Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

'Ali ibn Abi Tilib 561
Muhammad ibn Sireen, one of the senior Tibi'oon who lived at
that time, said: "Uthmk was killed, and I do not know of anyone
who accused 'Ali of killing him."" He also said: "When
'Uthmin was killed, his house was filled with people (who
wanted to protect him), among whom were Abdullah ibn 'Umar
and al-Hasan ibn 'Ali with his sword around his neck. But
'Uthmin insisted that they should not fight."73 Ibn Abi Shaybah
narrated, with a chain of narration whose men are sound, from
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah that 'Ali (&) said: "May Allah
curse the killers of 'Uthmin on the plains and in the mountains,
on land and on sea."74 There are many texts that speak of this
matter,75 which confirms that 'Ali's hatred of the killers of
'Uthm2n was well known.76
4. With regard to what was narrated about Mu'zwiyah accusing the
Ansir of shedding 'Uthmin's blood, this cannot be a valid report
from MuC2wiyah because he knew that those who defended
'Uthmin were all An$%. Ibn Sa'd narrated, with a sound chain
of narration, that Zayd ibn Thibit (&) came to 'UthmZn (&)
when he was under siege and said: "The An$% are at the door
and are saying that if you wish, we will be supporters of Allah
(An$& Allah) for a second time." 'UthmZn said: "As for
fighting, no."77
5. What was mentioned about Mu'iwiyah fabricating a letter in the
name of Qays ibn Sa'd. This is a lie. It could not possibly have
come from Mu'iwiyah because the Arabs used to regard lying as
one of the worst of attributes, something that noble men would
refrain from. We see this in the story of Abu Sufyin when he
was still a polytheist; Bukhari narrated that when Heraclius
asked him about the Messenger of Allah (g), Abu Sufyk said:
"By Allah, were it not that I would feel too embarrassed that they
should narrate that I told a lie, I would have This is how