. He asked, "Who are the youth?" People replied, "The best young men." He said, "I will send a message to the worst of the young men."

A'mash narrates that I saw Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (may Allah be pleased with him) whom Hajjaj had made to stand at the door of the mosque after having him flogged. He narrates that then people started saying to him, "Curse the liars." He replied, "May Allah curse the liars." Then after a short while he said, "Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), Abdullah bin Zubair, and Mukhtar bin Abi Ubaid." From his silence and then speaking, I understood that he did not mean them.

Ata bin Saib says that I was once sitting with Abu Al-Bakhtari Tai while Hajjaj was delivering a sermon and saying that the example of Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) with Allah is like that of Hazrat Isa bin Maryam. He says that then Hajjaj raised his head and sighed, then said {إنِّی مُتَوَفِّیک وَرَافِعُک إلَیَّ } … { وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِینَ اتَّبَعُوک فَوْقَ الَّذِینَ کَفَرُوا إلَی یَوْمِ الْقِیَامَۃِ } (And I will make those who follow you superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection). Ata says that upon this Abu Al-Bakhtari said, "By the Lord of the Ka'bah! He has become a disbeliever."

Kinana narrates that I was leading the mount of Hazrat Safiyyah so that she could go to support Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and defend him, when suddenly Ashtar came before her and started striking the face of her mule until the mule turned back, and Hazrat Safiyyah also began to say, "Take me back, lest this man disgrace me."