Hadith 145

(The book) ‘Al Ihtijaj’ – It is reported by Nasr Bin Muzahim, ‘When the fighting occurred and Talha was killed, Amir Al-Momineen-asws went ahead upon the mule of Rasool-Allah-saww (called) Al-Shahba’a between the rows. He-asws called Al-Zubeyr. He went near him-asws until the necks of their animals rubbed. He-asws said: ‘O Zubeyr! I-asws adjure you with Allah-azwj! Did you hear Rasool-Allah-saww saying to you: ‘You will be fighting against Ali-asws and you would be an oppressor to him-asws’? ’ He said, ‘O Allah-azwj, yes! ’ He-asws said, ‘So why have you come? ’ He said, ‘I have come for reconciliation between the people’. Al-Zubeyr turned back and he was saying (a poem), ‘Leaving the matter whose consequences you fear, for the Sake of Allah-azwj, is more beautiful in the world and the Religion. Ali-asws called out with a matter I hadn’t remembered. When it was the life of your father was good, since then I have said, ‘You reckon from the blame of Abu Al-Hassan-asws, part of what I had said that day is sufficient, so I chose shame over the kindled Fire, he will not be able to stand to it, one created from clay. Your brother Talha is in the midst of the people, sloping a corner of the weak and shelter of every poor. I have been helping and sometimes they would help me among the female representatives, and he would accuse me, the one who accuses me, until we have been afflicted with such a matter, its implementation is narrow. I have woken up this morning and whatever it means, it concerns me’. He (the narrator) said, ‘Al-Zubeyr came to Ayesha and said, ‘O mother! By Allah-azwj! There is not insight for me in this, and I am leaving’. She said, ‘Abu Abdullah! Are you fleeing from swords of the son-asws of Abu Talib-asws? ’ By Allah-azwj! These are of long blades, only the strong forearms would endure that’. Then Al-Zubeyr went out returning, and he passed by the valley of Al-Siba’a and in was al-Ahnaf B