[Machine] "I witnessed Ali on the Day of the Camel saying, 'O Allah, I declare my innocence to You from the blood of Uthman. My mind went astray on the day Uthman was killed, and I condemned myself. They wanted me to pledge allegiance, but I said, 'I swear by Allah, I feel ashamed before Allah to pledge allegiance to people who have killed a man.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, 'Do you not feel ashamed before the angels from whom you feel ashamed?' And I swear by Allah, I feel ashamed before Allah to pledge allegiance while Uthman, a murdered man, lies on the ground without being buried yet.' So they left me alone. When Uthman was buried and people came back to me, they asked me for allegiance. I said, 'O Allah, I am apprehensive about what I am about to do.' Then determination came, and I pledged allegiance. They said, 'O Amir al-Mu'minin, it was as if my heart had been split open.' I said, 'O Allah, take from me for Uthman until You are pleased.'"  

شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ يَقُولُ كَذَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ دَمِ عُثْمَانَ وَلَقَدْ طَاشَ عَقْلِي يَوْمَ قُتِلَ عُثْمَانُ وَأَنْكَرْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَرَادُونِي عَلَى الْبَيْعَةِ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أُبَايِعَ قَوْمًا قَتَلُوا رَجُلًا قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أَسْتَحْيِي مِمَّنْ تَسْتَحْيِي مِنْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ» وَإِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أُبَايِعَ وَعُثْمَانُ قَتِيلٌ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ لَمْ يُدْفَنْ بَعْدُ فَانْصَرَفُوا فَلَمَّا دُفِنَ رَجَعَ النَّاسُ إِلَيَّ فَسَأَلُونِي الْبَيْعَةَ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي مُشْفِقٌ مِمَّا أَقْدَمَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ عَزِيمَةٌ فَبَايَعْتُ فَلَقَدْ قَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَكَأَنَّمَا صُدِعَ قَلْبِي فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ خُذْ مِنِّي لِعُثْمَانَ حَتَّى تَرْضَىحذفه الذهبي من التلخيص لضعفه