[Machine] Abu Bakr used to instruct his governors, when he would send them out during apostasy, that if you come across a house and hear the call to prayer, then hold off until you ask them why they rebelled. But if you do not hear the call to prayer, then attack, kill, burn, and expend all efforts in killing and wounding, with no concern for weakness in causing death to your Prophet ﷺ.  

كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يَأْمُرُ أُمَرَاءَهُ حِينَ كَانَ يَبْعَثُهُمْ فِي الرِّدَّةِ إِذَا غَشِيتُمْ دَارًا فَإِنْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِهَا أَذَانًا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَكُفُّوا حَتَّى تَسْأَلُوهُمْ مَاذَا نَقَمُوا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَذَانًا فَشُنُّوهَا غَارَةً وَاقْتُلُوا وَحَرِّقُوا وَانْهَكُوا فِي الْقَتْلِ وَالْجِرَاحِ لَا يُرَى بِكُمْ وَهَنٌ لِمَوْتِ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ  

[Machine] Ali sent me to the river to the Khawarij, so I called them three times before we fought them.  

بَعَثَنِي عَلِيٌّ ؓ إِلَى النَّهْرِ إِلَى الْخَوَارِجِ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ ثَلَاثًا قَبْلَ أَنْ نُقَاتِلَهُمْ  

[Machine] So I went out to meet them and I dressed in the best attire of Yemen. I came to them while they were gathered in a house and they greeted me, saying, "Welcome, O Abu Abbas! What is this attire?" I said, "Why do you find fault in me? I have seen the Prophet ﷺ wearing the best attire, and the Quran was revealed about them. They know the revelation better than you, and it was revealed to them. None of you were among them." Some of them said, "Don't argue with the Quraysh, for Allah says, 'But they are a people prone to dispute.'" Ibn Abbas said, "I came to a people whom I have never seen more diligent than them, with their faces pale from staying up all night. Their hands and feet show signs of exhaustion, and their shirts are dirty." Some of them said, "Let us talk to him and see what he says." So I asked them, "What is your complaint against the Prophet's cousin, son-in-law, the immigrants, and the ansar?" They said three things. I asked, "What are they?" They said, "Firstly, he judges on Allah's authority, but what authority do men have?" I said, "This is only one thing." They said, "As for the second, he fights, but he does not curse or plunder. If those he fights are disbelievers, their captives and spoils are lawful for him. If they are believers, their fighting is not lawful." I said, "This is just two things. What about the third?" They said, "He erased his name as the Amir al-Mu'minin (Commander of the Believers), and called himself 'Amir al-Kafirin' (Commander of the Disbelievers)." I said, "Do you have anything besides these?" They said, "This is enough for us." So I asked them, "If I were to recite to you from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet ﷺ something that contradicts your words, would you accept it?" They said, "Yes." I said, "As for  

فَخَرَجْتُ آتِيهُمْ وَلَبِسْتُ أَحْسَنَ مَا يَكُونُ مِنْ حُلَلِ الْيَمَنِ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ وَهُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِي دَارٍ وَهُمْ قَائِلُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ فَمَا هَذِهِ الْحُلَّةُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا تَعِيبُونَ عَلَيَّ؟ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الْحُلَلِ وَنَزَلَتْ {قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ} [الأعراف 32] قَالُوا فَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ أَتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ صَحَابَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ لِأُبَلِّغَكُمْ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَتُخْبِرُونَ بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَعَلَيْهِمْ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِالْوَحْيِ مِنْكُمْ وَفِيهِمْ أُنْزِلَ وَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا تُخَاصِمُوا قُرَيْشًا فَإِنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ {بَل هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ} [الزخرف 58] قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَتَيْتُ قَوْمًا لَمْ أَرَ قَوْمًا قط أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنْهُم مُسَهَّمَةً وُجُوهُهُمْ مِنَ السَّهَرِ كَأَنَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَرُكَبَهُمْ ثَفِنٌ عَلَيْهِمْ قُمُصٌ مُرَحَّضَةٌ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَنُكَلِّمَنَّهُ وَلَنَنْظُرَنَّ مَا يَقُولُ قُلْتُ أَخْبِرُونِي مَاذَا نَقَمْتُمْ عَلَى ابْنِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصِهْرِهِ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ؟ قَالُوا ثَلَاثًا قُلْتُ مَا هُنَّ؟ قَالُوا أَمَّا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فَإِنَّهُ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي أَمْرِ اللهِ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ} [الأنعام 57] وَمَا لِلرِّجَالِ وَمَا لِلْحُكْمِ؟ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ وَاحِدَةٌ قَالُوا وَأَمَّا الْأُخْرَى فَإِنَّهُ قَاتَلَ وَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ فَلَئِنْ كَانَ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلَ كُفَّارًا لَقَدْ حَلَّ سَبْيُهُمْ وَغَنِيمَتُهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ مَا حَلَّ قِتَالُهُمْ قُلْتُ هَذِهِ ثِنْتَانِ فَمَا الثَّالِثَةُ؟ قَالُوا إِنَّهُ مَحَا اسْمَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَهُوَ أَمِيرُ الْكَافِرِينَ قُلْتُ أَعِنْدَكُمْ سِوَى هَذَا؟ قَالُوا حَسْبُنَا هَذَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ وَمِنْ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ مَا يَرُدُّ بِهِ قَوْلَكُمْ أَتَرْضَوْنَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ أَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي أَمْرِ اللهِ فَأَنَا أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَا قَدْ رَدَّ حُكْمَهُ إِلَى الرِّجَالِ فِي ثَمَنِ رُبْعِ دِرْهَمٍ فِي أَرْنَبٍ وَنَحْوِهَا مِنَ الصَّيْدِ فَقَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ} [المائدة 95] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {يَحْكُمُ بِهِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ} [المائدة 95] فَنَشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللهِ أَحُكْمُ الرِّجَالِ فِي أَرْنَبٍ وَنَحْوِهَا مِنَ الصَّيْدِ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ حُكْمُهُمْ فِي دِمَائِهِمْ وَإِصْلَاحِ ذَاتِ بَيْنِهِمْ وَأَنْ تَعَلَمُوا أَنَّ اللهَ لَوْ شَاءَ لَحَكَمَ وَلَمْ يُصَيِّرْ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الرِّجَالِ وَفِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَزَوْجِهَا قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا إِنْ يُرِيدَا إِصْلَاحًا يُوَفِّقِ اللهُ بَيْنَهُمَا} [النساء 35] فَجَعَلَ اللهُ حُكْمَ الرِّجَالِ سُنَّةً مَاضِيَةً أَخْرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ قَاتَلَ فَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ أَتَسْبُونَ أُمَّكُمْ عَائِشَةَ ثُمَّ تَسْتَحِلُّونَ مِنْهَا مَا يُسْتَحَلُّ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا؟ فَلَئِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ لَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ وَهِيَ أُمُّكُمْ وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُمْ لَيْسَتْ بِأُمِّنَا لَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ {النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ} [الأحزاب 6] فَأَنْتُمْ تَدُورُونَ بَيْنَ ضَلَالَتَيْنِ أَيُّهُمَا صِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهَا صِرْتُمْ إِلَى ضَلَالَةٍ فَنَظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ قُلْتُ أَخْرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ مَحَا نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَنَا آتِيكُمْ بِمَنْ تَرْضَوْنَ أُرِيكُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ كَاتَبَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ سُهَيْلَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو وَأَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ حَرْبٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اكْتُبْ يَا عَلِيُّ هَذَا مَا اصْطَلَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لَا وَاللهِ مَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا قَاتَلْنَاكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي رَسُولُكَ اكْتُبْ يَا عَلِيُّ هَذَا مَا اصْطَلَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَوَاللهِ لِرَسُولُ الله ﷺ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ وَمَا  

ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad came and entered upon ʿAʿishah ؓ when we were sitting with her, as he was returning from Iraq during the time when ‘Ali ؓ was murdered. She said to him: O ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad, will you tell me the truth about what I am going to ask you? Tell me about these people whom ‘Ali ؓ killed. He said: Why shouldnʿt I tell you the truth? She said: Tell me about them. He said: When ʿAli ؓ corresponded with Muʿawiyah and the two arbitrators gave their verdict, eight thousand of the pious rebelled against him and camped in a land called Harooraʿ, near Koofah. They criticised him and said: You have taken off a chemise that Allah caused you to wear and a title that Allah gave to you, then you went ahead and asked people to issue a decree concerning the religion of Allah. There is no ruling except the ruling of Allah, may He be exalted. When ʿAli ؓ heard about their criticism of him and the reason why they had split from him, he told his caller not to admit anyone but those who had memorised the Qurʿan. When the house was filled with people who had memorised the Qurʿan, he called for a large Mushaf and put it front of him, and he started tapping it with his hand, saying: O Mushaf, tell the people. The people called out: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, how could you ask it? It is only ink and paper, but we could speak on the basis of what we understand from it. What do you want? He said: These companions of yours who rebelled, between me and them is the Book of Allah, and Allah says in His Book concerning a woman and a man: ʿIf you fear a breach between them twain (the man and his wife), appoint (two) arbitrators, one from his family and the other from hers; if they both wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation.ʿ [an-Nisa 4:35]. The ummah of Muhammad is more important with regard to life and sanctity than a woman and a man. They got angry with me when I wrote a document between me and Muʿawiyah and wrote ʿAli bin Abi Talib [without adding the title Ameer al-Muʿmineen]. But Suhail bin ʿAmr came to us when we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at al-Hudaibiyah, when he made a peace deal with Quraish, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote, ʿIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.ʿ Suhail said: Do not write, In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He said: What should we write? He said: Write: ʿIn Your Name, O Allah.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Write ʿMuhammad the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.ʿ He [Suhail] said: If I knew that you were the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I would not have opposed you. So he wrote: This is what was agreed by Muhammad bin ʿAbdullah with Quraish. And Allah says in His Book: “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Dayʿ [Al-Ahzab 33:21]. So ʿAli sent ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ to them and I went out with him until we reached the middle of their camp. Ibnul-Kawwaʿ stood up and addressed the people, saying: O bearers of the Qurʿan, this is ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ . Whoever does not know him, I know of the Book of Allah what can tell you about him, He is one of those concerning whom the words ʿthey are a quarrelsome peopleʿ [Az-Zukhruf 43:58] were revealed. Tell him to go back to the one who sent him and do not discuss the Book of Allah with him. Their spokesmen stood up and said: By Allah, we will discuss the Book of Allah. If he says something sound and true that we recognise we will follow him, and if he says something false we will reject his false argument. So they discussed the Book with ‘Abdullah for three days, and four thousand of them recanted and all of them repented, including Ibnul-Kawwaʿ. He took them to ʿAli in Koofah, and ʿAli sent word to the rest of them, saying: You know the turmoil between us and our opponents. Stay wherever you wish until the ummah of Muhammad ﷺ is united. The deal between us and you is that you should not shed any blood that it is forbidden to shed or commit acts of banditry on the roads or do wrong to any Non Muslim under Muslim protection. If you do that, we will declare war, for Allah does not love those who betray. ʿAʿishah ؓ said: O Ibn Shaddad, did he kill them? He said: By Allah, no sooner had he sent this message to them but they committed acts of banditry, shed blood and regarded it as permissible to harm Ahludh-Dhimmah (non-Muslims living under Muslim protection). She said: Do you swear by Allah? He said: I swear by Allah besides Whom there is no other god that this is what happened. She said: I have heard that the people of Iraq are talking and saying dhuth-thuda, dhuth-thuda [i.e., the one with a deformed arm that looks like a breast]. He said: I saw him and I was with ‘Ali ؓ when he was examining the slain. He called the people and said: Do you know this one? How many of them came and said: I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so, and I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so. And there was no proof of who he was except that. She said: What did ʿAli say when he stood over him, as the people of Iraq claim? He said: I heard him say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. She said: Did you hear him say anything other than that? He said: No, by Allah. She said: Yes, Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. May Allah have mercy on ʿAli ؓ : it was his habit, if he saw something he liked, to say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. But the people of Iraq fabricated lies against him and added words to what he said. (Using translation from Aḥmad 656)   

