Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40641 — The journey of Aishah, Ali, Talhah

It is reported from Abu al-Duha that Sayyiduna Sulayman bin Surad said to Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Present my excuse to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). For such and such a reason I could not be present at the Battle of the Camel." Sayyiduna al-Hasan said: "I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when the fighting had flared up fiercely, taking shelter behind me and saying: 'O Hasan! I would prefer that I had died twenty years before this event.'"