ʿUthman used to forbid mut’ah (of Hajj, i.e., tamattuʿ) and ‘Ali used to enjoin it. ʿUthman said something to ʿAli, then ʿAli said: You know that we did tamattuʿ with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said: Yes, but we were in a state of fear then.
عَلِيٌّ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّا قَدْ تَمَتَّعْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَجَلْ وَلَكِنَّا كُنَّا خَائِفِينَ
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You know that we used to perform Tamattu' with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, whereupon he said: It is right, but we entertained fear.
عَلِيٌّ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّا قَدْ تَمَتَّعْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ وَلَكِنَّا كُنَّا خَائِفِينَ
You do such and such. Then ‘Ali ؓ said: You know that we did tamattuʿ with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. [ʿUthman] said: Yes, but we were afraid.
عُثْمَانُ لِعَلِيٍّ إِنَّكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّا قَدْ تَمَتَّعْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ وَلَكِنَّا كُنَّا خَائِفِينَ
[Machine] "Ali, you have known that we have enjoyed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said, "Yes, but we were fearful."
عَلِيٌّ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّا قَدْ تَمَتَّعْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَجَلْ وَلَكِنَّا كُنَّا خَائِفِينَ