Hadith 20

(The book) ‘Al Irshad’ – It is reported by Yahya Bin Abdul Hammed Al Himmany, from Yahya Bin Salama Bin Kuheyl, from his father, from Abu Sadiq who said, ‘When Umar made it to be a consultation among six, he said, ‘If two pledge allegiance to one and (the others) pledge to one, then be with the three, those among whom is Abdul Rahman, and kill the three, those there isn’t Abdul Rahman among them! ’
Amir Al-Momineen-asws came out from the house and he-asws was leaning upon a hand of Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas. He-asws said: ‘O Ibn Abbas! The people have become your enemies after their Prophet-saww like their enmity towards their Prophet-saww during his-saww lifetime, or by Allah-azwj, nothing will affirm the truth with them except the sword’. Ibn Abbas said to him-asws, ‘And how is that so? ’ He-asws said: ‘Have you not heard the words of Umar, ‘If two pledge allegiance to one and (the other) two to one, then be with the three, those Abdul Rahman is among them, and kill the three, those Abdul Rahman isn’t among them’’. Ibn Abbas said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘Or don’t you know that abdul Rahman is a cousin of Sa’ad, and that Usman is an in-law of Abdul Rahman? ’ He said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘Umar had know that Sa’ad and Abdul Rahman and Usman will not be differing in the opinion, and if one of the was pledge to, the other two would be with him, and he ordered with killing the one who opposes them, and he did not care if Talha was killed, when they kill me-asws, and kill al Zubeyr. Or by Allah-azwj, if Umar were to live, I-asws would make him realise the evil of his opinion regarding us, past and current, and if he were to die, I-asws and he would be gathered on a Day during which the decisive address will take place’’. [12]