عَائِشَةَ ؓ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَهَا مَرْجِعَهُا مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ لَيَالِيَ قُوتِلَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ إِذْ قَالَتْ لِي يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ شَدَّادٍ هَلْ أَنْتَ صَادِقِي عَمَّا أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ؟ حَدِّثْنِي عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ قُلْتُ وَمَا لِي لَا أَصْدُقُكِ؟ قَالَتْ فَحَدِّثْنِي عَنْ قِصَّتِهِمْ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عَلِيًّا لَمَّا أَنْ كَاتَبَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَحَكَّمَ الْحَكَمَيْنِ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ ثَمَانِيَةُ آلَافٍ مِنْ قُرَّاءِ النَّاسِ فَنَزَلُوا أَرْضًا مِنْ جَانِبِ الْكُوفَةِ يُقَالُ لَهَا حَرُورَاءُ وَإِنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا انْسَلَخْتَ مِنْ قَمِيصٍ أَلْبَسَكَهُ اللهُ وَأَسْمَاكَ بِهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتَ فَحَكَمْتَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَلَا حُكْمَ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ بَلَغَ عَلِيًّا مَا عَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ وَفَارَقُوهُ أَمَرَ فَأَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ قَدْ حَمَلَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا أَنِ امْتَلَأَ مِنْ قُرَّاءِ النَّاسِ الدَّارُ دَعَا بِمُصْحَفٍ عَظِيمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ ؓ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَطَفِقَ يَصُكُّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ أَيُّهَا الْمُصْحَفُ حَدِّثِ النَّاسَ فَنَادَاهُ النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا تَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ وَرَقٌ وَمِدَادٌ وَنَحْنُ نَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا رَوَيْنَا مِنْهُ فَمَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ أَصْحَابُكُمْ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ كِتَابُ اللهِ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ {وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ} [النساء 35] فَأُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ وَنَقَمُوا عَلَيَّ أَنِّي كَاتَبْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَكَتَبْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَقَدْ جَاءَ سُهَيْلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ حِينَ صَالَحَ قَوْمَهُ قُرَيْشًا فَكَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ لَا تَكْتُبْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ أَكْتُبُ؟ قَالَ اكْتُبْ بِاسْمِكَ اللهُمَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اكْتُبْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اكْتُبْ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ لَمْ نُخَالِفُكَ فَكَتَبَ هَذَا مَا صَالَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قُرَيْشًا يَقُولُ اللهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخَرَ} [الأحزاب 21] فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا تَوَسَّطْنَا عَسْكَرَهُمْ قَامَ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا حَمَلَةَ الْقُرْآنِ إِنَّ هَذَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُهُ فَأَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ هَذَا مَنْ نَزَلَ فِيهِ وَفِي قَوْمِهِ {بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ} [الزخرف 58] فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلَا تُوَاضِعُوهُ كِتَابَ اللهِ ﷻ قَالَ فَقَامَ خُطَبَاؤُهُمْ فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ لَنُوَاضِعَنَّهُ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَإِذَا جَاءَنَا بِحَقٍّ نَعْرِفُهُ اتَّبَعْنَاهُ وَلَئِنْ جَاءَنَا بِالْبَاطِلِ لَنُبَكِّتَنَّهُ بِبَاطِلِهِ وَلَنَرُدَّنَّهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَوَاضَعُوهُ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللهِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَرَجَعَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ كُلُّهُمْ تَائِبٌ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمُ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَهُمْ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ ؓ فَبَعَثَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى بَقِيَّتِهِمْ فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا وَأَمْرِ النَّاسِ مَا قَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ قِفُوا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ حَتَّى تَجْتَمِعَ أُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَتَنَزَّلُوا فِيهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَنْ نَقِيَكُمْ رِمَاحَنَا مَا لَمْ تَقْطَعُوا سَبِيلًا وَتَطْلُبُوا دَمًا فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ نَبَذْنَا إِلَيْكُمُ الْحَرْبَ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْخَائِنِينَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ يَا ابْنَ شَدَّادٍ فَقَدْ قَتَلَهُمْ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ مَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى قَطَعُوا السَّبِيلَ وَسَفَكُوا الدِّمَاءَ وَقَتَلُوا ابْنَ خَبَّابٍ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا أَهْلَ الذِّمَّةِ فَقَالَتْ آللَّهِ؟ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَقَدْ كَانَ قَالَتْ فَمَا شَيْءٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ بِهِ يَقُولُونَ ذُو الثَّدْيِ ذُو الثَّدْيِ قُلْتُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ وَقَفْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ فِي الْقَتْلَى فَدَعَا النَّاسَ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا؟ فَمَا أَكْثَرُ مَنْ جَاءَ يَقُولُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي وَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَأْتُوا بِثَبْتٍ يُعْرَفُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ فَمَا قَوْلُ عَلِيٍّ حِينَ قَامَ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يَزْعُمُ أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ؟ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَتْ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ أَنْتَ مِنْهُ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ؟ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ لَا قَالَتْ أَجَلْ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ يَرْحَمُ اللهُ عَلِيًّا إِنَّهُ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ كَانَ لَا يَرَى شَيْئًا يُعْجِبُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ صَدَقَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ  

