[Machine] I witnessed Ali and Zubair when Zubair returned riding his mount and splitting the ranks. His son Abdullah approached him and said, "What's wrong with you?" He replied, "Ali reminded me of something I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, that you will fight him while being unjust to him. So I will not fight him." Abdullah asked, "But did you come here to fight? You only came to reconcile the people, and Allah will reconcile this matter through you." Zubair said, "I swore not to fight." Abdullah said, "Then free your servant Girgis and wait until you reconcile the people." Zubair freed his servant Girgis and remained standing. The people disagreed, so he left on his horse. It has been narrated that Zubair acknowledged this to Ali, without these details and narrations.  

شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا وَالزُّبَيْرَ لَمَّا رَجَعَ الزُّبَيْرُ عَلَى دَابَّتِهِ يَشُقُّ الصُّفُوفَ فَعَرَضَ لَهُ ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ؟ فَقَالَ ذَكَرَ لِي عَلِيٌّ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَتُقَاتِلَنَّهُ وَأَنْتَ ظَالِمٌ لَهُ» فَلَا أُقَاتِلُهُ قَالَ وَلِلْقِتَالِ جِئْتَ؟ إِنَّمَا جِئْتَ لِتُصْلِحَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَيُصْلِحُ اللَّهُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ بِكَ قَالَ قَدْ حَلَفْتُ أَنْ لَا أُقَاتِلَ قَالَ فَأَعْتِقْ غُلَامَكَ جِرْجِسَ وَقِفْ حَتَّى تُصْلِحَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ فَأَعْتَقَ غُلَامَهُ جِرْجِسَ وَوَقَفَ فَاخْتَلَفَ أَمَرُ النَّاسِ فَذَهَبَ عَلَى فَرَسِهِ «وَقَدْ رُوِيَ إِقْرَارُ الزُّبَيْرِ لِعَلِيٍّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْوُجُوهِ وَالرِّوَايَاتِ»