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Al-Zubayr's response to a proposal to kill Ali

ahmad:1427Yazīd b. Hārūn > Mubārak b. Faḍālah > al-Ḥasan

[AI] A man came to al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and said, "Shall I kill Ali for you?" He said, "And how could you kill him when the people are with him?" Then he mentioned its meaning.

أحمد:١٤٢٧حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ، فَقَالَ: أَلَا أَقْتُلُ لَكَ عَلِيًّا؟ قَالَ: وَكَيْفَ تَسْتَطِيعُ قَتْلَهُ وَمَعَهُ النَّاسُ؟ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ

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