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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الفتوح
Book of Conquests
بَابُ براءة علي مِنْ قتل عثمان رضي اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Chapter: Ali's innocence of the killing of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them)
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4393 — Ali's innocence of the killing of Uthman
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قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ ، عَنْ رُبَيْحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ قَالَ : إِنَّ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : إِنَّ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ يُقَاتِلُونَنِي ، يَزْعُمُونَ أَنِّي قَتَلْتُ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَكَذَبُوا ، إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُونَ الْمُلْكَ ، وَلَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يُذْهِبُ مَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ أَنِّي أَحْلِفُ لَهُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَقَامِ : وَاللهِ مَا قَتَلْتُ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، وَلَا أَمَرْتُ بِقَتْلِهِ لَفَعَلْتُ ، وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُونَ الْمُلْكَ ، وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا وَعُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مِمَّنْ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى : وَنَـزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلٍّ ... الْآيَةَ .
It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, the Banu Umayyah are fighting me only because they claim that I killed Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), whereas they have told an outright lie; they only seek power and kingship. If I were certain that swearing this oath before them at the Station of Ibrahim would remove the rancour from their hearts: 'By Allah, I neither killed Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) nor ordered his killing,' I would certainly do it. But the real matter is that they only want rule. And I have strong hope in Allah Almighty that Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and I will be among those blessed ones about whom Allah Almighty has said: 'And We will remove whatever rancour is in their breasts; (they will be) brothers, on thrones facing one another' [Surah al-Hijr: 47]."
Some of the narrators in the chain of this report have been criticised; however, Sayyiduna Ali's (may Allah be pleased with him) declaration that he was free of the killing of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) is established by other sahih and reliable reports.
Some of the narrators in the chain of this report have been criticised; however, Sayyiduna Ali's (may Allah be pleased with him) declaration that he was free of the killing of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) is established by other sahih and reliable reports.
