[Machine] "And I saw him and he loved gatherings, filling them with his presence, and he was stroking his beard with his hand. So I said to him, 'O Abu Muhammad, I see you and I love gatherings, especially when you are present, and you are stroking your beard. Would you dislike this today, so let it go, for no one would object to it?' He said, 'O Alqamah bin Waqqas, do not blame me. We used to be united against anyone other than us, but today they have divided into two opposing groups, and one of us attacks the other. However, I was with Uthman in a matter that I do not see its expiation except through shedding my blood in seeking his blood.' I asked, 'Then why don't you leave him, especially since you have young children? Leave him, for if it becomes a matter of inheritance, it will be your responsibility.' He said, 'He knows better. I dislike seeing anyone have ill intention in this matter, so I defend him.' So I spoke to Muhammad bin Talha about his negligence, and he said, 'I dislike asking the messenger of Allah about Abi Sinan's chain of narration.'"  

وَرَأَيْتُهُ وَأَحَبُّ الْمَجَالِسِ إِلَيْهِ أَخْلَاهَا وَهُوَ ضَارِبٌ بِلِحْيَتِهِ عَلَى زَوْرِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنِّي أَرَاكَ وَأَحَبُّ الْمَجَالِسِ إِلَيْكَ أَخْلَاهَا وَأَنْتَ ضَارِبٌ بِلِحْيَتِكَ عَلَى زَوْرِكَ أَنْ تَكْرَهَ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ فَدَعْهُ فَلَيْسَ يُكْرِهُكَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ «يَا عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ وَقَّاصٍ لَا تَلُمْنِي كُنَّا يَدًا وَاحِدَةً عَلَى مَنْ سِوَانَا فَأَصْبَحُوا الْيَوْمَ جَبَلَيْنِ يَزْحَفُ أَحَدُنَا إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنِّي فِي أَمْرِ عُثْمَانَ مَا لَا أَرَى كَفَّارَتَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُسْفَكَ دَمِي فِي طَلَبِ دَمِهِ» قُلْتُ فمحمدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ لِمَ تُخْرِجْهُ وَلَكَ وِلْدٌ صِغَارٌ دَعْهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَمْرًا خَلَفَكَ فِي تَرِكَتِكَ؟ قَالَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَرَى أَحَدًا لَهُ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ نِيَّةٌ فَأَرُدَّهُ فَكَلَّمْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ طَلْحَةَ فِي التَّخَلُّفِ فَقَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ الرَّحَّالَ عَنْ أَبِيسنده جيد