[Machine] "A man from the people of Sham (Syria) asked Marwan, 'What is keeping you here?' He replied, 'Until Sa'id ibn Zaid comes, for he is one of the elders of Madinah. When he pledges allegiance (to me), then the people will pledge allegiance.' The man said, 'So Sa'id ibn Zaid delayed (his arrival), until Marwan pledged allegiance and Sa'id refrained from doing so.' Al-Dhahabi did not comment on it in his summarization."  

رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ لِمَرْوَانَ مَا يَحْبِسُكَ؟ قَالَ حَتَّى يَجِيءَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَإِنَّهُ كَبِيرُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَإِذَا بَايَعَ بَايَعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ «فَأَبْطَأَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حَتَّى أَخَذَ مَرْوَانُ الْبَيْعَةَ وَأَمْسَكَ سَعِيدٌ عَنِ الْبَيْعَةِ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص