[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