[Machine] "Aisha, and we were with her on a visit from Iraq for several nights, Ali was killed. So she mentioned the hadith in the same way. The scholar, Imam, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The hadith of Thudayyah is an authentic hadith that we have mentioned before. It is possible that Ibn Shaddad does not hear it, but others do, and Allah knows best."  

عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ؓ وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَهَا مَرْجِعَهُ مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ لَيَالِيَ قُتِلَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ الْإِمَامُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ حَدِيثُ الثُّدَيَّةِ حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ قَدْ ذَكَرْنَاهُ فِيمَا مَضَى وَيَجُوزُ أَنْ لَا يَسْمَعَهُ ابْنُ شَدَّادٍ وَسَمِعَهُ غَيْرُهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] When we stopped on the day of Al-Jamal, Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, called out among the people, saying, "Do not shoot a man with an arrow, stab with a spear, strike with a sword, or initiate fighting with the people. Speak to them with the softest of words." I believe he said, "For indeed, this is a sacred place. Whoever commits an offense in it will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection." We did not move from our position until the morning came and the people called out together, "O avengers of Uthman!" Ali then called out, "Muhammad, son of Al-Hanafiyyah, and he is our leader, with him is the banner." He said, "O son of Al-Hanafiyyah, what are they saying?" So Muhammad, son of Al-Hanafiyyah, came to us and said, "O Commander of the Faithful, O avengers of Uthman." Ali raised his hands and said, "O Allah, expose the killers of Uthman today, for the sake of their faces."  

لَمَّا تَوَاقَفْنَا يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ وَقَدْ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ حِينَ صَفَّنَا نَادَى فِي النَّاسِ لَا يَرْمِيَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِسَهْمٍ وَلَا يَطْعَنُ بِرُمْحٍ وَلَا يَضْرِبُ بِسَيْفٍ وَلَا تَبْدَؤُا الْقَوْمَ بِالْقِتَالِ وَكَلِّمُوهُمْ بِأَلْطَفِ الْكَلَامِ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا مَقَامٌ مَنْ فَلَجَ فِيهِ فَلَجَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ وُقُوفًا حَتَّى تَعَالَى النَّهَارُ حَتَّى نَادَى الْقَوْمُ بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ يَا ثَارَاتِ عُثْمَانَ ؓ فَنَادَى عَلِيٌّ ؓ مُحَمَّدًا ابْنَ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ وَهُوَ إِمَامُنَا وَمَعَهُ اللِّوَاءُ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ مَا يَقُولُونَ؟ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ابْنُ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَا ثَارَاتِ عُثْمَانَ فَرَفَعَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ كُبَّ الْيَوْمَ قَتَلَةَ عُثْمَانَ لِوُجُوهِهِمْ  

