The slave woman of Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) says that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to visit Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) while people were sitting around him. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people, "Be silent. By Allah, whatever you ask about today, I will inform you of it." Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I ask you by Allah! Tell me, are you the one who killed Uthman?" So Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) lowered his gaze for a while, then said, "By Allah, Who split the seed and sent the wind, I did not kill him, nor did I order it, nor does any blame for it fall upon me."