[Machine] Ali ibn Abi Talib came to the door and said, "Is Abu Muslim here?" It was said, "Yes." He said, "O Abu Muslim, what prevents you from taking your share of this matter and being influential in it?" He replied, "What prevents me from that is a covenant made with me by my friend and your cousin. He instructed me that if there is civil strife, I should take a wooden sword, and I have done so; that is it hanging there."  

جَاءَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَامَ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَقَالَ أَثَمَّ أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ قِيلَ نَعَمْ قَالَ يَا أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَتُخِفْ فِيهِ؟ قَالَ يَمْنَعُنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ عَهْدٌ عَهِدَهُ إِلَيَّ خَلِيلِي وَابْنُ عَمِّكَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَقَدْ اتَّخَذْتُهُ وَهُوَ ذَاكَ مُعَلَّقٌ  

[Machine] When Ali arrived in Basra, he sent a message to him and said, "What prevents you from following me?" He replied, "My friend and your cousin advised me, saying that there will be division and dispute. So break your sword and take a wooden sword, and stay in your house until a wrongdoer or a corrupt judge comes to you." I did as the Messenger of Allah ordered me. So, if you can, Ali, avoid being that wrongdoer.  

أَنَّ عَلِيًّا لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْبَصْرَةَ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَتْبَعَنِي؟ فَقَالَ أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي وَابْنُ عَمِّكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فُرْقَةٌ وَاخْتِلَافٌ فَاكْسِرْ سَيْفَكَ وَاتَّخِذْ سَيْفًا مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَاقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِكَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَكَ يَدٌ خَاطِئَةٌ أَوْ مَنِيَّةٌ قَاضِيَةٌ فَفَعَلْتُ مَا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ تِلْكَ الْيَدَ الْخَاطِئَةَ فَافْعَلْ  

[Machine] What prevents you from following me? So mention its meaning.  

مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنَ اتِّبَاعِي؟ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