Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40568 — The journey of Aishah, Ali, Talhah

Abdullah bin Ubayd bin Umayr reports that al-Ashtar and Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) came face to face (in the Battle of the Camel). Ibn al-Zubayr said: I had not landed even one blow on al-Ashtar before he landed five or six on me and brought me down by my foot. Then he said: By Allah, were it not for your kinship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would not leave a single limb of yours intact. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), seeing this scene, cried out: Alas, Asma! When al-Ashtar had gone away, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave ten thousand dirhams to the person who came and gave her the good news that Abdullah bin al-Zubayr was alive.