Sa’d bin Ibrahim narrates from his father that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) received news that Hazrat Talha was saying,“I pledged allegiance in such a state that there was a sword on the back of my neck.”Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) to verify this news from the people. So Usama bin Zaid said,“I do not know about the sword, but he pledged allegiance with reluctance. People rushed towards him in such a way that it was close that they would kill him.”The narrator says that Hazrat Suhaib came out in such a state that I was on one of his sides. Then he looked towards me and said,“I think Umm ‘Awf is very angry.”