Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40501 — Reports on Uthman (may Allah be)

It is narrated from Ubayd bin Amr al-Kharifi: I was one of those who came to Madinah, and this caravan stopped at Dhu al-Marwah. The people of the caravan sent us to the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his pure wives, so that we could ask them whether we should come to Madinah or go back; and we were also instructed that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was to be asked last of all. So we spoke to them and asked about coming or going back, and they advised coming. Then we reached Sayyiduna Ali and asked him, and he asked: "Have you asked anyone else this before me?" We said: "Yes." Sayyiduna Ali asked: "What did they order?" We said: "They ordered us to come." Sayyiduna Ali said: "But I do not order you to do this. This is a matter whose outcome will soon become clear."