Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39883 — Reports on the caliphate of Ali bin

It is narrated from Ubaydah that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "What is keeping the most wretched of the Ummah from coming and killing me? O Allah! Indeed, I have grown weary of these people and they have grown weary of me. So grant me relief from them and grant them relief from me."