[Machine] Ali did not fight the people of the camel until he called the people three times, and when it was the third day, Hassan, Hussein, and Abdullah bin Ja'far entered upon him. They said, "You have increased our injuries." He said, "O son of my brother, by Allah, I did not ignore anything of their affairs except what they were involved in." He said, "Pour water for me." So he poured water for him, then he performed ablution with it, and then he prayed two Rak'ahs. When he finished, he raised his hands and supplicated to his Lord, and said to them, "If you confront the people, do not turn your backs and do not harm a wounded person, and look at what the war has brought of spoils, so take it, and whatever is other than that is for his heirs." He said, "May Allah have mercy on him, this is false, and the correct is that he did not take anything nor did he rob a killed person."  

أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ أَهْلَ الْجَمَلِ حَتَّى دَعَا النَّاسَ ثَلَاثًا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ؓ فقَالُوا قَدْ أَكْثَرُوا فِينَا الْجِرَاحَ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَاللهِ مَا جَهِلْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا فِيهِ وَقَالَ صُبَّ لِي مَاءً فَصَبَّ لَهُ مَاءً فَتَوَضَّأَ بِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَدَعَا رَبَّهُ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنْ ظَهَرْتُمْ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَلَا تَطْلُبُوا مُدْبِرًا وَلَا تُجِيزُوا عَلَى جَرِيحٍ وَانْظُرُوا مَا حَضَرَتْ بِهِ الْحَرْبُ مِنْ آنِيَةٍ فَاقْبُضُوهُ وَمَا كَانَ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ قَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ هَذَا مُنْقَطِعٌ وَالصَّحِيحُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ شَيْئًا وَلَمْ يَسْلُبْ قَتِيلًا  

[Machine] "Ali, who will take the Quran? Then he said to them, 'What are you avenging? You spill our blood and your blood?' A man said, 'It is me, O Amir al-Mu'minin.' He said, 'Indeed, you are killed.' The man said, 'I do not care.' He said, 'Take the Quran.' He went to them and they killed him. Then he said the same thing the next day. A man said, 'It is me.' He said, 'Indeed, you are killed, as your companion was killed.' He said, 'I do not care.' So he went and was killed. Then another one was killed every day. Ali said, 'Their fight has come to you now.' He said, 'So those and those came forward and fought intensely.' Then he mentioned the hadith. Abu Bashir replied to them about what was in the army until fate.'"  

عَلِيٌّ ؓ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ الْمُصْحَفَ؟ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ مَاذَا تَنْقُمُونَ تُرِيقُونَ دِمَاءَنَا وَدِمَاءَكُمْ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ مَقْتُولٌ قَالَ لَا أُبَالِي قَالَ خُذِ الْمُصْحَفَ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَتَلُوهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مِنَ الْغَدِ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ بِالْأَمْسِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا قَالَ إِنَّكَ مَقْتُولٌ كَمَا قُتِلَ صَاحِبُكَ قَالَ لَا أُبَالِي قَالَ فَذَهَبَ فَقُتِلَ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ آخَرُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٌ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ قَدْ حَلَّ لَكُمْ قِتَالُهُمُ الْآنَ قَالَ فَبَرَزَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَهَؤُلَاءِ فَاقْتَتَلُوا قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ أَبُو بَشِيرٍ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا كَانَ فِي الْعَسْكَرِ حَتَّى الْقِدْرَ