[Machine] One of them said to his companion, "Do you think there will still be someone better than this?" Then he said to a man, "Call him for us when he finishes his circumambulation." So when he finished his circumambulation and performed two units of prayer, their messenger came to them and said, "This is Abdullah ibn Zubayr and Abdullah ibn Safwan calling you." So he went to them, and Abdullah ibn Safwan said, "O Abu Abdur-Rahman, what prevents you from pledging allegiance to the Commander of the Faithful, meaning ibn Zubayr? The people of Al-Arood and the people of Iraq have already pledged allegiance to him, as well as the majority of the people of Sham (Greater Syria)." He replied, "By Allah, I will not pledge allegiance to you while you are wearing your swords on your shoulders, dripping with the blood of Muslims."  

أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ أَتُرَاهُ بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ادْعُهُ لَنَا إِذَا قَضَى طَوَافَهُ فَلَمَّا قَضَى طَوَافَهُ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَتَاهُ رَسُولُهُمَا فَقَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَفْوَانَ يَدْعُوانِكَ فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَفْوَانَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تُبَايِعَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَدْ بَايَعَ لَهُ أَهْلُ الْعَرُوضِ وَأَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ وَعَامَّةُ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَا أُبَايِعُكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ وَاضِعُو سُيُوفِكُمْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِكُمْ تَصَبَّبُ أَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْ دِمَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