It is narrated from Qais bin Abad, he says: I requested Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), "Is the path you are following based on any command from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it your own opinion?" He said: "What concern is that of yours?" I said: "It is our religion, this is a matter of our religion, it is not a trivial thing." He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say anything to me about this; it is merely my own opinion."

It is narrated from Abu Wa'il that when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) towards Kufa so that they could encourage the people to go out for battle, Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon and said: I know that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) is the wife of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in this world and the Hereafter, but Allah Almighty has tested you at this moment as to whether you support Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).

It is narrated from Qais bin Abad, he says: I requested Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) to clarify regarding this battle of yours, whether this is your own opinion and personal stance, because such an opinion can be either wrong or right, or is it a command given to you people from Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give us any separate command that was not for the general people. He also said: However, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did say that there will be twelve hypocrites in my Ummah, they will neither enter Paradise nor will they smell its fragrance, until a camel enters into the eye of a needle. For eight of them, a single boil will be enough, it will be like a flame of fire, which will rise on their shoulders and appear on their chests.

(Second chain) Qais says: I said to Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him): Regarding what you people are saying about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), just tell me whether this is your own opinion or did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) give you any instructions about this? He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give us any special command that was not given to the general people, but Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) has narrated to me that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among my companions there will be twelve hypocrites, eight of whom will never enter Paradise until a camel passes through the eye of a needle.

It is narrated from Makharraq, he says: On the day of the Battle of Jamal, I met Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was urinating in a horn. I said: I want to fight alongside you, and in this way, I will stay with you. But he said: You should fight while remaining under the flag of your own people, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to like that a man should fight while remaining under the flag of his own people.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Salamah, he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of the Battle of Siffin. He had become very old, his complexion was wheatish and his stature was tall. He was holding a spear in his hand and his hand was trembling. He said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul! I have fought three battles in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with this flag, today is the fourth battle. By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Even if these people drive us away, beating us towards the mountains of Hajar, still I know that those who are reforming us are upon the truth and the others are upon the path of misguidance.

Muhammad bin Ammarah says: My grandfather, Sayyiduna Khuzaimah bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), withheld his weapons on the day of the Battle of Jamal, until when Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred at Siffin, then he drew his sword and kept fighting until he was martyred. He stated the reason that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A rebellious group will kill Ammar."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Alas! 'Ammar will be killed by a rebellious group. He will be calling them towards Paradise, but they will be calling him towards Hell." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna 'Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I seek refuge with the Most Merciful from tribulations."

It is narrated from Abu Bakhtari, he says: On the day of Siffin, Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Bring me milk to drink. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The last drink you will have in this world will be milk. So milk was presented to him, he drank it, after that he advanced towards the battlefield and was martyred.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm, he says: When Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, Sayyiduna Amr bin Hazm (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyiduna Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him that Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) had been martyred, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had said that a rebellious group would kill Ammar. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) became anxious and, reciting "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return," went to Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). Seeing his condition, Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What has happened to you? He informed him that Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) had been martyred. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Ammar has been killed, so what? Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that a rebellious group would kill Ammar. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: Slip in your urine! Did we kill him? Rather, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions caused him to be killed; they brought him and placed him among our spears or swords.