[Machine] I witnessed Ali on the day of Siffin while he was saying, "Who will pledge allegiance to me for death?" or he said, "For fighting?" So ninety-nine people pledged allegiance to him. He then said, "Where is Tammam? Where is the one I was promised?" A man then came to him wearing a turban made of sheep's wool, and pledged allegiance to him for death and killing. It was said that this man was Uwais al-Qarani. He continued to fight until he was killed.  

شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا يَوْمَ صِفِّينَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «مَنْ يُبَايِعْنِي عَلَى الْمَوْتِ؟» أَوْ قَالَ «عَلَى الْقِتَالِ؟» فَبَايَعَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ قَالَ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ التَّمَامُ؟ أَيْنَ الَّذِي وُعِدْتُ بِهِ؟» قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ أَطْمَارُ صُوفٍ مَحْلُوقُ الرَّأْسِ فَبَايَعَهُ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ وَالْقَتْلِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ هَذَا أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ فَمَا زَالَ يُحَارِبُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